Flowering Almond

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Hi there, Diane with you today.

Don't you love Springtime with all the buds and blooms?

I certainly do and in the Spring  in Michigan

we have a Blossom Queen and parade each May.

some of the beautiful blossoms here are

Flowering Almond as shown below.

I had a what you might call a light bulb moment

to make a few Flowering Almond blossoms of my own.

What is rather unique about these, is what I used to create them with.

When you receive an order from Classy Cards 'n Such,

it always arrives beautifully wrapped in pretty pink tissue.

I decided to not waste it and make a few flowers with it, recycle is always good!

To start I cut 3 layers of the tissue, stacked them

and used Heartfelt Creations Botanical Wings die to cut them.

I pulled all the layers apart,

then used a bit of Art Institute Adhesive in the center of each flower to adhere.

Once almost dry, I fluffed and crunched up the petals to get my blossoms.

I embossed a background with Cherry Blossoms EB folder by Anna Griffin.

That was topped with Joy! Crafts Billies Circle die.

I cut a few branches using Impression Obsession Large Bird on a Branch die.

I snipped the bird off on each branch, poor bird, I do that to him a lot!

I then added my blossoms, and 3 butterflies cut from Joy! Crafts Fantasy Butterflies.

The sentiment is from the JustRite stamp set Floral Basket

which was embossed using Sparkle N Sprinkle Silver Detail embossing powder.

I hope this helps you to rethink your own packaging

and recycle into something beautiful!

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