Happiest Things In Life

Hi crafty friends!  Today's card uses our new crinkly Kraft paper to make some fun flowers.  I actually started with the flowers on this one as I was really just wanting to see what I could do with this new kraft paper.  The instant I saw it, I thought of so many fun flowers that I could make with it so I had to just dig in and give it a go.  I used the same technique as I do with ribbon to make these.  I cut a strip of the paper and placed the sticky redline tape along the edge of it.  I then rolled and gathered to create the fullness in the flower.  Once it was finished, I edged them with black soot distress ink to give them some definition.  There is a close up below.  So I made three of them that I was quite happy with so I had to make a card for them to go on (you just can't waste them!)  I picked some Graphic 45 papers to go with them.  One of the papers was a butterfly pattern so I cut a strip of it.  I decided to pop the  wings up on the strip so I used a craft knife to cut around the edges of the wings.  I lifted them up then added some black twinkles to the edges (they are quite sparkly even if it doesn't show in the pic).l  I cut a decorative labels one in black for the back piece of my focal element.  It just peeks out from behind my Vintage Lace Motif.  I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with a plain circle and popped it up on foam for dimension and very lightly inked the edges with black soot too.  I added my three flowers in the corner and a couple of black rhinestone swirls as accents top and bottom.  I pierced the edges to complete it.  All in all, I had a fun time playing with the new krinkly kraft paper and I hope you like the results!  All for now, Sue x