Spring Blossoms

We've come full circle and now we have the next seasonal offering in our gorgeous Blossom Collection to show off to you today with Spring Blossoms!  Marcella did a beautiful job pulling together these spring flowers into beautiful bouquets, corner elements and sprays with daffodils, lenten roses, magnolias, snow drops and berries.  The set can stand alone, or pair beautifully with the other elements in our amazing Blossom Collection.  

Isn't that bouquet amazing?  I went with a really soft palette for this design with peachy-pink daffodils, and cream magnolias, with the little touch of greenery and a soft creamy-green lenten rose.  I stamped the image onto Flourishes Classic White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Then to get the embossed effect I used Flourishes Perfectly Pierced Classic Frames Die and rather than cut it out, I just embossed the die into the paper (using an Embossing Pad) in the sandwich.  Then, after I coloured the image wtih Copics I aged the outside layers with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress ink to give it more of a old world feel.  

To get the crown effect over the top of the die, I just ran the top edge of the paper through just that much of the Decorative Labels Twenty-Two die.  Because I wanted the pretty striped paper (MME - Market) to show through I stamped the sentiment onto Vellum Cardstock cut with our Flourishes Perfectly Pierced Classic Windows Die and sponged it lightly.  The ribbon is my very favourite ever ribbon from Flourishes - Woven Iridescent Ivory ribbon, I added a wee row of lace and some Candi that I colured with my copics to match.  Dreamy feeling to me, I really love it!

Now you can join in on the fun and find today's Mystery Blogger somewhere amoung the Design Team.  Comment on her blog and you have a chance to win today's set! 

Amanda Havon

Christine Okken (you are here)

Cindy Lawrence

Danielle Kennedy

Heather Jensen

Julie Koerber

Maki Jones

Silke Ledlow

Stacy Morgan

Want another chance to win the whole April Release?  Be sure to join in on our Flourishes Summer Lovin' Challenge and create something with a summer theme.  See you back here tomorrow for Day Two!