These cards feature the Peony Dies from Stampin' Up!.
I just love this layered Peony Die from Stampin' Up!. I made the Peonies in several different colors and then picked Cardstock and/or DSP to complement the paper and matching ink color. This flower is made from four die cuts and then assembled. After the individual pieces were die cut, I shaded each piece with a sponge dauber and matching ink around the outside edges. You can see that I applied a wider strip of color to the bottom of each piece, and just a bit of color to the top edge. Then the pieces are assembled from smallest to largest, by inserting them inside the next larger piece. The pieces all align at the bottom edge which is easiest to see from the back of the flower. I attached two glue dots to the bottom of the back of the piece to hold them in place.
The bottom mat for this first card was cut from Pink Pirouette CS, the top mat was cut from a piece of Perennial Essence DSP. The layered peony was cut from Whisper White CS and the edges shaded with Pink Pirouette Ink, it was popped up with Dimensionals. The leaves were cut from Old Olive CS using dies from the featured set. The circular shape was cut from Blackberry Bliss CS using a die from the Painted Layers Dies. The flower center was also cut out of Blackberry Bliss CS. The sentiment is from the Floral Frames Stamp Set and was cut using one of the Layering Circle Dies, it was popped up with Dimensionals. Lastly I added a few coordinating Enamel Shapes to the card.
The next cards are made similarly so I will only list the cardstock colors, DSP Sets, ink colors, and any other differences:
Bottom Mat & Circular Shape: Highland Heather
Top Mat: Botanical Butterfly DSP
Peony: Purple Posy CS, Purple Posy Ink
Leaves: Old Olive CS
Sentiment Piece: Whisper White CS, Highland Heather Ink.
Bottom Mat & Circular Shape & Peony Center: Blushing Bride CS
Top Mat: Fresh Floral DSP
Peony: Whisper White CS, Blushing Bride Ink
Leaves: Garden Green CS
Sentiment Piece: Whisper White CS, Blushing Bride Ink, Stamp from Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set.
Bottom Mat & Circular Shape & Peony Center: Pretty Peacock CS
Top Mat: Perennial Essence DSP
Peony: Whisper White CS, Pool Party Ink
Leaves: Pool Party CS, Pool Party Ink
Sentiment Piece: Whisper White CS, Pool Party Ink
Bottom Mat & Circular Shape: Crushed Curry CS
Top Mat: Country Lane DSP
Peony: Daffodil Delight CS, Daffodil Delight Ink
Leaves: Forever Flourishing Dies, Old Olive CS
Sentiment Piece, Whisper White CS, Crushed Curry Ink
