Country Living Inspiration

Hey everybody!

I love Country Living Magazine.  Some of the ideas are so outrageously pricey, but I always think, "How could I do that cheaper?" 

This is a flaw both the hubby and I have.  We always think we can do it just as good ourselves for cheaper.  Thats also why nothing is completed around here.  BUT, I will say, the things he does get done himself is always nicer than we could have hired out for.  Not always cheaper, but nicer. 

So I was perusing the May issue of CL (for some reason I always read magazines from the back to the front.  I don't know why) and I saw this picture on the back cover:

An ad for avocados.  I looked at the petals and thought, "hey, I can do that!"

So I sat down tonight to do that.  Here is the end result after a few tries.

Yikes! No stamps!  Melon mambo, old olive, delightful daffodil, whisper white and kraft.  White craft ink.  Large oval punch, 3/4" circle punch, small oval punch, wide oval punch, polka dot embossing folder (wart maker), 5/8" brads and dimensionals. 

My original plan came out too big for a regular sized card.  This is a regular sized card.  I have a thing about making cards that will fit in normal sized envelopes.  I don't like paying for extra postage.  Cheap, cheap, cheap..........

Here is how I made the petals.

Punch out a 3/4" circle

Then taking the large oval punch, punch this out

This is what you end up with.  I punched out 7 of these.  Then I punched out another 3/4" circle and glued everything together.  Like this

Can you see it? 

I punched out another 3/4" circle of Delightful Daffodil and then put my 5/8" brad through it all. 

I then took the Wide oval punch and punched out a stem.  Then I punched out a old olive leaf with the small oval punch.  I used the Tombow Multi glue to tack everything down.  I love that stuff!  It smells good too.  Not that I'm sniffing it or anything......

I started out making the one on the left.  I used the wide oval punch and the large oval punch.    Then for the one on the right, I used the 1" circle punch and the large oval punch.    Both flowers were too large for a regular sized card.  So I may use them on a scrap page or something. 

Anyhow, this was an easy peasy card and could be completed in less than 10 minutes.  So try it.  It would make a cute Mother's Day card don't you think? 

Alrighty, I've got to help finish getting things ready for the band golf tournament tomorrow.  Its going to be perfect weather for it.  I hope everyone has a great time and the band makes lots of money. 

Oh yeah, one more thing

Did you know they changed the penny?  I had no idea!  This one is so nice and shiny, I'm keeping it. 

Thanks for stopping by and keeping me company.

Blessings, b.