I recently came across a blog (Neelz Expressionz) using Tim's Fanciful Flight Sizzix die to make flowers. Beautiful. Then I've also been using cola cans to make die cut flowers, so I decided to combine the 2 techniques.

I'm also using double masking technique, Asian symbol die cut with my Cricut and enhanced with glitter, and a few other techniques.

And I'm using a product I've never used before for the button - Air Drying Polymer Clay by Lumina - works well.

I'm using a Quietfire Design rubber stamp from the "Gentle Words set.

Anyway to see lots of close up views , details and descriptions, just click on card image. Enjoy.

It also fits for a few challenges:
Diva Coffee Break #220 Color challenge - Perfect Plum, pale pink & celery
Incy Wincy #86 embossing
Lexis Creations #36 Ribbons but no bows or knots (lace ribbon as stem of flower)
Pile it On Challenge #12 pearls/rhinestones/bling
Polly Craft #85 Swirls & pearls
Anything Challenge Make your own embellishments (lots of them)
A Spoonful of Sugar #84 Ribbons, Pearls/rhinestones, flowers
Creative Card Crew No rubber stamping
Creative Craft Lace
Cuttlebug Challenge Buttons
Flourishes #110 Masking (background)
Crafts & Me #27 anything goes
Fresh Brewed Designs #40 2 or more embellishments
Flutterby Wednesdays #146 anything goes (must use a bfly etc)
Lil Red Wagon #73 butterflies
Do You Stack Up #12 Sparkles or bling
Lili of the Valley #89 Punches
Meljens Designs #51 Punches
Moving Along with the Times #91 Metal (real or faux)
Paper Play Wk 112 Distressing
Frosted Designs Repurpose something (cola can into a flower)
Tellens Place Texture (the whole card has various textures from smooth to rough)
Craft Catz Weekly #75 Pearls & Swirls
Posted by Yogi at 10:14 AM Labels: Cuttlebug, Digital Image, Electronic Cutter, Greeting Cards, Misc Challenges, Punched Flowers, Punches, Sizzix, Tim Holtz Wonderful card, thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

March 25, 2011 at 11:25 AM Denise and Louise said...

Fantastic card - love all the different techniques you have used. Thanks for joining us at DYSU xx

March 25, 2011 at 2:03 PM Gry said...

Beautiful card, love the flowers!
Thanks for joining us at CCC this week!

Hugs, Gry

March 25, 2011 at 3:27 PM Love your colors, and that is one gorgeous flower! Thanks for joining us at MAWTT! x

March 25, 2011 at 7:47 PM Rose Petal said...

Hello Yogi. How pretty and very artistic. Lots of lovely texture and I just adore that large flower. Thank you for joining us at Tellens Place and good luck.
Sandra x

March 26, 2011 at 3:04 AM What an adorable card! I love that you recycled aluminum cans to make the flower, which is so cute!

THanks for taking the challenge this week at Frosted Designs!

March 26, 2011 at 4:00 AM lalkygirl said...

fab card ,love the flower ...very original and a super idea,thanks for joining us at lexis and good luck
tracey x

March 26, 2011 at 5:49 AM what a great flower .. and i love the punched borders
Thanks for joining us at mAWTT this week
Good luck

March 26, 2011 at 7:24 AM Therese said...

Great looking card and such an ingenious use of tools!! Will have to give cutting of a can a try!!

Always great to read your blog!!

March 26, 2011 at 9:11 AM Muckyfingers said...

Lovely :)
Thanks for joining us at Paperplay this week
Annette xXx

March 26, 2011 at 11:33 AM Joynana said...

Yogi, you are so very creative. I love your flower. Thanks for joining us at Tellen's Place.

March 26, 2011 at 1:58 PM Brenda Brown said...

Great card Yogi, love all the different techniques.
Thanks for sharing it with us at MAWTT this week for our precious metals challenge.
luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

March 26, 2011 at 3:43 PM Marcy said...

What a creative, wonderful card! Thank you for joining us this week at Do You Stack Up.

March 26, 2011 at 4:20 PM Elizabeth Akins, RDH, BS said...

So creative, as always!! Great

March 26, 2011 at 5:32 PM Beautiful card! Way to combine so many challenges! Thanks for joining us at Flutter By Wednesday.

