When the peonies bloomed…

Sharing a pretty CAS card I’ve done for a friend’s birthday using a stamp from the Birthday Blooms set from Stampin’ Up!.

For my layout I’ve used the sketch over at TGIF.  It was a good one as it allowed me to cut my flower from the piece of water colour that wasn’t big enough for a card front, without actually having to fussy cut it, which I was dreading doing.  Then there’s the gems they so clearly wanted me to add to this, always love any excuse for some and even better when the placement is given to you, I don’t do that random placement thing very well on my own!

Over at As You Like It they want to see your fav flower and hear why you like.  I’m not really sure what flower this is but it kinda looks like a peony and really, I’m a sucker for anything that looks like this kind of flower.  I have heaps of stamps with variants of this kind so guessing it must be a favourite, at least in stamps and crafting!

Flowers also happen to be the topping over at Seize the Birthday, so I’m also entering my card in their current challenge.

Ingredients:

Chalks & Powders etc

Ranger UTEE ~ Clear

Embellishments

Make it Crafty Chipboard Cursive Sentiments ~ Happy Birthday

Purple Gems from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Water Colors ~ No. 43 Mid Yellow, No. 52 Ocean Green & No. 139 Purple

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Milled Lavender

Papers

Arches Water Colour Paper

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock ~ Marshmallow

Bazzill Smoothie Cardstock ~ White

Stampin’ Up! Cardstock ~ Gorgeous Grape & Purple Posey

Stamps

Stampin’ Up! ~ 140658 Birthday Blooms (retired)

Challenges

As You Like It ~ Favourite Flower & Why

Flowers

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