Decorative Kale, Hemlock, Holly and Chickadee

It is time for a new release from Susan's Garden.  This release is called 'Snow Garden'.  

For my first card, I have used the Decorative Kale die set for the main attraction in this bouquet.  

For the background, I used  Susan's 3-D Bamboo Trellis embossing folder.  It was embossed on glossy black card stock then gold metallic rub was used over the embossed design.

Susan has posted videos on YouTube on how to create all the flowers in her new release.  You can also watch her weekly videos on Susan's  Garden Club Budding Paper Garden FaceBook page.  

If you Google Decorative Kale, you will find a great variety of colors of kale.  Following Susan's instructions, I have completed a green/pink variety.  Susan has included a stamp set to go with the Kale dies so we can get that raised design that all kale has on the leaves.  The leaves were die cut using Susan's Specialty Cardstock.  I found that you can use either white or clear embossing powder - the white does show up a little more.  The leaves were shaped using Susan's Flower Tool Kit and assembled using Beacon Kids Choice Glue.  

Susan's Pansy die set was used to create the two pansies.  I chose a variety that coordinates with the kale.  

Susan's Chrysanthemum die set was used to create three purple flowers.  

Susan's new Hemlock die was used to fill in around the arrangement.  It is important to snip each of the needles on the branch to help make it fuller looking.  I didn't add the little pine cones that come with the Hemlock die set.  

Susan's new Holly die set was used to create the Holly.  They were colored using OLO markers then a clear glaze added to give them the shine that the holly leaves have.  

At my request, Susan added a little Chickadee bird to the collection.  It is in the Hemlock and Pine cone die set.   I added one to the top of this arrangement.

To make the arrangement a little more festive, I added purple berry clusters.

Susan has added a sentiment glimmer set to this release.  I gold foiled one of the sentiments on black card stock and added it with dimensional tape to the top of the card.

This arrangement was added to Susan's Berry Basket that is from an earlier release  It was die cut using white card stock and the edges sponged with grey ink.