HC Dahlia Birthday

Good morning!

My first card features the new beautiful Dahlia!! IN my favorite colors too!

I love purple and green together (I love purple and ANYTHING together!)

For the Dahlias today I've used the technique Emma Lou shows in her flower making classes where she pinches the tips together.

Dazzling Dahlia Die Dahlia and Leaves Die Dazzling Dahlia Stamp Set Dahlia and Leaves Stamp Set 3D Dahlia Shaping Mold Dazzling Dahlia Paper Collection Swirly Border Accents Die Courtyard Elegance Die Ticket and Tags Die Special Birthday Sentiments Tweet Cherry Blossoms Die Tweet Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set Rose Hip Stamen-Large Assorted Bead Stamen-Medium Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White Majestic Violet Archival Ink Cactus Flower Archival Ink Deep Purple Archival Ink Vivid Chartreuse Archival Ink Leaf Green Archival Ink Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottle 3-D Crystal Lacquer Dries Clear Adhesive White cardstock, pearls, Dimensional adhesive, Acrylic Shimmer Additive, rhinestones, ribbon For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE Card size: 6 X 6”.  Start with 12 X 6” white cardstock, score and fold in half to make a 6 X 6” card base.  Cut a piece of decorative paper 6 X 6” then use the inner decorative square die to cut it out.  Glue it to the card then cut out of white cardstock, the inner circle and the center small square.  Glue the white circle then square to the center of the card. Stamp the large and small Dahlia and leaves on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper, Dahlia petals using Deep Purple (2 large, 4 small) and leaves (2 large, 2 small) using Leaf Green, die cut.  Sponge the petals with a combination of Majestic Violet and Cactus flower then sponge the edges using Deep purple again. Sponge the leaves using Vivid Chartreuse.  Shape the flowers and leaves in the shaping mold (see video) then for the petals, squeeze tips to a point.  Glue 2 large petals together then 2 of the small petals to the large, turn the other 2 small petals around and shape them inwards to form a sort of inside ball, stamped side out, then glue it to the center of the flower. Stamp the Dahlia flower/stem image 2 times using London Fog Memento and color with Copic Markers, cut the center from 1 dahlia to make the other Dahlia more dimensional by popping petals up.  Stamp the Cherry Blossoms using Vivid Chartreuse (2 for each flower).  Cut 3 white Swirly Border Accents.  Stamp sentiments on decorative paper, die cut with small tag and with the inner large tag.  Die cut the outer large tag from white.  Glue all tags together and add 2 little butterflies around the sentiments.  The butterflies have rhinestones for heads.  Add 2 small purple pearls to the large tag bottom corners.  Glue flower and leaves to the card at the left top corner, insert some cut up pieces from 1 of the Swirly Border Accents into flower.  Glue other Swirly Borders to top and left side stemming from the flower.  Glue tag over the top Swirly Border and tuck a ribbon between tag top and flower.  Tuck the floral image and small Chery Blossom flowers going over the left side Swirly Border, insert some Rose Hip Purple Stamen as well.  Glue a small butterfly to 1 of the Rose Hip Stamen.  Add a purple pearl to each card corner showing.  Glitter the card and flower. My next card uses the beautiful Lush Lilac collection! Don't you just LOVE this collection?  I do, but of course it may be partly because purples are one of my FAVORITE colors!!

This is a shaped card which is something I love to do now with all the gorgeous card sized dies!

