Botanical Garden Collection

Just one of the NEW range of flowers that have landed the gorgeous Botanical Garden collection. Available in 8 colour ways.

What's in a name?

Our blog fairy is back from sabbatical and ready to tell you a little mood board story:

I think some names get a bad rap – for instance “Ochre”. It really doesn’t stir the imagination – or does it? Ochre is often seen as the plain one, not hanging with the popular colours like Teal or Pink, but just waiting to be recognised for her own worth. Well, Dulux have chosen Ochre as the Colour for 2016!! And this could be why – she is so versatile and earthy. Throw her in with neutrals like grey, black or white and she shines. She tones beautifully with brown or green. She helps others shine – see how classy Teal, Turquoise or Sky Blue and even Orange look when she’s with them. When you pair her with Purple, she takes on a golden glow. Maybe we should have called her Honey and she would have been hanging with the popular colours, but she remains down to earth and natural.

Here is an example of Ochre with Beige (yet another bleh name) and yet they team well in a monochromatic layout and make the photo the feature.

Why not try Ochre today and see what she can do for your next craft project.

Check out our Ochre products featured in the mood board above:
Fantasy Blooms
Cherry Blossoms
Hibiscus 2 & Hibiscus 3 

On Trend 2016 - Blue Hydrangea

We are sharing the On Trend Colours for 2016 and our products that will help you achieve the look (just click on the product name below the picture to take you to it on our website), for your invitations, cakes, floral arrangements and scrapbooking projects.

This week we focus on Blue Hydrangea:

These are some of our product picks for you:

Azalea 6 pk, Flower Pack - Little Boy Blue, Flower Spray - Wedgwood Blue
Paper Petals - Wedgwood Blue, Cherry Blossoms - Blue, Satin Bows - Pale Blue
Rainforest Butterfly- Blue, Burlap Flowers - Blue, Camellia - Blue, Bead Stem - Blue
Satin Edge Organza - Pale Blue, Lace Pearl Flower - Blue

On Trend 2016 - Hazy Taupe

We are sharing the On Trend Colours for 2016 and our products that will help you achieve the look (just click on the product name below the picture to take you to it on our website), for your invitations, cakes, floral arrangements and scrapbooking projects.

This week we focus on Hazy Taupe:

and these are our some of product picks for you:

Linen Ribbons, Mini Flowers - Taupe, Jute Braid - Natural

Mini Flowers - Dark Taupe, Paper Petals - Taupe, Rat Tail Cord - Mushroom

Burlap Leaves - Natural, Satin Bows - Taupe, Linen Look Ribbon - Mushroom

On Trend 2016 - Burgundy

We are sharing the On Trend Colours for 2016 and our products that will help you achieve the look (just click on the product name below the picture to take you to it on our website), for your invitations, cakes, floral arrangements and scrapbooking projects.

This week we focus on Burgundy:

and these are our some of product picks for you:

Mesh - Burgundy, Paper Petals - Burgundy, Velvet leaves - Burgundy

Mini Flowers - Burgundy, Silk Diamante Flowers - Burgundy, Self Adhesive Trim - Burgundy

Skeleton leaves - Burgundy, Satin Leaf Garland - Burgundy, Flower Garland - Burgundy

On Trend 2016 - Dark Teal

Over the following weeks we will share the On Trend Colours for 2016 and our products that will help you achieve the look (just click on the product name below the picture to take you to it on our website), for your invitations, cakes, floral arrangements and scrapbooking projects.

This week we focus on Dark Teal:

and these are some of our product picks: 

Cherry Blossom pack- Teal, Paper Petals - Liquid, Heirloom - Teal

Pleated Organza - Teal, Mesh - Teal

Cobweb Ribbon - Teal, Suede Cord - Teal

Inspired by .... Provence

Let's take a trip to France and visit Provence. Too busy, so close to the end of the year, then let Bo Bunny Provence inspire you as it did us:

So many of our products seem to have been made just for this range:

Burlap flowers : Blue, Rose, Yellow

NEW Linen Look ribbon - Mauve, Heirloom Dusky Pink, NEW Linen ribbons

Dark Brown double sided satin, Sage Burlap, NEW Denim & Lace ribbon

Scrapbook Inspiration - A Christmas Carol

Christmas is swiftly approaching and our inspiration this week is A Christmas Carol by Graphic 45: 

And these are some of our products that coordinate with the range:

NEW Ribbon - Coffee & Berries Linen Look Ribbon, Xmas Bouquet, NEW Ribbon - Woven Metallic Star

Natural Jute Ribbon - Dark Brown, Sage, NEW Ribbon - Linen Look Ruby

Heirloom 4cm Teal, White Holly leaves, Heirloom 6.5cm Green

Scrapbook Inspiration - Rare Oddities

This week as the lead up to Halloween we have chosen Rare Oddities by Graphic 45 as our inspiration (Our NEW Linen Look ribbons are perfect for Graphic 45 papers in general): 

These are our suggestions to coordinate with this range (just click on the item name for link to product on our website) :

Roses - Orange, Green, Purple

Purple mesh, 3 tone & 2 tone ribbon

NEW Linen Look Ribbons - Olive, Chestnut, Rust

Petals - Purple, Taupe, Black

Scrapbook Inspiration - Mon Amour by Graphic 45

This weeks scrapbook inspiration is based on Graphic 45 - Mon Amour:

Here are some of our suggestions to go with this range:

Wild Rose Peach, Satin Edged Organza Aqua, Satin Frill Ivory,

Lace Ribbon Black, Gardenia Peach, Crushed Organza Gold/Rust, 

Paper Petal Rust, Mini Rosebuds Peach, Double Sided Satin Black

Our new Peach Roses also look lovely with this range (actually a lot of the Graphic 45 papers). We have a number of other peach coloured products that would also compliment this range.

