Thursday, August 11, 2011

 Today's bouquet of flowers was made using the new Cricut Sophie cartridge (a Cricut Circle exclusive cartridge). This idea could also be done using many other Cricut cartridges such as Accent Essentials, Flower Shoppe, Paisley, Hello Kitty Greetings, Life's A Beach, Pack Your Bags, Picturesque, Sweet Treats and many others.
What made this project easy was that these are actually flower cards so I was able to glue the stems right in between the sides of the cards.  Stems were just from the flower arranging department in Hobby Lobby and they came in this green color. I cut the flower cards at 5".  I intended originally to make this into a card set but then decided a bouquet would be more fun.  Projects sometimes change scope as I work on them - how about for you?
 Paper was by Stampin Up! and through a magical twist of fate and good fortune, I had buttons that matched exactly.  These were hot glue gunned into place (is that even a word?...LOL!).  Leaves were cut at 2" and I used glue dots to hold them in place.  Those glue dots are remarkably strong!
Thanks for looking!

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Have a great day!

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60 comments:

Karen said...

what happy cheerful flowers

Crhiga said...

Perfectly pretty flowers!! TFS!!!

Carol

Joan Smith said...

This is a great idea....loved how you put the buttons on too! Cheerful, pretty and won't wilt...:) This is a keeper (literally)

snappy scrappy said...

Too cute!! Lee-Ann :)

Cathy said...

What a pretty bouquet!!
mexicopetshop at hotmail dot com

CathyinMN said...

What a fun bouquet. Don't you just love it when you already have something that perfectly matches what you're working on? Looking forward to seeing your new blog look. TFS!

scrapdiva said...

very pretty flower, love that cartridge, wish they would offer it to everyone

Crafting Katie said...

Super cute, Joy! I love all of the buttons in the center of your flowers! I can't wait to get my cartridge!!!

Kelly Massman said...

too cute!

Susan said...

Gotta love the buttons! Simply terrific!
SusanJ in atlana

Just A Pac Rat said...

Love the flowers and all the buttons used. TFS

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mamawcindy said...

This is so Sweet!!! That would brighten anyone day. Thanks for Sharing! :0)

cheryl@pavlacka.net said...

I just LOVE this bouquet. I also am sorry I did not renew my Circle membership. :o( Last year's carts were disappointing....

If you ever get tired of Sophie -- send it to me! LOL!!

Marissa said...

These flowers are so cute! Thank you for letting us know what OTHER cartridges to use...that always helps! Can hardly wait to see your new blog!


rissaflor atyahoo dotcom

Kayla said...

super cute! I love the buttons on the flower centers. tfs

Dayna Sabrina said...

Oh I love these! I'm excited about getting this cartridge!

Kate said...

So cute! All those buttons look fabulous!

CARDS by SUSAN said...

I LOVE that cartridge but I am not a Circle member :(
Thanks for sharing
Susan

DEBBIE ORR said...

These flowers are really really cute!

OCCricut said...

LOVE how this turned out!!
I also LOVE it when I have just the right colors (buttons) for a project...the crafting angels are with you! ;-)
Thanks for sharing ... really like the idea of using the card feature! Brilliant!

Deneen said...

Pretty bouquet of flowers. Love how you used the buttons for the centers.

Gale said...

So cute !....these would be cute in a frame as well!

Denise said...

What a darling project! Can't wait to see your new blog design :)

loving3boys1girl said...

So cute!!! Can't wait to see the new blog!

~Tracy
blue.tacs @ yahoo dot com

surfnfroggie said...

I love you flowers! Can't wait to see your new site!
surfnfroggie

Cheryl said...

These are the coolest Flowers ever!! I love love love them and can not wait to start making them.
BIG WOW!!! THANKS SO MUCH!

Nitasha said...

Gorgeous bouquet! These would make a great teacher gift. Hmmm...maybe even making them as toppers to pens or pencils too...Thank you for the inspiration!

