Jun 24 2008
Magnolias in a Vase
I used some scraps for this card and that always makes me feel good because I can tell myself I was cleaning my room at the same time. These magnolia blossoms from Flourishes’ Lilac set were left over from another project, already colored and cut out but still laying on my table. The vase was punched from a brayered background that was heading to the scrap drawer but hadn’t made it there yet. So, you see, I was tidying my room. Did I wind up with a bigger mess than when I started? Ummmmm…yes! But at least the magnolia blossoms found a home.
To make the vase I punched a 1 3/8″ circle and snipped the ends off, more at the top so the mouth is wider than the base. I made another one so I could show you a photo for visual aid:
Great big punch, little bitty vase. I love my punches. I rarely make a card without using some kind of punch. They provide so many easy design possibilities.
This card’s gorgeous background paper is BasicGrey Sultry. Every design in the collection is to die for and my favorite is whatever I happen to be working with at the time. Its colors lean toward chocolate and pink but I saw the gray in this sheet and decided to go with that instead. The ribbon is one of my favorites from Flourishes – Silver/Gray velvet. I’ve become quite a gray-aholic lately. I even switched my photo backdrop from white to gray. It seems to be less competative with the card when it comes to light metering. I know in photography there’s something about light metering and gray cards which I’m not capable of getting real technical about, but it seems to have solved some of the problems I was having.
I’ll finish up with a list of ingredients and a wish for a wonderful day. Take care!
- Stamps: Lilac (Flourishes)
- Paper: Going Gray, Naturals white, BasicGrey Sultry designer paper
- Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Late November Spectrum pad (for brayered vase)
- Accessories: Soft chalks and spray matte sealer (for coloring and sealing flowers), velvet ribbon from Flourishes, silver elastic cord, eyelets, 1 3/8″ circle punch, Scotch brand foam mounting tape
35 responses so far
the punch idea is a keeper. love those colors.
This is beautiful and so creative. The vase is such a clever idea. It looks like a wonderful glazed pottery piece.
Gorgeous! Love it. TFS! XO, Mimi
Absolutely exquisite!
Such pretty flowers- I love the vase you made!
Very beautiful and creative, love it!
Very elegant. What a great and simple way to make a vase!
Charmaine
Gorgeous Leslie! You are so creative….I just love your vase of magnolias!
Leslie…this is gorgeous.
What a cool way to clean your stamping space!!! ;O)
how pretty! I love the simple vase you created using a punch! who knew?! Love that velvet ribbon and big eyelets! That soft gray color with the dp works perfectly!
This card is just gorgeous!! Love the DP and the vase is so very creative! TFS
This is sooo beautiful, Leslie!!! I LOVE your awesome vase and gorgeous designer paper!! Your magnolias are amazing!!!
How creative Leslie – I would have never thought of that!! This card is absolutely gorgeous, I just love it! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
How pretty! Love how you did your vase! Beautiful card all the way around!
BRILLIANT! I never in a million years would have thought of that. Can’t wait to try it myself now! thanks for sharing!
ansa
Very very nice! The magnolias look great with that BG paper. I love your tip about the circle punch vase.
What a great way to use scraps! Love the vase. Looks like a wonderful bayer job. Great card.
Retired Heather
Thanks for the quick tip on making the vase — off to try it myself!
What a clever idea to make a vase! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous Leslie. I use a gray background to take photos too, it seems to work better for me than the white.
Leslie, every time I look at one of your beautiful creations its becomes my latest favorite and this magnolia card is it!! The colors are gorgeous, your use of a punch to create a vase is fabulous and the way everything is pulled together is simply divine design!!
Absolutely beautiful card! Looks simple, but I know simple isn’t easy. It takes a special touch. Love the colors and your vase.
You are so creative!!! I just love this card!
Great idea for the vase, Leslie! Beautiful card!
Gorgeous, gorgeous magnolia arrangement and stunning BG paper. What a great way to make a vase…….wish I had thought of it, but I will sure borrow your idea in the future
TFS
Great card!
May I ask which company makes those cool eyelets?
Love them!
Thanks!
LOL, I so know what you mean. You think you are just going to use up some scraps and you make a bigger mess with a ton more scraps.
I LOVE your card Leslie and I LOVE that sweet flower pot.
Jennifer
This is amazing, Leslie — love the flower pot you created!!
Gorgeous Lesley!
Lovely, such pretty coloring of the flowers, and neat idea for the vase, love those big eyelets!
Don’t you just love when scraps come to great use? I love how you made the vase! So pretty!
Another Jaw Dropper!!! How you created the vase is genius!!! The colored and cut blossoms are so beautiful and the entire card is just wonderful!!! Such a fabulous example of the versatility of this set!!! Love this so much!!!
Gorgeous Leslie!! I love the vase idea, but the flowers arranged in the vase are stunning!!
Stunning card! You do such beautiful work.
Oh, I remember very well the gorgeous Magnolia project that these pretty flowers are left over from, and they’re stunning here too! Wonderful dimension and such a beautiful combination of focal image and background paper, but please don’t enable me about that Sultry paper! I have lingered over it a few times, but all my unused designer papers make me stop myself. Love that vase, and the big eyelets and velvet ribbon dress up and balance this card so nicely. Linda