Colour Inspiration - Heidi Swapp

This weeks colour combo is totally inspired by Heidi Swapp with crisp tones of black, white, silver and sky blue.

Colour Inspiration - Elegant

Here at Green Tara we are surrounded by lots of colour. Every day we see great combinations and would like to share them to help inspire your creativity. No matter if you are a cake decorator, a florist, scrapbooker or maker of invitations, wouldn't it be nice to have a "go-to" file for some inspiration. Each week we will bring another gorgeous combination to you.

This week, we are keeping it simple yet elegant with the timeless combination of gold, black and white. Suitable for any formal occasion, but also making a splash in the world of scrapbooking lately.

Ribbons Galore!!

As promised here are (some) of the lovely ribbons that arrived recently. We have been inundated with orders for them and as a result some are getting low in stock.

Self Adhesive Stars:

Merry Christmas Ribbon:

Satin Stars:

Pull Bows:

 Large Pull Bows:

Glitter Organza Floral:

Floral Glitter Organza:

They make the most amazing bows:

Gold & Silver Lace:

 Gold & Silver Ric Rac:

Metallic Organza:

Jute Fiber is back (also in Burgundy & Dark Brown):

Jute Cord is also back in stock:

Lattice Jute was so popular that we have run out of the smaller width:

and while not ribbon, we have back in stock the Burlap Daisy & Burlap Rose:

There are a few others to be shared a bit later on.....back to sending out orders for now.

Lollipop, lollipop

Our long awaited shipment of new ribbons has finally arrived! We will post pictures of them as soon as they have been unpacked, but for your viewing pleasure until then, here are some examples of how our Lollipop flowers can be used.

We've taken the hard work out of making satin circle flowers and have a lovely range of colours available: white, ivory, purple, red and black. Each consists of a stack of circles finished off with a centre of beads:

Green Tara Products:

Red Lollipop flowers CODE: XF9322R

Green Leaves CODE: LA15Gr

Green Tara products:

Black Lollipop flower CODE: XF9322BL

Silver Leaves CODE: XL266S

Metal Heart CODE: MEHS

Green Tara products:

Ivory Lollipop flowers CODE: XF9322Iv

White leaves CODE: LA3Wh

Ivory Burlap CODE: RBBurIv

Green Tara products:

Purple Lollipop CODE: XF9322Pu

Purple Velvet leaves CODE: XL266Pu

Plum Pleated Organza CODE: RB315PL

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