How to Create Soft Petals

There are several ways to work with the dies in the Flowering Tulips bundle. In today’s live video I’m teaching you how to work with cardstock and create soft petals. Another day we will look at using designer series paper to create petals with lots of depth and texture.

Last week I promised to show you how to the dies in this bundle work together to create 3 different flowers. Today’s card is a CASE of the catalog. You’ll find the original on page 16 of the January – June 2022 mini catalog.

The YouTube Live

Once I created the petals I built the flowers on a 3 x 4 piece of vellum cardstock. Then I adhered it to the card. The cardbase is Poppy Parade cardstock cut 4.25 x 11, scored at 5.5. The DSP is 4 1/8 x 5 3/8.

In the video I paused to share which dies you need for each flower. I plan to edit the blog to include a photo. That will be easier for you than taking a screen shot. I’m sorry I didn’t think of that sooner.

There were 2 key steps to creating these flowers. The first was sponging the edges with a sponge dauber using the same color ink as cardstock. The second was breaking down the fibers of the cardstock with a bone folder. I could have continued this process even more than I did, and I wish I had done this on the leaves. I may have to repeat this. Let me know your results. After the video ended I decided to add dimensionals to help the flowers hold their shape. I hope the photos will help you determine where to place yours.

If you are in love with this suite, consider registering for the February Card Club. This month we are creating 4 designs from the suite, and you will make 2 each. Card Club is a subscription, but each month is available a la carte. You have nothing to lose by subscribing; you can cancel at any time. When you have been a member for 6 consecutive months you will receive $25 in extra goodies. (There may be some surprise perks as well.) I would hate for you to miss out on the extras. You’ll find all the details here. And as always, please reach out if you have any questions.

January’s Card Club featured the beautiful New Horizons DSP with the Biggest Wish stampset. Everyone has loved their cards and fallen in love with the designer series paper. Bonus – more projects featuring the New Horizons Suite are coming on Wednesday’s Facebook live. And there’s a brand new suite that has gone live today that will be featured in February 17th’s Virtual Card Class. February’s Card Club features more projects from the Flowering Fields Suite. Visit my classes page or my calendar page for more information and to register for upcoming classes.

Join me Wednesday at 11 am cst on Facebook Live here.

The newsletter with all the February details is headed out soon. And I’ve got a series of videos that might just start on February 1. They are going to be short and sweet introductions to Stampin’ Up! products that we might skip over in the project specific videos.

I would love to hear from you and know what you are creating today. Please drop a comment or email and let me know. hello@michelesalchow.com. If you would like to receive an email with every blog post please complete the form at the bottom of the post.

Stamped Blessings,

Michele