Floral Essence – Kylie’s Training Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Kylie’s Demonstrator Training Blog Hop! I’m part of a group of amazingly talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world that participate in Kylie’s program for building our businesses.

Today’s card is made with products from the gorgeous Perennial Essence Suite. I was asked by a friend to create a special birthday card for a friend of hers. After going to several card shops she couldn’t find what she was looking for so this is what I came up with after discussing what she wanted on the card. I gave her several choices and was hoping she would pick my favorite one – and she did!

This is how I made the card:

  • Card base – Petal Pink cardstock cut at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and fold in half.
  • Cut piece of Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Adhere piece of Organdy Striped Ribbon to paper and adhere to card base. Cut another piece of ribbon, tie in bow and adhere with a Mini Glue Dot.
  • Cut piece of Whisper White cardstock at 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. Stamp largest flower image from the Floral Essence stamp set all over with Petal Pink ink. Stamp the beautiful day sentiment from the Love What You Do stamp set over the flowers using Balmy Blue ink. Adhere to card.
  • Stamp medium flower twice on piece of Whisper White cardstock with Balmy Breeze ink and then stamp the center of one of the flowers with Crushed Curry ink. Stamp small flower twice with Blueberry Bushel ink and stamp both flower centers with Crushed Curry Ink. Fussy cut all four flowers. Adhere the two larger flowers together. Arrange flowers at bottom left corner of card and adhere.

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One More Floral Essence Card

Today I’m sharing the last of a group of cards I recently made using products from the Perennial Essence Suite.


I CASEd this card here from Mary Deatherage. Here is how I made the card:

Card base – Flirty Flamingo cardstock cut at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and fold in half.

Cut piece of Designer Series Paper from the Perennial Essence DSP pack and adhere to card base.

Stamp large floral image with Flirty Flamingo ink, first stamping off and then stamping onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock. Stamp the greeting using Blackberry Bliss ink. Die cut with the next to largest Stitched Shape circle die.

Stamp four flower petals with Calypso Coral ink on a piece of Calypso Coral cardstsock. Punch out with the Perennial Flower Punch. Attach two of the petals together with a Mini Glue Dot to make each of the flowers. Attach flowers with Stampin’ Dimensionals to card front along left side of the circle image. Add those adorable Perennial Essence Floral Centers to each flower for an extra pop of color.

Cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″ for inside of card. Stamp one of the floral images from the set with Flirty Flamingo ink on the bottom corner and adhere to card.

I love how the color combination works on this card! I can’t get enough of this gorgeous impressionist looking paper so I know you will be seeing more cards from me using this paper in the future.

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Floral Essence SIP Card

Today’s card features the Floral Essence stamp set and was designed as a SIP (Stamps, Ink, Paper) card, so it is an easy card to create for both beginner crafters as well as avid crafters with a limited amount of time for cardmaking.

  • The color combination for the card is Rococo Rose, one of the new InColors, Smoky Slate and Balmy Blue. Here is how I made the card.
  • Card base – cut piece of Balmy Blue cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″ and fold in half.
  • Cut piece of Smoky Slate cardstock at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and attach to card base. Cut piece of Whisper White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″.
  • Stamp the sentiment with Balmy Blue ink at bottom right on the piece of Whisper cardstock. To create the background, stamp the large floral image with Smoky Slate ink multiple times on piece of the Whisper White cardstock.
  • Stamp the three-petal image with Rococo Rose ink six times on a piece of Rococo Rose cardstock. Punch the petals out with the Perennial Flower Punch. Attach two of the petals together with a mini glue dot to make one flower. Repeat two more times.
  • Adhere stamped background piece to card front. Attach the punched flowers to card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Cut piece of Whisper White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″ for inside of card. Stamp large floral image at bottom corner of card using one of the three colors from the card and adhere.
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Floral Essence Butterfly Card

Hello! I hope you had a wonderful July 4th holiday weekend! I’m back to posting more regularly again after having to take a short break. I took a few days two weeks ago to visit my home town of New York City to visit with friends I haven’t seen in a number of years. When I arrived back home I unexpectedly got project work for my information consulting business from a new client, which was a very pleasant surprise! So, some of the cards I made for my June club and a private workshop were photographed but I never got to upload them until now. Over the next few days I will be sharing them with you.

Today I’m sharing one of several cards I made using the gorgeous Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper. These papers look like impressionist paintings and could easily stand on their own with little embellishment. This card also features the butterfly from the Springtime Impressions Dies.

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base: Cut piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and fold in half.
  • Cut piece of Designer Series Paper at 4″ x 5 1/4″ . Cut piece of Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon at 4 1/2″ and attach to the DSP, folding the ends in to the back of the paper. Attach piece to card base.
  • Use a die cutting machine to cut the butterfly from a piece of Purple Posy cardstock. Attach to center of card over the ribbon by dotting liquid glue around the butterfly.
  • Cut a strip of vellum cardstock at 1/2″ and stamp the greeting from the Floral Essence stamp set with Blackberry Bliss ink. Make sure the ink is dry before cutting flags at both ends of the strip. I’ve found that sometimes the ink smudges on the vellum if you touch it because it doesn’t always dry instantly. Attach to center of the butterfly.
  • For the inside of the card, cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Cut a strip of the DSP at 1″ x 4″ and attach to bottom of white piece. Attach to inside of card.

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