1.5cm Rose - Peach

3cm Rose - Peach

Herringbone Ribbon - Peachy Pink

Azalea Pack - Peach

Cherry Blossom - Peach & Cream

Cake & Party Inspiration - Frozen by Disney

For little girls, Frozen would seem to be one of the most requested cake themes lately. We have seen some amazing creations made based on the movie and the craze does not seem to be waning any time soon:

Here is our take on this colour palette:

Double Sided Satin - Pale Blue, Royal Blue, Sky Blue
Silver Sprays - Teardrop Clear, Silver Bead Blue, Flower Leaf Spray, Teardrop Blue, Diamante Spray 3 Flowers,
Fairy Mesh Turquoise/Silver, Mesh Silver, Double Sided Satin White



Here are a few more suggestions:

Double Sided Satin - Cerise

Double Sided Satin - Antique Gold

Scrapbook Inspiration - Claus and Co by Simple Stories

With so many Christmas ranges being released, we thought we would start with Claus and Co by Simple stories:

Here are some of our suggestions to go with this range:

Medium Red Poinsettias/Green Centre, Satin Ribbon 15mm Olive, White Wreath, 

Azalea Pack Black & White, Heirloom 6.5cm Red, Satin Edged Organza Lime,

Xmas Bouquet Silver, Velvet Glitter Ribbon 6mm Red, Medium Poionsettia White/Green Centre.

Other items that would coordinate with this range are:

Herringbone Ribbon Red

Self Adhesive Star Ribbon 20mm Red

Scrapbooking Inspiration - Barista by Basic Grey

Green Tara as a wholesaler of lovely ribbons, flowers and embellishments, cater to a variety of businesses. Many of our customers use our products to complement scrapbooking ranges in classes or kits. We thought that we would tweak our colour inspiration by matching our products to some recent releases from scrapbook paper companies. 

In coming weeks we will do the same for popular cake themes (for our cake decorators) and on trend wedding/celebration colour themes for our florists and invitation makers.

If you need help with choosing product to match a theme for any purpose, please do not hesitate to contact us as we are here to help.

We start off with Basic Grey - Barista. This colour combination is popular at the moment and appears in a number of other scrapbook company ranges: 

We have a lot of products that coordinate with this range - this is a small example:

Heirloom Flower 6.5cm Yellow, Natural Jute 25mm, Glitter Organza 70mm Grey/Silver, Black Tutu flower, Satin Ribbon 15mm White, Satin Ribbon 15mm Yellow

Paper Leaves 5cm White, Skeleton Leaves 7.5cm Black, Paper Leaves 5cm Gold.

Engaging flowers

Taking a short break from our colour inspiration posts to share some lovely engagement cards created by Peta:

Using White Fantasy Blooms and White Mini Flowers

Using Aqua and Pale Blue Mini Flowers

Colour Inspiration - Blue Hydrangea

The Blue Hydrangea Fabric Flower pack provides great inspiration for beach and outdoor craft projects:

Nice clean blue with soft ivory and cream go so well with the ribbons chosen here:

pale blue double sided satin, ivory burlap, pale blue pleated organza and ivory double sided satin.

Colour Inspiration - Lemon Sherbet

What better way to celebrate spring than with the fresh clean colours of our Retail Fabric Flower pack - Lemon Sherbet:

The perfect ribbons to complement the light frothy flowers in this pack are the polka dot organza in yellow & lime green with lime satin edged crinkle organza and butter loop trim.

Colour Inspiration - Autumn Days

As we say farewell to Autumn, this weeks inspiration is provided by the Flower Pack - Autumn Days:

Lovely rich autumn tones tied together with dark chocolate satin edged organza, olive double sided satin, jute lattice, burgundy double sided satin and peach satin edge organza.

Colour Inspiration - Ebony & Ivory

This weeks colour inspiration is provided by the Retail Flower pack - Ebony & Ivory:

This pack is full of rich textures and an elegant palette of ivory, black & velvet green which we have paired with ivory satin edge organza, black double sided striped satin, ivory pleated organza, black satin edge organza and ivory double sided striped satin.

Colour Inspiration - Pink Blush

Our next round of colour inspiration is provided by our Fabric Flower Retail packs. this week we start with one of our newest packs - Pink Blush. Soft feminine pinks to add a touch of girly girl or blushing sophistication to any craft project:

The ribbons we chose to go with this pack are : White suede cord, pale pink crinkle satin edge organza,  white cobweb and pale pink satin ruffle.

Colour Inspiration - Antique

Our Antique mixed colour petal pack is lovely and feminine. The four colours in this pack are purple, plum, lavender and blackberry.

We have shown them here with apple blossoms in lavender, plum and plum and white. The ribbons shown are plum pleated organza, violet striped satin, lavender lace and chocolate cobweb.