Susan’s Lilacs and Tulips

Good Saturday afternoon.  My project today was made for the Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge and our inspiration site is Green Wedding Shoes.  I almost went into inspiration overload as there are so many gorgeous photographs of weddings and wedding flowers.  I was inspired by the pink, lilac and green in the garden arrangement below.

new orleans wedding

I pulled out three of Susan’s flower die sets- Tulip, Lilac and Clematis and paired them with Memory Box Delicate Fern, Botanical Stem, Taylored Expressions Brick Embossing Folder and Impression Obsession All-in-One Frames Rectangles 2. Here’s what I came up with.

KC Elizabeth Craft Lilacs 1 left

I created one large tulip and two smaller closed tulips, three lilacs and a few clematis stems.  I cut several fern and botanical stems to use as the base for the bouquet. Before I start attaching my foliage and flowers I always lay them out loosely on my card base to see how I want to arrange them. Once I have the basic idea in mind I start attaching the pieces.  I attached one botanical stem and three fern directly to the card base.  Next I attached the large tulip and lilac stems.  I tucked the two smaller tulips in the arrangement and then attached some of the botanical leaves around them as filler.  I finished the top portion of the bouquet by adding the clematis stems.

KC Elizabeth Craft Lilacs 1 center

The inspiration arrangement had lots of foliage pointed down so I attached a few leaves and another fern downward on my arrangement. I added a multi loop bow for the finishing touch.

KC Elizabeth Craft Lilacs 1 close

Here’s a side view showing the dimension of the bouquet. I love how this turned out.

KC Elizabeth Craft Lilacs 1 right

Thanks for coming by and I hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend.

Card size:  5.50” x 4.25”

13 thoughts on “Susan’s Lilacs and Tulips”

  1. This is probably the most beautiful card you have done. Not even going to try and CASE it, lol. Just Admire it for sure.

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  2. Wow Kittie, this is really GREAT!!
    What a wonderful flowers you have made!! They are sooo real…
    It’s a GORGEOUS bouquet, I love them!!
    Thank you for sharing this BEAUTY with us.
    Hugs, Eva.

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  3. This is such a beautiful card. I LOVE the white brick wall and the colors. As always you did a fabulous job. TFS and Happy 4th. of July!

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  4. First & foremost…. Happy 4th of July to you & your hubby!!
    You truly are the Queen of the kingdom of Flowers…. Another gorgeous card…. I love the brick wall in the background. It’s so subtle, I barely saw it…. Thank you for sharing your wonderful creativity….

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  5. Good Afternoon, and Happy, Happy 4th of July to you an hubby.
    I don’t have words to express the joy an beauty of this card. So well done, so inspiring, so gorgeous with color, You want to smell them, touch them, and admire them every moment of the day. Breathtaking……God bless and Big Hugs….. have a safe 4th too.

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  6. Absolutely breathtaking….Kittie, this card is magnificiet….only you could make those tulips look so life like.
    Love it..How I love your daily inspirations
    Hugs,

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