Lush Lilac Die 3D Lush Lilac Shaping Mold Lush Lilac Stamp Set Lush Lilac & Umbrella Spray Die Lush Lilac & Umbrella Spray Stamp Set Sweet Lilac Scroll & Notes Stamp Set Lush Lilac Paper Collection 3D Leafy Accents Shaping Mold Leafy Accents Stamp Set Leafy Accents Die Decorative Circle Frames Die Circle Basics Large Die Eyelet Circle & Basics Small Die Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper of 50-White Cactus Flower Archival Ink Leaf Green Archival Ink Fern Green Archival Ink Majestic Violet Archival Ink Deep Purple Archival Ink Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Ribbit Prills Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottle 3-D Crystal Lacquer Dries Clear Adhesive White cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive,  Copic Markers: E50, E51, E53, E33, YG05, YG17, BV00, BV02, V12, V15, RV53, Fun Foam sheet For more ideas on creating with the 5 x 7 Decorative Frame Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/qdBFA5VpmSo. For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE. Card size: 4 3/4 X 6 1/2".  Make a shaped card with the Decorative Circles Frames outer die but let the bottom hand over about 1/4" as well as the top hanging over the folded edge about 3/4".  This will help the card stand up straight.  Cut an extra outer die from white and from decorative paper (the white cardstock just helps to strengthen and stabilize the decorative paper that hangs over the folded card base).  See video above for making shaped cards. Glue the cardstock and paper together over card base and cut off the bottom to match the base bottom. Die cut the large decorative from white and glue it to the card.  Die cut 3 eyelet circles progressively small.  Cut foam circles to match the size of the Eyelet Circles.  Die cut 1 large red/violet circle just a bit smaller than the first eyelet circle then glue it to the white eyelet, glue a foam circle under it then glue it to the center of the decorative white die cut. Glue another foam circle to the back of the next size eyelet circle then glue it to the circle stack.  Glue the last foam circle to the back of the last eyelet circle and glue it to the circles.  Die cut a circle a bit smaller than the last eyelet circle out of decorative paper then glue it to the center. Stamp Lilac petals with Deep Purple, Majestic Violet and Cactus Flower, sponge, die cut and shape in the mold.  Stamp the leaves with Fern Green, sponge with Leaf Green, die cut and shape in the mold.  Stamp the umbrella and Lilac spray pieces using black, die cut then color.  Cut out 1 of the paper sentiments from the paper and fish tail cut the ends. Add Prills to the center of flowers and glitter them.  Add shimmer to lacquer and paint the leaves with it.  Glitter the little butterfly and the umbrella.  Add Prills to any flowers showing on the decorative paper. Now decorate the circle with the umbrella, sprays and flowers.  Add the sentiment then add the butterfly to the top of the sentiment. Randomly glitter the card. Finally, my last card features the Lush Lilac collection as well.  This time just a regular 6 X 6" card.

Lush Lilac Die Lush Lilac Stamp Set 3D Lush Lilac Shaping Mold Sweet Lilac Scroll & Cage Die Sweet Lilac Scroll & Notes Stamp Set Lush Lilac Paper Collection 3D Leafy Accents Shaping Mold Leafy Accents Stamp Set Leafy Accents Die Cut Mat Create 2B Die Butterfly Kisses Decorative Die Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper of 50-White Cactus Flower Archival Ink Leaf Green Archival Ink Fern Green Archival Ink Majestic Violet Archival Ink Deep Purple Archival Ink Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Ribbit Prills Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottle 3-D Crystal Lacquer Dries Clear Adhesive White cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive,  Copic Markers: E50, E51, E53, E33, YG05, YG17, BV00, BV02, V12, V15, RV53, Fun Foam sheet For more ideas on creating with the 5 x 7 Decorative Frame Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/qdBFA5VpmSo. For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE. Card size: 6 X 6”.  Start with a folded 6 X 6” white card.  Cut 1 purple decorative paper square 5 7/8” and cut 1 card panel with lilacs all the way around it to 5 5/8” square.  Use the 3 1/2" square from Cut Mat Create to cut the scene with the house on it and also a piece of foam sheet.  Cut another purple panel to 4” square and cut 1 white Butterfly Kisses square. Glue the purple to the card base then the lilac border panel.  Glue the 4” purple paper to the center then the Butterfly Kisses Square.  Next glue the foam to the back of the little house square and glue it to the center over the white die cut. Stamp the scroll and lilac sprays using black, die cut and color.  Stamp the Lilac petals with Deep Purple, Majestic Violet and Cactus Flower, sponge, die cut and shape in the mold.  Stamp leaves using Fern Green, sponge with Leaf Green, die cut then shape in the mold.  Arrange Scroll and sprays around house then glue the lilac flowers and leaves on stamped flowers.  Glitter flowers and card. Thanks for visiting today! Robin Colossians 1:9-11 9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;

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