Thursday, October 20, 2011

Flower Pots

Hi lovely friends ~

A few weeks ago now I really wanted to make some cards but had no creativity flowing. I did what most paper crafters I know do ... fell back on a tried and true favourite ... in my case the Flower Pot card.

I've made these cards free standing, and you can find a nifty tutorial by Sandra with all the measurements you need to create your own.




I made a few in different colour combos. They really are so fun and I think just a little bit special. I've used Concord Crush, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso along with White Heat Embossing on my Flower Fest stamps and my all time favourite Champagne Shimmer Mist for sparkle.

I'm working on photographing my cards better but some days it just won't work no matter what I do. This is a classic example - in real life these cards are quite lovely, however, in every photo I've taken they look too bright and kind of fake - if that makes sense. Try to look past my photographic skills if you can lol.

14 comments:

  1. Oh I LOVE LOVE LOVE these!! I so need to get that stamp set you've used!!!

    Luv K
    x

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  2. Great cards Patrice, I just love the dark coloured flowers with whie ink.
    Fiona x

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  3. Oh, these are GORGEOUS, P! I especially love the first one; so dramatic. Great job, lovey xx

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  4. You've done a fatnastic job on these flower pots, Patrice! I love how you've placed the flowers on the side so you can see the sentiment.

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  5. These are all so sweet! Great colour combos too.
    You still make BEAUTIFUL cards even when you aren't feeling that creative :)

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  6. Ditto to all the above. These are lovely and a style of card that I haven't done yet.

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  7. Yep, all lovely Patrice. I particularly like the yellow one. Seems to be a favourite colour at the moment - no idea why either, lol!

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  8. Love these cards, oh I really didn't think I would NEED that stamp set, now I think it will have to go on my never ending list (sigh lol). But truly gorgeous cards, thanks for sharing xx

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  9. These cards look excellent! Love them.

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  10. These look great & love Flower Fest embossed.
    I will have to try the freestanding pot, thanks for posting.

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  11. Love those stamps and how you've used them, great ideas.

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  12. Wow .,..these are fabulous Patrice ... love those stamps too ... well done!!!

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  13. These are gorgeous, Patrice! The yellow one really jumps out at me; it is so striking against the espresso.

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  14. These are too cute Patrice. These cards always make me smile. Love how it is the white ink on the dark CS. Looks fantastic. ooxx

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