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Still Loving the Peony Garden Suite!

Handmade sympathy card created with the Peony Garden Suite

I’m still loving the Peony Garden Suite (154129)! I introduced the suite in this blog post and shared a second card I created with the suite in this post. Today I’m sharing a third card featuring the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper (152483).

I chose one of the gray granite floral designs for this card. I cut a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of the dsp on the diagonal with the intention of just flipping one piece over and lining it up with the front side. Well….that didn’t work as the cut then went the wrong direction as you can see. This is one of those ‘happy’ mistakes because I like the way the card turned out better than I had planned. I debated about using one larger flower and covering the triangle where the card base shows but ended up with the three smaller flowers instead.

This Peony Garden Designer Series Paper has several designs that lend themselves beautifully to being colored in with Stampin’ Blends. However for this card I wanted to just have the three smaller flowers add the color.

Two of the sayings in the Prized Peony stamp set speak to the passing of someone dear. This card is going to a long-time friend whose sister just passed away. The stamp for the inside says “My thoughts are with you.” I love it when a stamp set has a greeting for the front of the card and one for the inside.

Supplies to make this card

So I’m still loving the Peony Garden Suite. Have I convinced you to love it too? Then contact me or visit my online store to order the suite for yourself. Remember to use the host code when you order for a small gift from me and remember to keep track of your order on my Customer Appreciation sheet.

Beautiful Prized Peony Bundle

handmade greeting card created with the beautiful Prized Peony Bundle

Today I’m sharing a card I have created with the Prized Peony Bundle (154056), part of the Peony Garden Suite. Last Friday I introduced you to this beautiful Peony Garden Suite (154129) and showed you all the components of this suite.

In addition to the wonderful Peony dies (152701) that cut out the pieces to make the beautiful 3-D peony flower, this bundle has a lovely Prized Peony stamp set (152504), a DisINKtive stamp that creates the illusion of depth with just one stamp. The Peony dies also include dies to cut out the stamped images.

Supplies for sample card

What will you create with this beautiful Prized Peony Bundle? Head over to my online store to order it or contact me and I’ll place the order for you.

The Peony Garden Suite – My Favorite!

Handmade greeting card with a 3-D peony flower as the focal point created with the Prized Peony Bundle.

The Peony Garden Suite is my favorite suite of the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. I created the card above with some of the products found in this suite. Yes, that is a 3-D flower which is so easy to make using the Peony dies (152701) included in this suite. Click on the photo to go to the bundle in my online store. By purchasing the bundle, you save 10%. The greeting is one of the stamps in the Prized Peony stamp set (152504). While this photo doesn’t show the shimmer of the soft Gray Granite ribbon (152463) very well, it is really a beautiful ribbon. Just look at all the beautiful components of this Peony Garden Suite!

Photo shows product included in the Peony Garden Suite

Supplies Used to Create Card:

  • Gray Granite Cardstock 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored and folded at 4 1/4″ for card base
  • Light Gray subtle diamond pattern of Peony Garden designer Series Paper 5 1/4″ x 4″
  • Magenta Madness Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ die-cut with peony dies then sponged with Magenta Madness ink
  • Mango Melody Cardstock scrap for the center of the flower
  • Garden Green Cardstock scraps for the leaf pieces then sponged with Garden Green ink when assembled
  • Whisper White Cardstock scrap for greeting die-cut with largest shaped die of Stitched So Sweetly Dies
  • Gray Granite ink to stamp greeting

You can easily see why the Peony Garden Suite is my favorite suite. I will show you more samples of cards and maybe a 3-D item made with this suite in the coming week. Check back here on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Contact me to order these supplies so you can create your own beauties. I’ll even include a free tutorial with your order.