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Flower Theme

By Ann Clarke

Whilst looking for a new idea I came across

some ‘ready dyed asparagus fern’. I decided this

lovely, delicate plant would look good with silk

flowers and so I planned my first card.

Having settled down and made ten cards - all

unique as plant materials are always slightly

different, I very proudly took them along to a

craft fayre. I sold them all within the first hour,

I was astounded and have been fired with en-

thusiasm ever since.

I use silk Roses, Lilies, Daisies, Larkspur etc.

and Poinsettia’s at Christmas time. An assort-

ment of spring flowers look very attractive

for mother’s day. As well as the fern and silk

flowers you will need some P.V.A. glue and a

card mount, I like to use AP31G because of the

large size and shaped edge to the card. You

can use any large card, SF01G with bells in the

corner is great for a wedding anniversary. A

selection of pretty ribbons, strung beading etc.

is useful to complement the flower group.

Although I have used paper motifs in

these cards, peel off stickers work just as well,

especially the large 25mm and 30mm numbers

(XL406U and XL407U).

The AP31G cards fold differently from most

cards and they can be a bit confusing if you

haven’t used them before. With the aperture on

the left and printed side up, fold the right hand

flap over the centre panel as shown. Turn the half

folded card over so the aperture is on the right

and it is printed side down. Fold the right hand

(aperture) flap over the centre panel. The card is

now folded ready for use with the front panel

opening on the left, glue this front panel closed.

Tw eezers are a great help with placing the

ferns as they are quite delicate, and glue is best

applied to the back of the plants using a cock-

tail stick.

I used the same basic layout on all four cards

as it seems to work very well. Begin with the

main flower, glue the back and place the flower

a little off centre, towards the lower left hand

corner of the card mount. The rest of the design

is built around this flower.

Select two pieces of fern, a tall curved stem

and a small piece. Glue along the lower two

thirds of the back of the large piece. Tuck the

end behind the flower petals so it is out of sight

Above: For this Christmas design I have used

a pretty, glittery Christmas rose made from silk

and extra sparkly ribbon along with winter

plants and berries to give it a really festive feel.

and press onto the card, try to follow the curve

of the aperture with the fern stem.

Glue the back of the smaller piece and place

on the card, tucking the end of the stem under

the lower petals of the flower, again curve the

stem to follow the aperture where possible as this

really helps to make everything work together.

Select the smaller flowers or buds to comple-

ment the flower, placing them above, below and

to the left of the main flower.

Flowers without stems are glued flat onto

the card at the back of the flower head. Flowers

with stems should be placed so the heads above

the main flowers are angled upward and those

below are angled downward. Tuck all stems

behind the petals of the main flower as before.

A little softly folded, sparkly ribbon, glued

and tucked into the group to the lower left adds

a final touch to the spray. A narrow ribbon is

usually best for this, but a short, wide piece left

unfolded and with a ‘V’ cut in the end can be

equally effective.

Complete the card by adding a motif or

sticker to the top right corner to balance the

design.

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