A Softer Botanical Builder

I'm going to miss the pretty paper from the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper (DSP).  So many pretty patterns in here.

Thankfully the Botanical Builder Framelits Dies are continuing over into the Annual Catalog, so I'm pretty happy about that!  It seems I always think of using them with the Botanical Gardens color schemes so when I saw this on Connie Babbert's blog, I fell in love with the softer colors and knew I had to CASE it.

Recipe:

Blushing Bride Base -  8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"
Whisper White - 5 1/4" x 4"
Birthday Bouquet DSP - 5" x 3 3/4"

Flowers made with Botanical Builder Framelits Dies

Blushing Bride
Mint Macaron
Hello Honey
Whisper White 

For the center of the main flower I used the Mint Macaron from It's My Party Enamel Dots and Pearls for the small flowers.

Sentiments from Rose Wonder

Maybe it would be a good idea to make more and just leave the sentiment off, then add it when something specific is needed.

Thank you for looking in today.  Happy Thursday!   ~ Donna

A Crafty Weekend - updated

Saturday was a fun day of crafting with Diana Gibbs and Rhonda Morgan and 120 or so friends!

Those two really put a lot of thought and work into the projects.  So many in fact, I didn't get them all done!  But I loved working on them with my friends and will finish them up over the next few days.

Until then, let me share with you one that we did finish.

Book O' Cards:

This may look like a card, but it is actually the cover of a book that holds four cute cards.  Everything we made came from the Botanical Gardens products (pages 26 and 27 from the Occasions Catalog).

Before we began making any of our projects we had lots and lots and lots of flowers and leaves to die cut, but we worked as a team at our table and got them done fairly quickly.  Then all we had to do was put it together.

Inside a pocket that holds four of the cards we made, plus envelopes.

Here are the cards we made to go inside: 

Wouldn't these be a nice gift to give or receive?  I sure think so!  

If you would like measurements, just ask.  I didn't measure any of them yet for future cards, but they are all pretty easy to do and I can certainly take the measurements and share them with you if you would like them.

Thank you for looking in today.  Here's to another week ahead!

~ Donna

The instructions for the "Book" for the cards can be found here: http://stampingdoc.blogspot.ca/2008/11/christmas-book-box.html 

She has very easy to follow directions and pictures to go with. Her book was made from 2008 and is Christmas themed, but of course you can use any paper you want.

The measurements for the DSP and Cardstock on the front is:
Cardstock - 5 3/4" x 4 1/2" outside ; 4 1/2" x 2 1/4" inside
DSP - 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" outside ; 4 1/4" x 2" inside.

I will take measurements on the cards Tuesday.  I left them at my office to show off and didn't bring them home tonight.

Thank you so much for your interest!