Die Cut Doily Flower

This card was an experiment.  I wanted to see if I could make a flower out of one of the new doily dies from Joan's Gardens and this is my creation.  I die cut three of the Cheery Lynn  "Italian Flourish" doilies and cut between each one of the scallops with scissors to help it shape up like a flower.  I used white card stock and decided to dilute some reinker and spray it on the doilies to tint them pink.  Using the tools from the Flower Tool Kit, I shaped the doilies so they would curl up like a flower.  A black stamen was created with the large "Sparkle" punch.  For leaves I used the Nestabilities Leaf Border.  The green tag and two green corners were die cut using the new Spellbinders "Parisian Accents" die.  Using the same die, I cut out the long border  and placed it in between the embossing on the top of the card and the portion I did not emboss - it is very hard to even see that border now. 

The sentiment is from the JustRite stamp set "You're so Sweet".  It was cut out with a circle Nestability and placed on top of the green Spellbinder tag.  A pink bow was added to complete the card.

This flower is pretty large but it does lay down flat and you can shape it back up.  I think it would be beautiful on a gift package such as a box or a decorated sack.