Impression Obsession Weekly Challenge - Shapes

This week the new Impression Obsession Challenge is to create a card that is shaped. The challenges are fun and the prize is a 25.00 gift certificate to IO. I already was selected once before and it was so much fun shopping for my stamps!

I wanted to create a flower. This sent me searching through my punches and dies to see which one might make a good petal. I decided to use my trusty Spellbinders Nestabilities Label 4 die.

This is how it looked when I was finished...

The laying flat view:

Recipe:

1. Cut 6 petals from white card stock of each size. The sizes started from the second to smallest die and up two more sizes.
2. Spray all the pieces with a lovely shimmery coat of Lemon Zest Glimmer Mist.
3. Lay the medium petals in the center of the largest petals and spray them with Tuscany Sun Glimmer Mist.
4. Spray the smallest petals with Tuscany Sun Glimmer Mist.
5. Stamp the largest and smallest petals with red pigment ink.
6. Stamp the middle petals with orange pigment ink.
7. Sponge the edges of the large petals with brown dye ink.
8. Spritz the white card stock for the bees with the Lemon Zest glimmer mist.
9. Stamp the bees using a black pigment ink.
10. Apply orange stickles to the bees and the button for the center of the flower.
11. Each petal was rolled onto a pencil first the long way and then in half.
12. Die Cut two circles for card base. 3 1/2".
13. Attach the largest petals on the bottom of the petal to the circle. Push the petal up in the middle and flat again at the end.
14. Repeat for all petals.
15. Attach button in the middle.
16. Cut out bees and pop dot onto card.

Products:

• Impression Obsession - 8129, A8128 Left & Right Bee Side
• Impression Obsession - F2051 Small Swirl Background
• Versafine - Crimson Red, Habenero
• Memento - Rich Cocoa
• Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels 4, Large Circles
• Button
• Embroidery Thread
• Ranger Stickles - Orange
• Tattered Angels - Glimmer Mist - Lemon Zest, Tuscany Sun

The next project I am working on is a few cards for Jennifer McGuire's Cards for Kids Drive.

As always thank you for stopping by... It is greatly appreciated!

Suzz