November Blog Hop

Welcome! Tonight is the monthly blog hop with Papertrey Ink. We have all been working hard on those Christmas cards for a while now, so it was time for a little non-holiday distraction, in the form of handmade floral embellishments. My idea is very simple, but I like the overall impact and have been using it on tons of cards for a couple months now. The jist is, you punch two flowers from contrasting cardstock or patterned paper and overlay them so that the petals alternate. I used a Marvy Super Jumbo (blue) flower punch.





Black and white make a bold statement. Just add a brad in the center and your ready to go. Keep scrolling for another (lighter, more feminine) example...



For my card I decided to use a scrap of Christmas patterned paper from DCWV (leftover from last month's blog hop!) and some Ripe Avocado cardstock.



I curled the petals of the patterned paper with my scissors for some extra dimension.



I decided this paper looked great with Berry Sorbet CS, and I happened to have a brad about that same color (Making Memories). A scalloped circle in Spring Moss makes a nice background for the flower. I cut a tag from Kraft cardstock and stamped a sentiment from Faux Ribbon in Berry Sorbet. Then I slipped the tag in between the two flower layers.

Voila!





Thanks for stopping by! Happy Thanksgiving!
Mindy