Miranda said...

Super cute flowers! Love the bright colors! TFS

Teri said...

Love these flowers! I do have one question, does the back of the flowers look like the front or just solid white? Thanks for the idea.

What Can I Do Today? said...

Love these flowers!

Loster said...

What a cute set of flowers - it looks like the color of the petal is sandwiched in between the flower. How interesting! I love new ideas.

Pat N. said...

Adorable, love the buttons for the centers of the flowers--very nice!!--Pat N.

jacgonz said...

Love, Love, Love that bouquet of flowers. I made one years, I mean years back but never had the cart -it was freehand - can you imagine! ugh. This makes life simple and it comes out more beautiful! So lovely.

Anonymous said...

Cute flower arraignment.
DMcardmaker

Angela said...

That is SO pretty! Thanks for all the great ideas.

Angela
AngelaHarlow@live.com

Kris said...

I just love these flowers! So clever of you to take a card and make a bouquet! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

Amber said...

I love the bright colors and buttons on the flowers. They are so cheerful that they would put a smile on anyones face.

Sparkly Scrap Girl said...

So bright and cheerful!

Sandy said...

Great idea for brightening a winter day!

Emily said...

Beautiful! Great ideas with the buttons!

Luv 2 Create said...

Can't wait for this cartridge to arrive. It was my top pick along with Philosophy. Cute flowers.
Marcie

school labels mommy said...

These flowers are so cute. My daughter loved looking at them.

jamme said...

Oh what pretty flowers.Love all the little buttons you used on these. They make me smile.

Glori said...

So creative and cheerful!! I just love this idea!!

chilindra at att dot net

Debby said...

I love these flowers. Wish I could get this cartridge, it fits me to a T.
angel hugs
Debby

Marilyn said...

Love it! The colors are great, the project is so perky! Thank you for sharing with us!

SallyP said...

Love the flower bouquet - fun yet pretty!

Anonymous said...

Love the flowers. So many neat ideas so little time. Joan JSMK426@yahoo.com

Got2BCrafting said...

What a fabulous bouquet! I can't wait until I get my Sophie cartridge! :)
Lori

Kristen Ann said...

Great project! I'm bookmarking this one as I'd like to use it for an upcoming shower--perfect centerpieces. Thanks!

1jazzymimi said...

I like your new blog design!

Ohhh Snap said...

Love the bouquet! I'm thinking hot glue gunned is totally a word! I use it all the time :D. I can hardly wait to get Sophie!

Danka Doo said...

Love the flowers. I made a similar arrangement (but no buttons) for end of year teacher gift. I created a second base cut but only adhered the sides and bottom. Then I slipped gift cards into the top each flower of the "bouquet" with just a little of the GC exposed.

Anonymous said...

LOVE these flowers! I have been spending extra time on paper flowers myselft lately and these are the best! Thanks for sharing!

Sue Gould said...

What great flowers! Thanks!

Angela said...

Clean new blog set up. Love it.

Jekisca said...

I did something similar to these flowers for valentines day, however instead of using buttons I used a glue dot, hershey's kisses and reese's peanut butter cups.. super cute candy gift that was very well received! (I used the flower in the hello kitty greetings cartridge and another daisy one I honestly can't recall which cartridge that one was from off the top of my head.

Amanda said...

Love this, Joy!! I need to do something like this with one of these carts! My daughter would love it.

Ildi-The craftin mama said...

This came out soooo nice, I love it!! Thanks for sharing.

Ildi-The Craftin Mama
www.thecraftinmama.blogspot.com
ildij3@verizon.net

Ann said...

I knew when I saw this I had to make it with or without Sophie. I cut the flowers and used the polka dot and other paper and used Flower Shoppe petals at 3". Bought some Gerber daisies at a yard sale for the stems, buttons and bling so altogether I have less than $3 invested. Taking to my neice when I go for a visit. She will love them.
Mstgane
Ann

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