Fuchsia

Fuchsia flowers are a beautiful, exotic flower with striking two-tone colors.  I have seen a variety of colors but my favorite are the bright pink/purple and the light pink/white.  Today I created the bright colored flowers for this card.

This is a 6-inch card.  For the patterned design on the front of the card, use a stencil of choice and sponge purple ink onto a piece of 5 1/2-inch square white card stock.  The stencil I used is by Crafters Workshop and is a 6x6 inch stencil.  The design is only around the edges and leaves a blank center.  Layer onto a piece of purple card stock and attach to the front of card.

Use Joset's General Sentiments stamp set and stamp the sentiment in the center of the card, using VersaFine Black Ink.

A frame was created for the center of the card.  The die sets used are the Dotted Scallop Circle and Frame It Stitched Circles.  

Use the 3rd down die in the Dotted Scallop Circle die set and tape the 5th down in the Frame It Stitched Circles (3 1/2 inch) die set,  inside the larger die, using white card stock.  When die cut it will give you a circle as shown on the right in the picture above.  

To create another smaller circle to go inside the die cut frame, use the same Dotted Scallop Circle die and one size smaller Frame It Stitched Circles die. This will give you a smaller opening inside the frame.   The outside of the circles will be the same size.  (Oops!  my inside die moved while die cutting.  It is on the left  --  Not a problem.)

Add dimensional tape to the back of the largest circle frame and attach it over the smaller opening frame.  Refer to photo above.  If the outside edges do not quite match up, just trim them with scissors so you don't see the lower frame.  Add dimensional tape to the back of the frame and attach to the center of the card.  Add bright pink pearls around the edges of the frame.

Create eleven or twelve Fuchsia flowers.  For my flowers, I used a hot pink and a purple card stock.  The lower petals  and the stamens are hot pink and the center petals are purple.  Using the Flower Tool Kit, shape the purple petals so they will bend down and the purple centers so they cup up.  Cut the long stamens in half, using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Fine Pointed Scissors, add glue to the base and roll, using the tweezers in the Flower Tool Kit.  Dip the ends of the stamens into glue and add just a little of the light pink pollen.  Attach a stamen to the center of each flower.  Arrange the flowers and leaves around the left side of the frame.  I used glued dots on the bottom (kind of off center), on the flower to attach to the card.  

For a little extra greenery, use the Leafy Branch die set and die cut one branch.  Cut the branch apart and tuck  small pieces behind the flowers.

This card can be mailed out in one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Clear  Acrylic Boxes which are linked below.