Peony Love

I love Peonies! We lived with my Grandfather when I was young and there were peonies in the garden from my Grandmother and her awesome green thumb. My Mom loved those special flowers as well. And I grew to love them and their large beautiful flowers.

This time of year, when the peony should be blooming, always warms my heart. And as my peony bush has been getting buds I knew I wanted to make another card using this gorgeous stamp set.

The stamp is very detailed so does not require a lot of assistance from me to become beautiful. I stamped it using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then colored it with the Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends. My peony, and the ones from home, were all white with the touch of pink. I tried to give this one that look by leaving the lighter color for the majority of the flower.

The leaves are colored using the Just Jade Stampin’ Blends. I love this color more every time I use it. The ribbon is from the Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo. Even though the Terracotta Tile and Old Olive are not the colors of my card, they pair well and appear to me to be just darker versions of the same colors.

I die cut the peony using the matching Peony Dies. Something that I rarely do is use the “edging” dies in any of my die sets. For some unknown reason I decided that this card needed that edge. I was so happy with the finished look. Since the peony is on a plain background, the edging seems to be a perfect addition.

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