Irresistible Blooms for As You See It Challenge #321 - Monochromatic Cherry Blossom

It's my favourite challenge time at As You See It Challenges. This week we are doing a colour challenge, and not only is it my favourite kind of challenge, but I was the one who came up with it. So if you don't like it, I'm the one you curse! But the photo on the challenge banner was so pretty, I knew right away that it would be the photo for the challenge. 

Those delicate cherry blossoms dictated a fragile monochromatic pink palette with a little touch of yellow! I immediately thought of the Irresistible Blooms bundle from the Online Exclusives. I went right away to check that you could still order them and, though they are in low inventory, they can still be ordered! The flower stamps just reminded me of these blossoms as large as they are. Here's the result:

• I started with a card base of Bubble Gum cardstock cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4".
• I added a piece of the Hello, Irresistible 6x6 DSP to the card front. It was cut at 5 1/4" x 4".
• I die cut some Basic White cardstock using the second largest Deckled Rectangle dies and embossed it using one of the Basic Embossing Folders. Before embossing it, I stamped two areas with the splatter stamp from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set, in Calypso Coral.
• I cut out a backing of Flirty Flamingo cardstock measuring 3 1/2" x 4 3/4".
• For the flowers, I embossed two of the large blossoms and two of the small blossoms from the stamp set in white embossing powder and then coloured them in using Stampin' Blends in Flirty Flamingo, Bubble Bath and Daffodil Delight. I die cut each one and used the bone folder to fold some dimension into the petals.
• I die cut one of the horizontal embellishments in white as well, cut it in half, and trimmed off pieces to make it look like sprigs to put behind the blossoms.
• To assemble, I used glue dots to attach the sprigs, and glue dots and dimensionals to attach the blossoms to the card front.
• I tied a bow using the Bubble Bath from the 3/8" Sheer Ribbon Combo pack and added it among the blossoms using a glue dot.
• Using the smallest Deckled Rectangle die, I cut two, one from Flirty Flamingo and one from Calypso Coral. I embossed the sentiment on both using White Embossing Powder. I wanted to see which one looked best in front. I settled on Flirty Flamingo and put the Calypso Coral behind as a matte. They were mounted on dimensionals.
• Finally, I added some pink rhinestones I had in my stash.

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Product List

Irresistible Blooms Cling Stamp Set (English) [161140]	Irresistible Blooms Bundle (English) [161150]	Hello, Irresistible 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161139]	Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161718]	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416]
Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Basics Embossing Powders [155554]	Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161675]
Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881]	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884]	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101]	3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack [161635]
Petal Pink Rhinestone Gems [146914]	Irresistible Blooms Dies [161149]	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173]	Basics 3 D Embossing Folders [161598]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Irresistible Blooms Bundle for As You See It Challenge #293

I'm really excited to introduce to you a new suite of products that will be available for you to see in the Online Store only starting March 1st. This is the Hello, Irresistible Suite and today I'm using some of it for the As You See It Challenge #293 - Recipe in Pinks & Pearls. This is a Recipe Challenge, as you might have guessed from the title and here is the challenge banner:

This challenge included a couple of different recipe elements from what we've used before. I was the host of this challenge and wanted to move us away from the usual without being too difficult, so I included distressed paper and pearls as ingredients along with shades of pink, blossoms and an embossing folder. I was definitely thinking shabby chic, but ended up coming up with a slightly different concept, myself:

• On a card base of Flirty Flamingo, I placed a layer of Basic White cardstock, 5 1/4" x 4", embossed using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and distressed around the edges.  
• On that I adhered a layer of the Hello, Irresistible DSP, cut at 4 1/2" x 3 14", and distressed again around the edges.
• Using the Irresistible Blooms Dies, I die cut the embellished lines you see at the bottom from Basic White cardstock and glued them on across both layers, trimming them at the ends of the white.
• On a piece of Fluid 100 watercolour paper, I embossed two of the smaller flowers and the 1 large flower from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set along with the two sets of leaves with White embossing powder.
• Using a wet-on-wet technique I watercoloured the blooms with Flirty Flamingo in different strengths and for the large bloom, I used a bit of Polished Pink as well.
• After drying, I painted the leaves shades of Soft Sea Foam and dried them.
• I used the coordinating dies to die cut all the pieces and added them to the DSP panel with glue dots and dimensionals.
• For the pearls, I used a combination of Pastel Pearls and Iridescent Pearls.
• Finally, I took a length of White Seam Binding Ribbon and coloured it using a Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Marker (alcohol marker) and tied a double finger bow and attached it.

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If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator,  I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416] $12.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $12.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $25.00
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $11.00	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] $12.25	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $11.00	Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $11.00	Pastel Pearls [154571] $9.00
Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels [158987] $10.25	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $10.25	Water Painters [151298] $18.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $17.00	Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505] $13.75
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $41.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

*Irresistible Blooms Bundle including *Irresistible Blooms Cling Stamp Set and Dies

*Hello, Irresistible 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper

*Not available for sale until Mar. 1, 2023