Hi guys! I am so excited to share today’s project with you because it completely flipped my own expectations upside down. When you think of geraniums, what’s the first color that pops into your head? For me, it’s always bright, classic red. But today, I decided to stray from tradition and go for a soft, beautiful pink palette instead, and I am absolutely thrilled with how it turned out.

The stars of the show—the geraniums are made with the help of a die from Papertrey Ink. I die cut all my flowers, leaves, and stems from Hammermill white cardstock. For flowers, I used Tea Dye and Worn Lipstick distress oxide inks for ink blending. For the leaves and stems I picked Simon Says Stamp Green Apple ink. To make my flowers look not-flat, I shaped the petals with my fingers. The Hammermill cardstock hold shape really well.

All these beautiful flowers needed an equally gorgeous place to rest. I took a piece of off-white cardstock and ran it through my die-cutting machine with a Spellbinders 3D embossing folder Tile Reflection. The intricate, tile-like floral pattern it creates gives the card so much luxury and texture without making the background feel overly busy or distracting.

I assembled the bouquet together and added a delicate gold bow accent. It looks almost like metallic wire or thread, but it’s actually just a clever die-cut from a shiny gold foil cardstock + the Gift Bows die set from Concord and 9th designed by Kristina Werner.

For the greeting, I pulled out my recently purchased Simon Says Stamp Butterfly Blossoms stamp and die set. To make sure everything felt cohesive, I stamped the “Happy Birthday” sentiment in a rich, dark brown ink instead of black so that it keeps the color scheme warm while staying soft. I also die cut it multiple times and layered it to give it additional dimension. I nestled the sentiment right next to the leaves, mounted the entire panel onto a matching off-white card base, and scattered a few clear crystals around the layout for just a hint of morning dew sparkle.

I hope you liked this fun take with flowers colored differently than what you would expect. Do you do this often – make your flowers your color? I am curious 🙂

Happy Crafting!
~Varada