Poppies

Poppies are such pretty flowers.  Today I created pink and burgundy poppies using Susan's new Poppy die set from Spellbinders.

For the background I used Spellbinders Vintage Starburst Valance & Gatefold die set.  On the top portion of the card stock, the starburst was die cut into a piece of white card stock.  For the colorful background, I used a piece of glossy card stock and sprinkled on Nuvos Shimmer Powders, Cherry Bomb and Meterorite Shower.  First the card stock was spritzed with water using one of the Ranger Mini Mister Spray bottles, then the Shimmer Powders added and spritzed again.  This background was attached to the back of the die cut opening, then attached to the card front.

Susan's Foliage & Ladybug die set was used to die cut 5 eucalyptus branches.  These were attached below the die cut design.  Two berry branches were die cut and White Nuvo Drops were added for the berries.  A black fine tip pen was used to add the black dot in the middle of each berry.  

The five poppies were added along with two poppy buds. For the poppy assembly, you can watch Susan's YouTube Video at this LINK. The poppy leaves were added around the flowers.

To finish off the design, a velvet bow was added at the bottom of the arrangement.

This card is going to a dear friend who just lost her mother.