Tomorrow is my mother's birthday, and I used Stampin' Up!'s G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S Pierced Blooms dies to create this bright and cheery card for her. Don't just look once . . . look again at the beauty of the die-cut flowers and leaves! We've all seen die-cut flowers before, but there's just something about the piercing that elevates these dies into a league of their own. Stunning!
As you can see, I pretty much left all of the WOW up to the flowers and leaves. Having them arranged on the wood-like designer paper was a striking enhancement, as was the heart-shaped doily and hemp twine bow with its tails swirling in various directions. It's unfortunate that it's difficult to see the beautiful small envelope that I created from a cut of Expressions in Ink designer paper. My intention was to arrange the flowers as if they were bursting from the envelope--and they are--but they spilled over to cover it.
Can you imagine opening such a colorful card to find a plain, boring inside? Me, either.
I may have been a wee bit late in deciding to purchase yet another set of flower dies, but I am so in love with these and have zero regrets. One thing that makes certain dies a smart investment is the way they can go to work and literally carry the design "burden". If you don't own these gorgeous dies, I encourage you to take a look and consider purchasing them. Just look at all of the dies you get:
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Beautiful card, I'm sure your mom will love it!
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