This one - totally - is my favorite. It was last year, when Lizzie turned 5 and she wanted a Tangled party. Thankfully, I had no trouble finding the bohemian style papers, crushed velvet ribbon in just-the-right brown. Seriously, it's just perfect for her tower in the hidden meadow! Oh my gosh one this was so fun!
The base cardstock is a plum, with another dark brown square as a double mat. Then there are four different patterned papers. One is actually gold vellum, one a tan paper with a cracked finish, and the other two are floral patterns that coordinate. The harlequin pattern is actually a paper I already had. It was so perfect for this project.
The flowers (there are 5, of course) were sort of a project. First off, they come in white at the store. Actually, a cream color. Then I bought this spray glitter paint that comes in every color (I used sugar plum) and sprayed them until I got the color I wanted. Some are darker, some lighter, some have full coverage with no white visible, and some are a bit less opaque. They are paper flowers, but they act like fabric the way they soak in the spray. I used a cardboard box and lined it with newspaper and sprayed away, then let them dry overnight.
Then I took this glitter glue, called Stickles, I think, and added glitter effects. The flowers come already textured, so some I just rubbed the glitter on them, others I did the outline. Then I stuck embellishments with my Dot adhesive into the center of each bloom. I used rhinestones, sequins, etc. Whatever struck my fancy!
I used the 3d foamy squares to pop out the copy, which I rubbed pink chalk on the border of for an extra softness. It's such an easy technique and adds so much to pretty much everything.
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