Floral Greeting Card

We're had several 80° days here, so I think it's safe to say that spring is leaving us and summer is here!! Our flowers are just beginning to bloom, and so is the greeting card that I made using my own handmade papers and dried botanicals.

The paper was made following the basic instructions for making handmade papers. I used tissue tints and red angel wing dried botanicals to achieve the coloring in the pink mat. Before adding the angel wings to the pulp, I crumbled two petals into very fine pieces—almost dust. I dry embossed the paper for added texture.

Next, I used a die to cut white blossoms and green stems from scraps of handmade paper that I had left from other projects. I never toss even the tiniest scrap of handmade paper. Even if the piece is too small to use in a project, it can always be recycled into paper pulp.

Then, I die cut a flower from a dried leaf to layer on top of paper die cut flower. This is the darker flower. The lighter flowers are dried blossoms. I dried both the blossoms and leaves last summer using the Arnold Grummer's Garden Press. I'm looking forward to pressing and drying more flowers and leaves this year.

I inked the edge of the handmade paper flower that is layered under the darker flower, but left the handmade paper layers of the lighter flowers its natural color. I used PPA to collage the blossoms and leaf/flower in place, and to add the prills for the flower centers.

This is my finished card.

Now would be a great time to use this 20% discount coupon to order a Garden Press so you can enjoy drying and pressing botanicals for your projects.


Carole

Comments

  1. Very pretty and oh so creative!

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  2. how pretty, great way to use those flowers from our gardens.

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  3. Love the flowers and card. I have some in my press and can't wait to see what fabulousness can be created! Thnx for the inspiration!!

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  4. Greetings,
    Lovely project.
    Love and light,
    Michele

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  5. Lovely card using the pressed flowers!!

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