Pearled Peony

 

I've officially gone blind separating and adhering baby pearls (non-SU!), on top of piecing together the punched border pieces cut with the Ornate Borders dies. I'm totally digging Prized Peony with the Peony Garden dsp -- as unlikely as it originally seemed, Petal Pink and Gray Granite are so softly awesome together!  Since the colors are so soft, they invite added texture, such as beads, pearls, ribbon, mixed borders and frosting the petals of the peony with Frost White All Purpose Ink.

To further bring out the peony, I stamped two images in Gray Granite.  I watercolored both with Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo, then cut out the petals that I would want to "pop up."  Those individual layers were curled with a bone folder, then I glued just the tiny piece that connects to the card stock -- no Dimensionals were harmed  in the creation of this peony!  

The finishing touches were to paint in highlights with the Frost White All-Purpose Ink and lowlights by watercoloring them in with Gray Granite under the petals.  I watercolored the center of the peony with Daffodil Delight and More Mustard, then  adhered beads in light and dark gold.  The leaves were stamped and watercolored in Gray Granite.

Featured Products

152504

Prized Peony

$24.00

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Ornate Layers dies

$37.00

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Peony Garden DSP

$11.50

All products are SU!, unless otherwise noted

 

Stamps:  Prized Peony, Forever Blossoms

Paper:  Whisper White, Pale Pink, Gray Granite, Peony Garden dsp

Ink:  Gray Granite, Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard

Accessories:  Big Shot, Tufted embossing folder, Ornate Layers dies, Stitched So Sweetly dies, Ornate Borders dies, champagne pearls (non-SU!), Frost White All-Purpose Ink, Earth beads (retired), Petal Pink striped organdy ribbon, Gray Granite shimmer ribbon, Dimensionals, Ticket-Corner punch (retired), water pen