I made these flowers for my daughter’s teacher who lost her father recently. These will last forever since they are paper so I hope she will think of her father and my daughter every time she looks at them. I decorated a recycled grape jelly jar as the vase with the DSP available for FREE right now during Sale-a-bration. The gerbera daisies were created using the Flower, Daisies #2 die (114520) and Melon Mambo (115320) card stock. To dress up the vase a bit, I used the Labels Collection (125598) Framelits Dies and Pool Party (122924) card stock that was then embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots (117335) embossing folder for added texture. The cross is stamped from the Crosses of Hope set (117136 wood, 120567 clear) in Melon Mambo ink to coordinate with the flowers then punched using the Extra-Large Oval (119859) punch and attached to the Pool Party label. The stems of the flowers are made from Old Olive (100702) card stock. The ribbon tied at the top of the vase is Old Olive 1-1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (now retired). The center of the flowers was created using retired flower punch and Early Expresso (119686) card stock. So once again, I must stress that if you see something you like, don’t wait too late for it to retire! I love this little flower punch and my gerbera daisies just wouldn’t be the same without these cute centers! If you live in the San Antonio are and would like to learn exactly how to make these beautiful flowers, contact me to schedule a workshop!
