After a long winter, it is always exciting to see the flowers begin to flower and grow. Our theme this month at Dies R Us Challenge Blog is spring flowers. I received a birthday card using this pretty IO hydrangea die and I was reminded that I have the die but have not used it in quite some time. The flower I got was pink so I made mine blue. I have blue, pink, and white hydrangeas that are leafed out but not blooming yet. I can't wait.
I started with this Tutti Rose frame. I sponged the center of the die and inlaid it in the frame and put that on a blue card base.
Next, I cut the parts of the hydrangea. You have to cut the flower petals several times, and glue them on separately, which is time consuming, but not hard. I cut them from blue and sponged the edges a bit. Then you glue the flowers to the base piece. Add the stem and some leaves for a finished flower.
A thinking of you from Creative Expressions and a bow finished the design.
Gorgeous! (and time consuming) But what an effect! Love the blue! That frame die is fabulous too! Can't believe you are waiting for blooms--mine are still sticks lol Soon! Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty Kathy! The lacy frame is so elegant with the hydrangea. So much work adding all those tiny buds, but totally worth it. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour card is gorgeous and I love that hydrangea die. So worth the time it takes to die cut the pieces. :-)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card with the ornate frame and beautiful hydrangea!! Lots of work went into your card, but so well worth it!!
ReplyDeleteYour card is ravashing and I love the blue hydrangeas, they are my favorite. This card is so easy on the eyes with that beautiful tutti rose frame and that Bow is just marvelous!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, every time you make one of these I am amazed at your patience. So labor intensive, and so gorgeous in the end. I love your design with the gorgeous ornate frame, and you nailed the color. I love hydrangeas, and this one will last forever. Win/win!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful hydrangea card is well worth every bit of effort! This is so lovely, Kathy!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done Kathy, love the hydrangea in blue, I know how time consuming it is but well worth it in the end, I think I need to use it again myself!!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite hydrangeas are the blue ones. I have planted 5 to date and non of them survive this Texas heat. Gorgeous card. So sorry for commenting at the last minute, but life has taken over my crafting time. Hoping to get to some normalcy soon :-)
ReplyDeleteLena xx