Delicate Calla Lilies
Delicate Calla Lilies
Other Products: Gallery soft oil pastels, flower making foam sheet, glue.
For more tips on creating with the Calla Lily Collection watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/VWKPoXjpiug.
Instructions: The total size of the card is 6 x 7 1/4 ". Use cardstock (I used a green cardstock) to create a shaped card base. Cut card base to 12 x 7 1/2". Score and fold at 6", this gives you a folded card size of 6 x 7 1/2". Diecut the left side of folded card base with medium Swirly Accent Spray outline die. Only place the cutting plate on the rounded part of the die, this will diecut rounded circular part of the card base. Repeat this on the right hand side of card base. Use a scissors to snip the edges if necessary. Cut a plaid paper from paper collection to 5 x 7 1/2" Diecut using the same method and using same die and adhere on card base. Use white cardstock to diecut 2 of the coordinating decorative pieces . Adhere one on each side of card base. Cut a 6 x 4" panel from paper collection and adhere in center of card base.
Cut card base to 12 x 8". Score and fold at 6". Cut a 6 x 4" panel from Cally Lily paper collection. Diecut the large decorage border fom darker green paper from the paper collection. You can do several layers and adhere together to create a thicker sturdier piece, then adhere alone the top of card base as shown.
Now stamp the medium and small lilies from the calla lily cling stamp set on the foam sheet using archival fern green and color them using the gallery soft oil pastels. Shape the petals by lightly heating them on an iron and stick the calla lily pollens inside the petals. Bunch the flowers using a green floral tape. Stamp the leaves on paper using archival ink library green and color them using memento - bamboo leaves and olive green. Shape the leaves using the calla lily shaping mold. Adhere the flower arrangement and leaves on the card as shown in the image. Lastly add a sentiment from the paper collection. You can dust the flowers with any glitter of your choice.