The Flower Challenge #51 Use Embellishments Reminder

It’s almost Christmas!!! Very happy that I’ve got the week off between Christmas and New Year for once. I need to tidy up all my crafting stuff so I can find things easily and clear so actual space to craft in! I hope you all have a lovely Christmas planned, even if it is very different from normal years. 

If you need a break from Christmas planning, there’s still time to join in our current challenge over at The Flower Challenge and this month we want you to use embellishments. 

I used some of the smaller left over flowers from my last card to make this card. I also die cut the leafy frame out of two different shades of green. The die only has leaves in two corners, so I snipped those corners out of the paper green and then glued them behind the bare corners of the frame. I did consider just turning the frame over but it would have shown the reverse of the die cut edges, so this way kept the smooth edges showing. I also cut the Sue Wilson sentiment out of black card. 

I assembled the card and added some pearls to the centres of the flowers and a tiny heart gem to finish. Simples! As ever I can’t wait to see your cards, please check out my teamies amazing cards and perhaps remind yourself of our rules as we hate having to discount stunning cards because they haven’t complied with our rules. If you can include our cue card in your post we’ll be eternally grateful too! Stay safe and have a wonderful Christmas x

The Flower Challenge #51 Use Embellishments

 

Happy Christmas Month! My road is definitely getting more festive by the day, with Christmas lights appearing everywhere. I’m only sad that working from home means that I don’t get to get out and enjoy them as often. 

I hope you’re all staying safe and warm at home, it’s definitely the weather this week to stay in and craft! It’s time for our new challenge over at The Flower Challenge and this month we want you to use embellishments. 

I made a card for a colleague’s 40th birthday for my card this month (I was actually quite impressed at managing two makes in one!). I used over 120 gems glued individually on the numbers, so I think it counts as using embellishments! Thankfully, the gems round the edges of the 7x7 card were in strips! I made the flowers out of Fleurs flower forming foam using Heartfelt Creations Arianna Bloom and Berry Blossoms dies. The foliage was cut out of card using Sue Wilson’s Winter Foliage and a few random foliage die cuts that were lurking in the box! 

As ever, I look forward to seeing your cards. As ever on  the challenge blog you can check out my teamies fantastic inspiration and see our rules, we’d love you to join in and if you can include our cue card in your post, that’d be amazing!