…And the Blog Blitz continues! I love the look of wild stems collected into a bouquet. I've made special occasion arrangements several times by picking wild grasses and weedy-looking things in fields and on the side of the road to use alone or to add interesting texture and contrast to cut flowers in baskets and buckets. So I knew I needed to have the WILD PRAIRIE STEMS die no. 99436.
On this card I combined the WILD PRAIRIE STEMS with the ADELAIDE STEM die no. 99432 to make a bouquet. I used the HONEYCOMB CORNER die no. 99448 as an added design element.
I pulled a watercolored background from a pile of already prepared papers and trimmed it into two pieces for this card. It's hard to see, but after painting on watercolor paper, I had spritzed it with a metallic gold spray which gives it quite a bit of shimmer. I backed the watercolor pieces with dark brown cardstock and used the same paper to die cut the Honeycomb Corner. The Wild Prairie Stems were cut from more of the dark brown cardstock and again from a lighter brown and glued together. I added one Adelaide Stem on top and tied them with thin twine. Using just a few glue dots to secure the bouquet gives it some dimension on the card panel.
And because I can never make just one card once I get going, here's one that uses the Wild Prairie Stems hanging in front of the Honeycomb Corner as one would hang a bunch of wild stems, flowers, or herbs to dry.
On this card, I cut the Honeycomb Corner from a piece of watercolored paper and left some of the honeycomb cells in place. I have thought up so many ways to use the Wild Prairie Stems and have three more cards done already! I love to read your comments, so I hope you will leave a comment on this post by Sunday April 17th at 11:59 pm EST. You could win your own Wild Prairie Stems die! Winners will be announced on the Outside the Box blog on Monday, April 18th.
Happy Crafting!
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Wow what a simple idea but so effective and executed beautifully too thank you for sharing.
Beautiful cards…and wonderful use of a very versatile die!
I love the stack of Wild Prairie stems on the second creation most with your unique creation leaving some honey bee pieces in the paper, great idea!
Anne… These cards are simply gorgeous. I love the way you’ve paired them up and tied them. Absolutely beautiful. And the colours on both cards are lovely (although I am very partial to all things brown – sshhh… don’t tell)!
Both cards shown here are absolute winners in my book.
Have a lovely week. X
Both beautiful cards. Fabulous design and colours and really wonderful dies. Thanks for the chance to win xx
beautiful samples using these dies..!!! these dies are my favorite picks in the new release…love seeing how you used them!
Oh pretty, pretty..like you I love wild flowers and have been known to have a vase full here or there…so fun to see these dies in use and in such a beautiful design!
I just love all these dies on this release. I can see I’m going to hit my wallet big time!
Beautiful cards. Love how you made the “bundles” from the stems.
It´s just WOW! What to say more?! 🙂
Love to see your creative imagination in action! Thanks for showing possibilities for these stems!
Great cards! 🙂
Beautiful card creations! A very versatile die!
Oh goodness these cards are fabulous. Perfect color choices, I look at these all day. 🙂
Gorgeous cards!
Love the cards and dies! Thanks for sharing.
Love the dies you used to make your beautiful card.
Lovely cards you made, like the colors and the dies you used.
Love these beautiful stems! Lovely cards! The stems look great tied with twine!
Love the Wild Prairie Stems! Love the second one where the stems are hanging upside down as if drying.
What a great card Anne. A beautiful job!
(I get “giddy” EVERY TIME I see a Memory Box envelope {Your 1st pic.} and this was no exception!) Love these dies, I don’t order online but when I see these dies in a store I stop and look at every one! (Often buying!) Thanks for sharing and the chance to win!
These cards are awesome! I don’t know that I would have thought to gather the stems together – really wonderful!
Your color choices are lovely, too! Thanks so much!!
Love how you bunched the Prairie Stems together into a bouquet. Really makes them pop off the card. Nicely done!
Such a pretty card! These dies are amazing, they would make any card beautiful!
Love the different layers and perspective on this card, and I love the wildflower stem die. Like you said, it could be used so many different ways. Thanks so much for a chance to win! Judy D.
Beautiful wild bouquets and love the honeycomb corners.
Gorgeous flowers. I only recently found Memory Box dires but I love them!
What are dramatically lovely card! It also would be beautiful for a fall occasion. Thank you so much for the inspiration !
Lovely use of color! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! That is an incredible card!!!! The dies are nothing short of amazing!!!
Lovely card!
Your cards are AMAZING! Wow! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the dies you used and how you used them! Thank you for the wonderful inspiration!
Thank you for sharing such wonderful ideas! Beautiful card!
Such amazing dies and a fabulous card!
Looks like some very versatile and useful dies – love the cards you created with these dies !!! Thanks for sharing !
Love the background!
I love the bunch hanging upside down.
I love these dies which create silhouette diecuts. Your card creations are great and I love how you ‘hang’ a bundle to air dry.
Love these stems and that honeycomb background. Very nice.
I just love the beautiful nature theme of your card and the combination of honeycomb and wild stem dies! Great rustic look!
I love the twine and honeycomb background with these wildflower stems. The texture is great!
Awesome card!!!
Love both ‘stems’ dies.
Just love how you’ve used both the Adelaide & Prairie dies. Lovely cards.
Gorgeous cards. I really love both the Prarie and Adelaide both are so beautiful and delicate.
These dies just became “must haves” after seeing your cards!
pretty way to use the wild flowers the twine holding them together is a neat touch!
I love how you used all the dies on this card. The stems make such a wonderful addition to the flowers.
SO BEAUTIFUL!! I LOVE the FUN Layers and Designs!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Your card is just gorgeous! I am LOVING that amazing honeycomb Corner!
Take Care!
Michele
Beautiful samples using these dies and thanks so much for a chance to win.
These stems look like they could be used often and mixed with other dies, too! Love your ideas on how to use them, Anne!
Beautiful cards Anne, love the bunches of wild stems against the watercolour backgrounds.
I love how you used the stems, and I love how you gave the card dimension!
These dies are so versatile and I love the nature themes!
Oh my, Anne, these are scrumptious! Love the breezy look you created with the watercolor bg. Love all the dies!
Your bouquet is so pretty. Lovely card. Hugz
I can’t wait to see your other cards! I, too, have a lot of good ideas using these dies!
I love the new die Prairie Stems. Your card ideas are great, thanks for sharing them with us.
wonderful bouquet, beautiful card!
Love the layering! You hit the mark with that sweet bouquet tied together!! Thank you for sharing your idea’s! 🙂