All through out the month of May the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team have been creating with flowers. So today it's my turn to share a project. I've used the flowers from the Bookmark, Tag and Pocket Die, along with the tiny flower, leaf arch and a word from the Floral Arch and Words Die. And I have to say a huge thank you to my Crafting Buddy Jenny Marples for die cutting a couple of the Embroidery Hoops for me, I really need to get that die!
I cut the flowers out in a mix of three colours which I thought went well together, and decided on the word Moments, and cut that out using black card so it would stand out more.
I painted the chipboard hoop with Pink Blossom Starlights Paint from Imagination Crafts. It only needed one coat, as the paint gives a really good coverage, even on chipboard. Love the delicate sheen this gives.
Next I cut into the flowers on every second petal so I could get some extra shape to them.
Then it was time for a cuppa and work through my little production line of flowers, snipping, shaping and lining them up ready for the next step.
The tiny flower from the Floral Arch set, I popped onto a foam mat and shaped using a Ball Tool, to creat a tiny cup shape.
Once the Hoop was dry, I started to build up my design, first the gorgeous leafy arch.
The the flowers.
I added a paper Doily to the reverse of the Hoop, and carefully trimmed it off when it was dry. I added the word to the centre of the Doily, I love how it stands out against the white background.
To finish off I added pearls to the flower centres, and mounted it onto a 7" square card, covered with a ditsy print paper.
I love the size of these flowers, as they are perfect for using on smaller projects.
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Happy Crafting.
Elizabeth x
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