Double Daisies

There is so much you can do with the Delightful Daisy Suite, especially as the Designer Series Papers feature both bright and bold colors and patterns as well as subtle and sweet colors and patterns.

The colors included are:

Calypso Coral    Daffodil Delight   Night of Navy   Old Olive

Pool Party   Tranquil Tide   Whisper White

I mentioned my wedding flowers and colors in the previous blog, and this card reminded me of those:

I am afraid that I just could not get a shot that really showed the colors ...  

I borrowed this design from Lori Pinto at lollpoppaperandink.com. 

I love the softness with the watercolor feel and ink colors of Calypso Coral and Pool Party and a swirl of Daffodil.

Again, the paper does the work. The DSP panel of 4" x 5 1/4" is simply 1/4" smaller than the Whisper White base card.

The largest square in the Stitched Shapes Framelits is wide enough for this sentiment found in the Daisy Delight Stamp Set ~ Your thoughtfulness brightened my day. I stamped it in Calypso Coral toward the top of the square so that I could wrap new matching ribbon ( 1/8' Sheer Ribbon in Calypso Coral) - three times around.

The daisy was created with two stamped and punched daisies - one stamped off in Calypso Coral and the other stamped off in Daffodil Delight. The daisies are offset so as to create a fuller blossom and accented with a new gold Faceted Gems. 

For dimension I layered the daisy onto the stitched square and popped up the square with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Change out the sentiment and you can easily have a Thinking of You card, a sweet Sympathy card ~ any all occasion card! 

If you have any questions, please ask. 

Let's stamp!

Daisy, Daisy

What could be better than a combination of a perfect punch and oh-so-gorgeous Designer Series Paper? Not much, at least not in my Stampin' Up! world!

If you have read any of my posts or seen any of my cards, you know that I am addicted to paper. When I as able to preview the new designs at Stampin' Up!'s OnStage gathering for demonstrators last spring, I fell in love with the nostalgic Birthday Memories papers ~ the entire bundle ~ but it was those papers with the sweet little girl and the parade of animals!! And with thinlits that matched the characters ... I was melting in front of that display kiosk.

And then I saw the Daisy Delight Papers. Does anyone not like daisies? Perhaps it is not your favorite flower, but the sweet and simple, cheerful daisy always makes me smile.

One birthday Mama gave me a lovely little etched glass pitcher filled with daisies. I was overjoyed. Today that pitcher is filled with vintage buttons I have collected over the years.

My bridesmaids carried daisies, white and peach (101 years ago)  and the soft watercolory coral daisy design reminds me of those bouquets and the bridesmaids' printed and pleated peach floral gowns.

With such spectacular papers, cards are so easy to design; let the paper do the work!

Honestly, I owe thanks to Pinterest and friends for the above designs that I used for a recent Play Date. I believe it was the first class for which I relied on basically one stamp set ~I did add Beautiful You stamp set in there after a friend showed me how to 'dress' her with a daisy.

So since we are talking about dresses and I love paper dolls, let me show you more of the daisy dress.

I used the new Berry Burst ink and papers as the class was held just as the new catalog and InColors were arriving. Of course, use any color that you would like, or suits your needs. This is very Berry Burst with matching ribbon (1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon) and Fresh Florals DSP in berry, plus the berry Stampin' Write Marker.

I usually stamp and then cut, and layered two ovals from Whisper White and Berry Burst Card Stock.

The entire dress and hat were colored with Berry Burst. Either aqua painters or blender pens create attractive shading.

The 3D skirt was created with one stamped Berry Burst daisy on Whisper White and  punched with the new daisy punch. And here is where your seamstress skills come into play: cut apart the daisy into segments of three petals, two petals. two more petals and one left over petal.

I built my dress in layers right on top of the stamped image. My tip: take the three petal segment and place flat over girl's skirt and out stretched leg first, using your glue adhesive of choice. Then build up your skirt using the remaining petal segments.

Accessorize with diamonds or pearls at the waist.

Wink of Stella can add even more glimmer.

I added a strip of ribbon across the middle of the DSP panel and then popped up the berry oval with Stampin' Dimensionals.  And the entire panel was then layered on a Whisper White card base.

You are welcome to borrow this idea, colors and all, but play with your favorite colors and accessories ~ there are so many options!!