Our sweet and lovely CP Gal, Jina Jean, has arranged a vibrant and graceful selection of handmade cards, each a reflection of this month's Stationery Style theme–Floral Arrangement. Have a look!
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Hi CP fans ~ It's Jina joining you today to share my flower cards inspired by the Open Road collection. I've been a long time fan of all of the beautiful flowers Crate has created over the years. They're cute and elegant, and I really enjoy playing with them when scrapbooking or card making. It was no surprise then when I spotted the many exquisite flowers of various shapes and colors in the Open Road collection. I fell in love with their 'vintage' feel and amazing tones. I couldn't wait to create cards from them in honor of this month's 'Stationery Style' theme.
My first card is soft and clean. On a white sheet of cardstock, I trimmed and adhered sections of tiny flower patterned paper. I then hand-trimmed random sized layers of white cardstock and positioned them in the center of the card with small doily pieces. Lastly, I added machine stitching and clear rhinestones. In essence, the card feels pure, rich and romantic.
For my second card, I used vibrant patterned paper with the addition of Open Road's 'chipboard frames' and scattered sequins, which are super cute! I created a flower collage from different sizes and colors of flowers - a technique that is an absolute favorite on mine!
This time, I wanted to up the contrast by using strong colors and patterns. I went the route of 'black, bold stripes' and 'orange'. I extended the black/white theme to the embellishments by accenting Open Road's turquoise rose with a black/white chipboard feather.
Finally, I decided to make another card using flower patterned paper instead of flower die-cuts. I love the cute flowers on this vintage emerald green paper. It's fresh and bright–especially the beautiful yellow flowers! I went with even more yellow by housing Open Road's large yellow chipboard camera in the center of the card. Behind it sits a petite transparency window filled with glitter–a kind of camera splash!
I highly suggest giving The Open Road collection a look when sitting down to create your own assortment of flower adorned cards this summer. Thank you for stopping by the Crate Paper blog!
These are gorgeous! Love all the layering!
Posted by: ~amy~ | June 12, 2014 at 05:40 AM
Fabulous cards! Love all the layering!
Posted by: debbie standard | June 12, 2014 at 05:56 AM
I'm a fan of Crate's florals too, these are all gorgeous!
Posted by: Lisa | June 12, 2014 at 09:25 AM
I love them!
Posted by: Jessica T | June 12, 2014 at 02:31 PM