A little story for you... My MIL turned 85. She's amazing, still going strong. But saddened/maddened that she couldn't celebrate her big day this year. We even decided not to drive up to see her cuz her area is worse Covid-wise than ours at the moment. Only one visitor from another household permitted in your house - that's the current recommendation.
We had presents to take. But since that wasn't going to be happening and mailing wouldn't get them to her on time, I suggested to DH that he order flowers to be delivered on her birthday. Something special, ya know? I mean - 85! I'm not actually sure that that ordering flowers would have been possible given the lockdown, but I didn't get to find out. "NO. That's ridiculous. She'd say so too." was his response.
I'm curious. Is your husband a flower guy or does he think flowers are money out the window? Like mine.
So what'd I do? I headed to my craft room to make the most expensive paper flower bouquet known to man. In man-hours, that is ;)
patterned paper, paper scraps, recycled plastic packaging, glue dots
They've been around for a long time, but I've never made a pop up box card before. It just seemed to me to be the best design for containing "flowers for Oma." So I watched
this video to figure out how they worked. Turns out it's pretty simple. Just fiddly.
I must say I'm impressed with this design. Simple to create the box which pops up and can be displayed nicely when the recipient receives it. A truly interactive design. And what a way to achieve depth in a scene. Certainly can't achieve that on a card. Yet it can be mailed flat.
Anyhoo, briefly, here's what I did:
1. Made box from double-sided PP since I didn't want to "decorate" the flaps other than the 85.
2. Pulled out Altenew floral dies cuz they're just the prettiest.
3. Spent hours sorting through scraps and making flowers.
4. Spent more hours attaching flowers to plastic stems and fitting them into the box.
5. Adhered personal message to the back side of the box.
6. Made envelope out of 12x12 PP.
Got a smile out of DH. Will be very curious to hear what Oma thinks.
And since it was so much fun I proceeded to spend another few hours making another bouquet of flowers! And a more detailed tutorial of my process.
You can find that here.
I had actually taken a look at the
January Inspiration Challenge at Altenew and was going for the pinks and reds with silver color scheme (it is a winter birthday!) but my bouquet building took me a bit off the mark. I'm hooking up at the challenge anyway!
And SSS Wednesday challenge is looking for
Layers. With all my layered die cuts I'm joining in over there too. Thanks for coming by.
3 comments:
John was ok with cut flowers, but it was me who pretty much put the stop to it...we had two (very fun) cats who would get into them, and a water-filled vase crashing on the hardwood floors just wasn't a great idea. This pop up bouquet is just the ticket! I have to say this is the most beautiful p.u.b. card I've ever seen. Your MIL is going to love this, and it'll keep forever. She will cherish it, I am certain. The blooms and colors are gorgeous. Your flower arrangement is flawless. This is beyond stunning. I. LOVE. THIS. You've created something that will make her smile every time she sees it. Wow! Hope all is well with you, my friend. xo Bev
My hubby is the same way [rolls eyes]. I gotta tell you though, your bouquet is a bazillion times better than fresh flowers. WOWZA! Love this so much maria.
Happy New Year!
I totally agree with Amy. Her hubby is a smart guy and realist enough not to waste money on flowers that would go bad in these winter temperatures. btw. I have bought flowers for my wife before - DH 😉
PS: @Amy, as a first time Blogger user, I tried to reply to your comment directly. Don‘t know what happened, I cannot see the result 😔
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