Kylie's Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop June 2020

Hello and welcome to my blog. I am thrilled to be taking part in a blog hop with fellow demonstrators, from around the world, who are part of Kylie Bertucci's training program. There is no theme for the hop, but there is sure to be a wealth of inspiration for creating with Stampin' Up! products.

I was so excited to unwrap my Peony Garden Suite and begin creating with it. I have always been fascinaetd by peonies - how do the flowers unfurl from such a small tight ball to become such wonderfully huge and voluptuous blooms? I haven't made a home decor piece for a while so I thought that this would be the ideal opportunity - pretty flowers are always great to display!

I made a square shadow frame from Basic Gray cardstock and lined the base with a square of card embossed with the Dainty Diamonds Folder and one of the fabulous square Vellum doilies. Now, I had vowed not to buy any more doilies because the ones I had bought in the past have sat, unloved and unused - even though I thought they were pretty I never used them on my projects! I am allowed to change my mind aren't I? These vellum doilies are beautiful and happy to say that I've started off well and used one in my first project with this suite!

The first thing I did when preparing the pieces for my flower was to scrunch up the Petal Pink card. I unravelled it and then re-scrunched it repeatedly until the fibres in the card were soft and pliable. Then, I die cut the pieces for the flower - I cut an extra piece of the second largest of the layers to give an even fuller look. Using Petal Pink ink and a sponge dauber I emphasised the edges of the petals before assembling the flower, securing the layers with glue dots. The stamen is from Basic Gray card and the leaves are Mossy Meadow and Old Olive. The shimmer ribbon bow is lifted on a double layer of dimensionals so that it is the same depth as the flower. The set of dies includes a fabulous scalloped border which I have used to decorate the edges of the frame.

Thank you for visiting my blog today - you are currently visiting Karen Henderson. Please look at the list below to see who to visit next. I am sure you will find lots of inspiration on your journey around the hop. Make sure you don't miss any!

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