ThePowerOfACard: Bringing You the Floral Charm Suite

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Bringing You the Floral Charm Suite

If you love florals, this suite is a must have! It was part of the July On-line Exclusive release and can be found in my store. The bundle has eight stamps and eight dies and the suite includes a ribbon (a woven ribbon in Petal Pink), some embellishments (Petal Pink, Petunia Pop and Night of Navy gems) and a gorgeous pack of Designer Series Paper (DSP). When I first got my order, I really had a hard time deciding which pattern to use first! Whoever was the artist at Stampin' Up! did a fantastic job and I know you are going to love it!

The card I'm making in the video features one of the dies - the single rose. I wanted to make a classic red rose, so I show you how to cut it out with two pieces of cardstock and piece it back together to give you a red flower on a green stem. I also show an easy way to ink blend on intricate die cut pieces - you won't want to miss that. If you have anyone who loves roses, this card will be a great birthday card for them!

Gather your supplies:

Cardstock: Basic Beige 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", 4" x 5-1/4"; Old Olive 2-1/2" x 5-1/2"; Real Red 1-3/4" square; Basic White 5/8" x 3-1/4", 1/2" x 2"; Floral Charm DSP 3" x 4-1/2"
Bundle: Charming Day
Stamp: Unbounded Love
Die: Textured Notes
Embossing Folder: Exposed Brick
Ink: Old Olive
Embellishment: Antique Pearls
Adhesive and Tools

Start by folding your card base in half and creasing the fold with a bone folder. Using the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine, on the Old Olive piece, cut out the two different leaves and the bottom portion of the rose, but do not separate them from the background piece. Cut out just the rose petals portion on the Real Red and cut a decorative rectangle on the DSP. Lastly, emboss the panel of Basic Beige.

Since we are layering the green leaves on a green background, I wanted to add some ink blending to the leaves to give some variation in the shades. Because they are intricate die cuts, if you leave them with the background piece, it is much easier to add color with a blending brush. Trim the green stem and layer it on the bottom of the rose petals. Then cut the large leave die cut into two pieces and glue them behind the stem. Add dimensionals behind the rose and upper leaf, and glue to the rest of the stem and leaves, to adhere the flower to the die cut rectangle. Stamp the sentiment in Old Olive ink on the strip of Basic White and flag the ends.

For the final assembly, glue the embossed panel to the card front. Pop up the DSP/rose piece with Dimensionals and add the sentiment over the stem with even more Dimensionals. Embellish with the Antique Pearls. For the inside, stamp the sentiment off center and adhere the remaining leaf die cut nest to it. Stamp a few leaves on the corner of the envelope to complete this card.

Because the paper is such a shining star, many of my layouts feature the DSP. These first two are simple cards using strips of paper. I added a ribbon of Timid Tiger over my three strips (1-1/4" x 3-1/2") which were placed on a panel of Basic White. It's such a great layout because it leaves the space for the sentiment and really shows off three different patterns. To coordinate, I used a sentiment from Beautiful Butterflies on the inside.

The next one has five strips (1" x 3-1/2") scattered on a piece of Early Expresso. I stamped and colored the small flower with Blends - who would have thought to put Early Expresso, Pecan Pie and Petunia Pop together? I don't know but it sure does work!

For this card, I used the Regals 6" x 6" pack of paper and selected two patterns of Old Olive. I cut the label shapes from the Nested Essentials dies and popped them up over a length of the Petal Pink ribbon from the suite. I colored the rose/leave cluster with shades of Petal Pink and Old Olive Blends and added it to the label with Dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment with Calypso Coral (which I love paired with Petal Pink!) and finished with Antique Pearls (but I certainly could have used the gems from this suite).

Here are two more easy layouts to feature DSP. I love how the first one has the smallest mat of Blackberry Bliss to make the DSP pop! My label is from Unbounded Love dies and the ribbon is the Petunia Pop Bordered ribbon. The little flower is just fussy cut from a scrap of the DSP. For the next card, I used Nested Essentials dies for the label and fussy cut the sentiment to add on top. I embellished with Petal Pink and White Combo Pack ribbon and Low Profile Dots. My inside sentiment is from Tags of Thanks.

My next card uses a rectangle of DSP cut on the diagonal. But because it's a rectangle and not a square, you need two pieces of the DSP. Turn one of them over and cut both the same way on the diagonal. Now you'll have the pieces for two cards. Before adding the two rectangles to the Night of Navy panel, cut out the larger leaf from the center. From the layer of Basic White, you can cut the label (To the Point punch). Then you'll only need a small scrap of Pretty Peacock for the small leaves. I used Iridescent Faceted Gems (but the ones in the suite are great too!).

For my last sample, I cut the large die cut with the flowers and leaves out of Basic White. On a panel of Basic White, I used a blending brush to add Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight and finally Pretty in Pink. (While you are ink blending, do so on a 1/2" strip of Basic White to add on the inside.) Then I lightly sprinkled water on top which gives a subtle but noticeable texture to the background. Pop up the flowers and stamp the sentiment with Basic Black. Finish by adding Iridescent Faceted Gems. On the inside, tuck a white rose under the ink blended strip and decorate the envelope with the large rose stamp.

I adore this suite and can't wait to hear how much you like it too! I'm using it at my card class this month and I have shown additional cards with this suite on my Facebook page. I think it's clear to say I've been charmed!

Karen

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