Oh my! I forgot to show you the original project for the Spiral Rose die Lollipop Flowers! This box is an svg file from SVGcuts (Honeybee Tea) that is meant to hold cakepops. I made it to hold some of the roses – or more accurately, the roses fit in the box 
The DSP is retired and the acetate is from Quatrefancy Specialty DSP.
Supplies for the flowers
Cardstock – Pink Pirouette, Real Red, Wild Wasabi,
Etc – Spiral Rose die, Flower punch
It’s fun to combine the things I love! Hugs, Fran
This simple card makes a nice impact. Grab your Color Coach and pick a color and a neutral that you like together and then one color that is either darker or lighter than your neutral. For this card I used Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede and Early Espresso. Bermuda Bay and Soft Suede (I stamped off the Soft Suede to make it softer) are down the side using Gorgeous Grunge and the sentiment is in Early Espresso. Each Petite Petal flower has a rhinestone in the center.
The color combo here is Pink Pirouette, Smokey Slate (stamped off) and Basic Gray with pearls in the center. To round the bottom corners, I used the Envelope Punch Board. It’s much easier to use than the corner punch.
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Million and One, Petite Petals, Gorgeous Grunge
Cardstock – Whisper White
Ink – Pink Pirouette, Smokey Slate, Basic Gray or Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Early Espresso
Etc – Petite Petals punch, rhinestones/pearls, Envelope Punch Board
I lined the insides with Pink Pirouette or Bermuda Bay and Whisper White – which makes the card more finished and sturdy. Hugs, Fran
I made these Spiral Rose Dum-Dum lollipop roses for another project and had lots of them left over just sitting on my desk. So…..I made this! The base is a little, plastic Easter basket – 50 cents at the grocery store – with a 3″ Styrofoam ball pushed inside. I pushed the sticks into the ball and it covered almost all of the Styrofoam. For the few spots that were showing, I punched some tiny flowers in Wild Wasabi and used corsage pins to stick them in the spaces.
I decided to add a little butterfly for some “bling!” I used a piece of wire and glued it between 2 butterflies punched out of Silver Glimmer paper. After it dried, I added two small butterflies and some rhinestones colored with a Black Copic.
To make the roses, die cut a Spiral Rose die and punch a hole in the tab at the center that is large enough to push your stick through. Then use your bone folder to curl the Sprial Rose. Once it curls, you might want to roll it up with your fingers to give it more shape. You don’t need to glue it – just push your Dum-Dum stick through the center and add a green flower punch to the bottom to look like leaves.
Supplies
Cardstock – Pink Pirouette, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Silver Glimmer paper
Etc – Spiral Rose die, Flower punch, rhinestones, small basket, Styrofoam ball, wire
Then you have a sweet gift for a friend – or a cute decoration for yourself. Hugs, Fran
And one more Scallop Tag Topper punch fancy fold! This one uses 2 techniques on top of the fold – a fringed flower and a Chevron punch lattice. The lattice piece is done by punching 2 pieces of cardstock 1 1/2 x 6 with the Chevron punch. You will end up with 2 pieces of “arrows.” Flip one over and tuck the points of the top one (now facing downwards) under the points of the bottom one (facing upwards) Then you can slide them until you get the look you want. The fringed flower uses the Fringe scissors. Cut a 1 1/2 x 12″ piece of DSP and fold it in half long ways so that it is now 3/4 x 12. Use the fringe scissors and cut the fringe down the long side. I use a bamboo skewer to start rolling it and use hot glue to hold it together. Once the glue has dried, start curling the fringe with your fingers until it looks like a flower.
