Flawless Beauty (Debuting Sweet Peony Collection)

Good Morning friends….

Second Wednesday of the month…..the wait gets always over with Heartfelt Creations new release. And if thats a flower release thats a cherry on top which brings some extra smiles on all the faces who love creating handmade flowers. Today, we at Heartfelt are debuting Sweet Peony Collection.

Sweetly fragranced, and delicately airy, the graceful peony flower is a breathtaking and dreamy blossom that calls a quiet attention to itself! Lush foliage filled plants bursting forth with tightly wound flower buds among softly ruffled blossoms bring with them a hint of old fashioned romance and delight! Join Heartfelt Creations as we stroll through beautiful peony filled gardens in the new Sweet Peony Collection! Pause, linger and refresh your soul as you amble through a paper collection filled with delightful peony flowers in happy hues of angelic pinks and dark burgundies, set among a refreshing array of leafy greens, sky blues, and sunshine yellows! Soft swirls, gorgeous stripes, and dainty lace like accents come together to create pleasing backdrops for bold peony blossoms, chipping birds and divine window scenes! Three coordinating cling stamp set and die combinations bring the luscious peony flower to the forefront of this gorgeous collection. An assortment of varying sized peony petals and foliage die cut pieces work together to create dimensional and dynamic peony blossoms ready to captivate and take center stage on card fronts, scrapbook layouts and altered art pieces! So, breathe deep, drink in the sweetness of the peony blossoms, and feel free to linger awhile as we take in the gentle beauty of the Sweet Peony Collection!

Products from Heartfelt Creations:

HCD1-7173 Small Sweet Peony Die
HCD1-7174 Large Sweet Peony Die
HCPC-3819 Small Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set
HCPC-3820 Large Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set
HCDP1-288 Sweet Peony Paper Collection
HCD1-7161 Sweetheart Borders Die
HCD1-7159 Simply Classic Die
HCPC-3801 Simply Classic Stamp Set
HCD1-7125 Wildwood Florals Die
HCPC-3769 Wildwood Florals Cling Stamp Set
HCST1-401 Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit
HCD1-7110 Classic Rose Die
HCPC-3752 Classic Rose Cling Stamp Set
RACP499 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Plum
RACP638 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Rose Madder
RACP614 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Magenta Hue
RACP632 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Buttercup
RACP482 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Olive
RACP436 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Leaf Green
HCS1-459-4 Rock Candy Stamens-Small
PGM15015 Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear
HCDA2-450 Stack and Store Daubers-Pack of 30
159723 Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

Other Products Used: Green floral wire, smooth white cardstock, foam dots, distressing tool or sharp scissors, Aged Mahogany Distress Ink.

Videos Referred: For more tips on creating the Sweet Peony collection, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/L9_MLkvpGPQ.

Instructions: Cardbase and Top Panel: The ready side fold card measures 5 1/2″ BY 8″. To create the card base, cut a piece of smooth card base measuring 11″ by 8″ and score at 5 1/2″ on the longer side. Choose a paper with large peonies from the designer paper collection and create a top panel measuring 5″ by 71/2″. I have combined 2 pieces of pattern papers and kept the paper with peonies on the right side. Distress the edges with Aged Mahogany distress ink and further distress them using sharp scissors or distressing tool. Layer the top panel on green cardstock, 1/8″ larger on all the sides. Further, layer it on the card base. Adhere a small piece of Sweetheart Border dies cut between the layers as shown. Cover the joint with a thin strip of cardstock, painted with Aged Mohaghany and a very thin strip of gold mirror sheet as shown. Adhere a white die cut from Sweetheart Border dies on the left-hand side of the joint.

Flowers: Stamp second large and third large images of peonies 4 times using archival ink, Plum. Cut them using their coordinating dies. Color the flower centers with leaf green. Also, color the flower petals with Rose Madder and highlight the edges with Magenta Hue. Also, color the back side of the petals. Shape the flowers using Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit. Glue 2 petals each and press the center with a smaller ball tool. Prick a hole in the center and add a bunch of beaded thread stamens. Create 2 big and 2 small flowers.

Leaves: Stamp bunch of leaves from Classic Rose stamp using archival, Library Green and cut the images with it’s coordinating die. Color them using Leaf Green and Olive Green archival inks. Shape them using Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit. Also, stamp, cut, paint and shape foliage from Simply Classic stamp and die set.

Filler Flowers: For filler flowers, stamp, cut, paint and shape few smallest flowers from Wildwood Cottage Collection I have used Magenta Hue and Buttercup Archival inks to paint these flowers.
Once all the elements are ready, arrange a bouquet as shown, add sparkle using crystal clear and finish the card by adding a sentiment from the paper collection.