Magnolia's Place: Prized Peony

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Florals

I simply adore flowers. I can not get enough of them, in real life, in stamping or on my canvases. I just hung another giant oriental poppy in the master bedroom. It hangs next to another giant poppy, making a pair of colorful florals inside the room. When we look out the window, we can see two large flower beds.

Stamps	Prized Peony
Paper	Gray Granite, Basic White Thick
Ink	Gray Granite
Embellishments	Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon
Tools	Parisian Flourish Embossing Folder, Peony Dies, Layering Squares Dies

Stamps	Art Gallery
Paper	Smoky Slate, Basic White, Basic Black
Ink	Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark
Embellishments	Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon, Simply Elegant Trim, White Emboss Powder
Tools	Floral Gallery Dies, Painted Texture Embossing Folder, Heat Tool

Stamps	Art Gallery
Paper	Basic Gray, Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Gold Foil
Ink	Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments	Gold Fine Art Ribbon, Genial Gems
Tools	Floral Gallery Dies, Basic Borders Dies, Poppy Moments Dies (leaves)

Monday, March 7, 2022

Several Sympathy Cards

I've been making bunches of sympathy cards for my stash, as there seems to always be just a few in there.

Stamps	Positive Thoughts
Paper	Basic Gray, Basic White, Vellum Layering Designs
Ink	Gorgeous Grape, Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride
Embellishments	Stampin' Dimensionals
Tools	Nature's Thoughts Dies, Stamparatus, Sponge Daubers

All the card below use the same stamp set, technique and colors.

I do love using Stampin' Blends to color, but when making a dozen of the same card, I wanted to do something different, that was a bit quicker. So I got out my Stamparatus and Stamp Daubers to make a quick go of adding color to this beautiful stamped image. I began by placing Shimmery White cardstock on my Stamparatus, and stamped the Peony in Petal Pink ink. Then I used Sponge Daubers to apply Flirty Flamingo to a few places on the flower and bud. Next, I daubed Pear Pizzazz on the leaves, and finally Mossy Meadow on a few places of the leaves. I did not have to clean the stamp after each color addition and I did do a second application of Flirty Flamingo to get a deeper color. Quick and easy and oh so pretty!

I created the 'frames' with the Stitched Rectangle Dies, then used the Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder.

Stamps	Prized Peony, Very Versailles
Paper	Basic White, Petal Pink, Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Pale Papaya, Shimmery White, Daffodil Afternoons (SAB)
Ink	Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow
Embellishments	Expressions In Ink Emphera, Square Vellum Doilies (retired)
Tools	Peony Dies, Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Tasteful Labels Dies, Stamparatus, Sponge Daubers

The background text is from the Very Versailles stamp set, and the leaves on this card were done in Crumb Cake.

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Prized Peony

These three cards show the progression of a design. I liked the first one, made changes in the second one. Then made more changes in the third one, by using a different peony stamp. The third one is my favorite:)

Peony - stamped in Calypso Coral, colored with a Dark Petal Pink and light Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends and diecut with Peony Dies
Leaves - stamped in Mossy Meadow, colored with Light Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends, diecut with Peony Dies
Card base - Thick Whisper White
Leaves from the Forever Flourishing dies in Vellum, Soft Seafoam, and Mossy Meadow cardstock
Layer - Petal Pink with edge die from the Peony Dies
Layer - Whisper White and embossed with Tasteful Textile embossing folder
Layer - Mossy Meadow
Ribbon - Petal Pink

tams# 48472

Product List

Prized Peony Bundle (English)

[154056]

$57.50

Forever Flourishing Dies

[152714]

$36.00

Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder

[152718]

$9.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146985]

$8.75

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101856]

$10.00

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146988]

$8.75

Petal Pink 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Organdy Striped Ribbon

[149441]

$8.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

$9.00

So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[149557]

$9.00

Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[148547]

$9.00

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144045]

$9.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

$7.50

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Peony Builder

The Peony Die set has 17 pieces, some to cut out stamped images and some to 'build' a peony and three leaves. When I first got this bundle I looked at the 'peony builder' pieces and when huh??? I could easily identify petal pieces, but I thought, what the heck am I supposed to do with them? The leaf shapes were easy to point out too, but what about those pieces that look like fish skeletons?? I figured it out and once you know how, it is quick and easy! I made a video to show you how easy this really is.

tams# 46887

Product List

Prized Peony Bundle (English)

[154056]

$57.50

Peony Garden Designer Series Paper

[152483]

$11.50

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115320]

$8.75

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$8.75

Banner Triple Punch

[138292]

$23.00

So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105118]

$8.75

Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad

[147112]

$7.50

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

$5.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

$7.50

Saturday, June 27, 2020

Pretty Peonies

This is such a lovey product suite. My Grandma planted peony bush on the farm and by the time we moved there it was huge and slap full of the most beautiful flowers. I remember picking flowers from the low branches that I could reach to take to my Mom. I walked by that bush every day on my way to meet the bus at the road. I looked up our old place on Google Earth and that peony bush is still there! I bet all or most of the perennials that Grandma planted are still thriving as well.

When I first saw this stamp set in the catalog I knew I had to have it! As you can see from the diagram below the samples, there are dies to cut out the stamped images, and there also dies to build a peony with, as well as leaves. It's so simple to put the pieces together to create a lovely peony. In the next day or so I will add a video showing how quickly and easily you can create a peony with the builder die pieces.