Pineapple Paper Clearance

We have this beautiful Pineapple paper (and DL envelopes) on clearance at the moment and while they are mainly used for invitations, we asked Peta to see what else she could do with them. She came up with these beautiful cards for Mothers Day. 

This is what she had to say about the paper :"I really wanted to see if the pineapple paper could be die cut. I wasn't sure as it is a fibrous paper, yet lovely and soft and was pleasantly surprised to see that it cut and embossed cleanly - no stray bits. I have an original Cuttlebug, so to be safe I did do two passes the first time, but then checked and it still cut cleanly on one pass through the machine. On the first card, I simply used a stylus and foam pad to create the leaf veins and the rounded tips on the petals. I also used white stamens and Ivory Jute ribbon. The second card I embossed the butterfly through the Cuttlebug. The flower on the second card was made with white petals spritzed with Glimmer Mist and Yellow stamens (stamens used for feelers on the butterfly also)."

Embossed Petals

Sometimes a layout needs a pop of something to finish it off. 
We like what Peta did with the petals to make them stand out.

Brian and Dawn

"I was using these beautiful vintage tones on the layout of my in-laws wedding, but they were too muted. I swiped some versamark ink over them, then dipped them in gold embossing powder and heated. This made them stand out a little more and when combined with the gold stamens, Damask flower and gorgeous ribbons, the whole layout felt complete. Vintage doesn't have to be dull."

Green Tara products:

Grape Mesh Ribbon CODE: RB6734GP

Chocolate Vertical Stripe Double Sided Satin Ribbon CODE: RB454CH

Light Brown/Ivory Bud n Bow Ribbon CODE: RB6771LBI

Gold Pearl Stamens CODE: ST048GO

Lavender Damask Flower CODE: XF9225LAV

Dusky Mauve 10cm Petals CODE: FDS023DM

Aubergine 10cm Petals CODE: FDS023AU

Blackberry 10cm Petals CODE: FDS023BY

Blackberry 6cm Petals CODE: FDS022BY

Dusky Mauve 6cm Petals CODE: FDS022DM

Dusky Mauve 4cm Petals CODE: FK018DM

Aubergine 2.5cm Petals CODE: FK04AU

Dusky Mauve 2cm Petals CODE: FK05DM

Colouring In

The acrylic embellishments have been flying off the shelf and while white and ivory are classy, we have been playing around with them to see what we could create:

White pearl cluster coloured with black alcohol ink (Copic, Sharpie etc) and combined with black pearl stamens, 6cm white petals and 15cm black satin ribbon.

Green Tara Products:

6cm White Petals CODE: PFLP12

Black Pearl Stamens CODE: ST048BL

White Pearl Cluster CODE: 817WH

15cm Black Satin Ribbon CODE: RB15BL

Shiny Petals

Very soon we shall share with you all the lovely new ribbons that have just arrived (and those that are on the way), but in the meantime, enjoy this lovely layout.

We love to see how our products are used, so if you would like to share your creativity with us, just send photos and description to info@greentara.com.au

A Work In Progress

 Peta has "blinged up" these petals by embossing them:
" I like the colour of these petals but wanted them a bit darker, so wiped versamark ink over them and embossed them with clear embossing powder that had sparkle in it. That gave them a lovely gloss and a slightly darker colour which set off the pink pearl stamens. I combined them with the large green leaves to tone down all the pink and cream and folder over the 10cm petal to make a bloom and added the silk and Swarovski crystal flowers and the satin rosette to make a nice little cluster."

Green Tara products used:

Dark Rose Satin Rosette CODE: XF9330DR

Dusky Pink Silk Flowers CODE: SDDPL60

Burgundy 10cm Petal CODE: FDS023Bu

Burgundy 7cm Petals CODE: FDS021Bu

Pink Pearl Stamens CODE: ST048P

Green Paper Leaves CODE: LA3GR

With Thanks

It has certainly been a while since we have posted on our blog but we have been incredibly busy with new product. We would like to take this opportunity, however, to thank our wonderful design team for all their hard work and their amazing creations. They certainly showcased our lovely products with flair and creativity.

We will be sharing our new products with you over the next few weeks and would love to see how you, our customers and followers use our flowers, ribbons and embellishments. If you would like to share your creations on our blog, please send photos and description to us at info@greentara.com.au

Joy

Peta has shared this sweet layout with us:

"I wanted to add texture to the page without distracting from the photo, so neutral colours are perfect. Usually I would have gone for brown tones, but I didn't want them to disappear into the new lovely wide burlap so used the silver grey petals with black and cream stamens. I'm loving the stamens, I can create lovely flowers with all the petals that I've bought over the years. I added a few pops of colour with the Washi tape, Damask flower and Tutu flower."

Green Tara products used:

Washi Tape Vintage Garage Service CODE: WT8377

Metal Corner CODE: MEC

Mustard Damask Flower : CODE: XF9225Mu

Sage Tutu Flower CODE: XF9227Sa

Ivory Organza Pearl Flower CODE: XF5034Iv

Silver Grey 10cm Paper Petals CODE: FDS023SG

Silver Grey 6cm Paper Petals CODE: FDS022SG

Silver Grey 4cm Paper Petals CODE: FK018SG

Black Pearl Stamens CODE: ST042BL

Cream Pearl Stamens CODE: ST042C

Natural 65mm Burlap Ribbon CODE: RB6822Nat - "NEW"