Supplies
Stamp Set – Four You
Cardstcok – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Ink – Basic Black
Etc – Fringe Scissors, Large and small butterfly punches, Chevron punches, Bird punch (leaves), Sweet Sorbet accessories pack (twine), Scallop Tag Topper punch
More snow/rain/ice headed our way so I thought butterflies were appropriate! Hugs, Fran
Have you seen this fancy fold made with the Scallop Tag Topper punch? Such a nice, flat fold that is easy to decorate. I used Sweet Stems and Banner Greeting and the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series paper for this one. The black ribbon started life as Crumb Cake taffeta! I ran it over my Stazon pad until I was happy with the color and then let it dry. For the flower, I stamped it twice and then cut it out and stacked the pieces. Dazzling Details adds just a bit of sparkle to the center.
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Sweet Stems, Banner Greetings
Cardstock – Sahara Sand, Sweet Sorbet DSP, Whisper White
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, (Jet Black Stazon for ribbon)
Etc – taffeta ribbon, rhinestones, Scallop Tag Topper punch, Dazzling Details
I really like these two pieces of DSP together. Hugs, Fran
This card is a side-ways extended Circle Card Thinlit using So Very Grateful from the current mini catalog. I stamped the image in Stazon and colored it with Stampin Write Markers and added a few pearl to the centers of some of the flowers. The scallop on the side uses the Tasteful Trim die.
To make the extended card I cut my cardstock to 4 1/4 x 11 and placed it under the die – pulling the end up and over so that it doesn’t get cut. This leaves the top part of the die empty. Then I folded the left side on the score lines and scored again at 5 1/2.
I used a sentiment from Petite Pairs on the inside of the circle.
Supplies
Stamp Sets – So Very Grateful, Petite Pairs, My Friend
Cardstock – Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP (SA
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Stampin Write Markers – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Pear Pizzazz
Etc – Circle Card Thinlit, Summer Starfruit ribbon, Tasteful Trim die, pearls
The extended size really gives you a lot of room for your message! Hugs, Fran
Here are two cards – same layout – different size middle flower. The both “work” but which one do you like the best? They are done on a notecard size card (3 1/2 x 5) and use Petite Petals (smallest), Flower Shop (medium) and the bottom one uses Mixed Bunch in the middle.
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Petite Petals, Flower Shop, Mixed Bunch
Card stock – note card, Whisper White
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Real Red
Etc – Pansy punch, Blossom punch, Petite Petal Punch, Rhinestone
So what do you think? Hugs Fran
A sweet little tag featuring You’re Lovely from the Sale a bration catalog! This one was done on watercolor paper and has the Wildflower Meadow embossing folder on the background. (Hard to see – but it’s there!) This card measures 3 x 3.
Supplies
Stamp Set – You’re Lovely (SA
Cardstock – Daffodil Delight, watercolor paper
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Etc – Deco Label Framelits, Small butterfly punch, Wildflower Meadow embossing folder, pearls, aquapainter
I watercolored with ink in the lid of the ink pad. Hugs, Fran
I made several of these little notecards using Banner Blast and the matching punch – Saleabration items! These notecards are no longer available, but there are lots of other notecards from which to choose in the catalog, so I thought I’d share this idea.
On the inside I added a Pop It Ups by Karen Burniston – Lucy Label – and another banner. Even though it’s a tiny card, the Lucy Label fits any size.
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Banner Blast (SA, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card stock – Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Real Red
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Real Red
Etc – Lucy Label Pop It Ups, Heart Framelit, Rhinestones, SAB Twine
It’s like a mini – pop! Hugs, Fran
The Watercolor Wonder Designer Note Cards (page 22 in the mini catalog – 133362) are nice, heavy weight cards that are ready to stamp and color. Blessed Easter fits perfectly on this one! You could make a lovely set of cards by using different colors for the tulips and masking off the sentiment and using other ones.
Supplies
Stamp Set – Blessed Easter
Ink – Jet black Stazon, Crushed Curry, Gumball Green
Etc – Watercolor Wonder Designer Note Cards, aquapainter
I prefer to watercolor with ink from the ink pads – it gives a more vibrant color. But there are lots of ways to color. Use your favorite and give it a try! Hugs, Fran