Perennial Essence Artistan Design Team Blog Hop...

I love this day of the month!!!  It is time to HOP ALONG on a Blog Hop with the Artisan Design Team!  Yay!  And this month is all about those florals!  We are using the Perennial Essence Suite of products!  We all had such a fun and unique take on things...I am sure you are going to love it all!  So let's get going!  If you just came from ANGELA'S BLOG...are you still swooning?!  😀  If so...or if you are just getting started...sure hope these projects make you swoon also:

I had so much fun with the Floral Essence Stamp Set (Item #149450) and the Perennial Flower Punch (Item #149522).  Also...not officially apart of the suite, but the Leaf Punch (Item #144667) coordinates also!

Check out these projects a little more up close.

This first standard size card makes my watercoloring soul squeal.  I love this technique!  You just stamp your images (make sure your ink pad is nice and juicy!) onto Watercolor Paper and then spritz with water.  Let the colors run a little and then dry with a heat tool.  Look how fun and artsy it looks!

Colors: Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green

Inks: Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, VersaMark

Cardstock/Papers: Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

Stamps: Floral Essence

Tools: Stitched Rectangle Dies, Country Floral Embossing Folder, Heat Tool

Accessories: Whisper White Baker's Twine, Woven Threads Sequin Assortment, Granny Apple Green 1/2" Textured Weave Ribbon, Whisper White Embossing Powder

(And just saying...I love this color combo a whole lot.  Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green.)

I love how you can still see the detail of the flower, but you also get that fun watercolor vibe.

This pillow box would make such a fun little gift box for any birthday/wedding/thinking of you gift that you need to give!  The flowers are a breeze to make, thanks to some easy stamping and punching...

Colors: Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green

Inks: Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, VersaMark

Cardstock/Papers: Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green

Stamps: Floral Essence

Tools: Perennial Flower Punch, Story Label Punch, Leaf Punch, Heat Tool

Accessories: Whisper White Baker's Twine, Very Vanilla 3/8" Scalloped Lace Trim, Gold Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder, Perennial Essence Floral Centers, Kraft Pillow Boxes

I stamped and then embossed the images (flowers and leaves) with Clear Embossing Powder...but you don't need to do that step.  I just liked the glossy look it gave.  And I wanted that glossy gold sentiment...so I was already doing some embossing so why not just keep going?!  Hee.

And I LOVE that Scalloped Lace Trim that is wrapped around the whole box.  😍  It is so elegant and gorgeous!

Last up...a little 3"x3" note card!  These are such great notes to throw in a lunch, drop at a friends doorstep to brighten their day, attach to a gift...whatever you need!

Colors: Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party

Inks: Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, VersaMark

Cardstock/Papers: Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black, Pool Party, Whisper White

Stamps: Floral Essence

Tools: Stitched Shapes Dies, Leaf Punch, Heat Tool

Accessories: Whisper White Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder
Perennial Essence Floral Centers

I used the flower center stamp from the stamp set to make the fun textured polka dots in the background.  And those Perennial Essence Floral Centers (Item #149442) add so much fun texture!

I hope you enjoy these projects!  Thank you so much for visiting!  Keep on hopping along and see all the beauty that awaits you!!!  Aurélie's Blog is up next!  I can't wait for you to see what she created! 

Also...here is a quick peek at what is in store:

2019 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 

Angela Meiritz-Reid

Ashley Van Camp (me!)

Aurelie Fabre

Emma Goddard

Jackie Aitken

Jennifer Picard

Kaylee van Es

Lauren Alarid

Maike Beimler

Manuela Geiswinkler

Mikaela Titheridge

Narelle Farrugia

Rochelle Blok

Stesha Bloodhart

Sylwia Schreck

Tanya Rees