Susan’s Holiday Flora: Beautiful Amaryllis Card
Y’all, I had the pleasure of receiving some dies from Spellbinders to make this lovely amaryllis card. I was so dang excited when I saw the die sets from Susan’s Holiday Flora release! I don’t think I’ve ever seen an amaryllis die set like this one, and I love it when companies come out with unique products.
My idea for this holiday amaryllis card was to gather up blooms for a cut arrangement, hence the basket. Did you know you could have them as cut flowers? I was today years old when I found out.
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The sweet Gathering Basket die is from the same Spellbinder’s release, too. I cut the basket out of wood veneer paper, then did a little ink blending on it with Versafine Clair inks in Pinecone and Fallen Leaves for a bit of dimension.
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To color the amaryllis, I pulled out my trusty Copic Sketch markers. Then I Googled different species of amaryllis and landed on a very interesting one called Papilio (butterfly).
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SO PRETTY, right?! Granted, the red ones are more dramatic, but I just love the whimsy of these. I didn’t blend the striations much (only the greens and yellows) so they would look just like the picture above.
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The Copic Sketch colors I used are:
- Leaves and Stem – YG67, YG13 to make varigated colors
- Amaryllis – RV69, R29, R24 for central reds; YG00, YG0000 for middle stripe and overall petals; YG13 for stamens, petal tips, and flower center.
I shaped the flowers using Susan’s Garden Ultimate Tool Kit. I just happen to pick it up at a scrapbook convention last weekend, not realizing I was going to need it! The loop tool is amazing. If you’d like some great guidance on how to shape this amaryllis, watch Susan’s video here.
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The background strip on this card is a piece of wrapping paper from last year’s gifts. I liked the pattern so much I premade a few possible card panels. Looks like it came in handy! I’m a firm believer in “shopping your stash”, so check yours to see what pretty papers you have to use for a background.
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The sentiment is out of a Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month from last fall. I checked the “past kits” section and unfortunately, it’s not available anymore. But, they have a lot of lovely holiday Glimmer sentiments sets that you can still get, like this one.
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Thanks for coming by today to see my amaryllis card! You’ll want to see this whole collection for yourself – click the links below to peruse these pretty products over at the Spellbinders shop!
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