March 26, 2011 at 6:52 PM What a amazing card, I love seeing all the work that can go into a project. You have done an amazing job

Thank you for joining us at Frosted Designs

March 26, 2011 at 8:16 PM Nice card! Thank you for playing along with my flutter by challenge!

March 26, 2011 at 10:00 PM carol said...

lovely card, thanks for joining us at craftycatz this week, x carol

March 27, 2011 at 3:29 AM princesskitten said...

Super cool flower - neat idea

kitten DYSU team

March 27, 2011 at 9:10 AM What a wonderful card, the flower looks lovely. Thank so much for joining us at MAWTT this week. Good luck. Pami x

March 27, 2011 at 11:27 AM Robbie said...

So much to look at and learn from with your card. Thank You so very much for sharing your creation and talent with us at MelJen's this week.

March 27, 2011 at 12:43 PM Katja said...

I really love this card! Thank you so much for joining our challenge at the Meljen's Design Team & Challenge Blog!
Hope to see your again on our blog!

Katja (Meljen's Design Team Member)

March 27, 2011 at 3:15 PM DesignerDiva said...

Great card Yogi your flower is amazing and I love the colours you have used. Thanks for joining us at MAWTT this week and good luck with the challenge
Hugs Laurie x

March 27, 2011 at 3:23 PM Nikbee said...

A fantastic card. I love the flower. Thank you for joining us at Creative Craft.

Nikki x

March 27, 2011 at 9:23 PM Elisabetta e Noemi said...

A very interesting flower!

March 28, 2011 at 6:38 AM Wow... this card is beyond cool. Love how you did this challenge. Thanks for sharing your wonderful creation with us this week at Frosted Designs.

March 28, 2011 at 11:12 AM Terry Oulboub said...

Such pretty paper and great texture to be seen on the flower and the leaves - wonderful colors! Thanks for joining us at Tellen's Place this week for our "Texture" challenge! :~)

March 28, 2011 at 1:40 PM lovely card and thanks for joining Crafty Catz this week

March 29, 2011 at 2:44 AM Makiko Jones said...

Beautiful card Yogi! I love the Kanji letter you used and the background. Thank you for playing along the FTTC with us.

March 29, 2011 at 5:19 AM Croms' Cubby Hole said...

A gorgeous card with some fab textures throughout. Love that flower. Thankyou for sharing this at Tellen's Place this week and hope to see you back next time

March 29, 2011 at 1:39 PM this is lovely! What a beautiful die cut flower! It adds just the perfect touch of texture and shimmer.

Thank you for playing along at Freshly Brewed Challenges 2 or more embellishments.

Have a blessed day

March 29, 2011 at 4:00 PM Sharon Field / Created By You said...

Lovely card, Yogi! The flower is very pretty! Thanks for playing along with the Diva Coffee Break Designs Team this week!
Sharon F

March 30, 2011 at 5:03 AM Mandy said...

Lovely card Yogi.

Thanks for joining us at Paper Play for our "distressing" challenge
hugs Mandy xx

March 30, 2011 at 2:31 PM Susan's crafty chaos said...

Simply stunning! Thanks so much for sharing your texture creation with us at Tellen's Place this week! :D

March 31, 2011 at 9:05 AM Kristin Moore said...

Neat flower! And I like the chinese character as well. Glad you decided to try the DCBD color challenge!

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I've been an artist for as long as I can remember. Took a two year course at Sheridan College of Applied Arts (Commercial Art/Graphic Design). And many workshops and mini classes since then. I've tried many different forms of art including, macrame, pottery/ceramics, needlework (embroidery, crewel, knitting & sewing), stained glass, and several others. My passion these days are with Calligraphy, bookbinding and other paper arts I hope you find my blog informative. My main reason for creating my blog is to share things I've learnt, done or found interesting. Enjoy I would love to leave comments on your blogs but the new word verification is driving me nuts! Please turn it off! To avoid spam you can change your settings to not receive anonymus comments, that does the trick! use this code to receive $10 off both the My Memories V3 software and the the scrapbook store STMMMS3754 **GOOGLE is discontinuing Google Friend Connect and replacing it with G+. We would appreciate it if all our followers would sign up and Follow Us using this MR. LINKY tool. While I am or have been compensated by the companies I create for in some form, I maintain the freedom as an independent designer to say what I truly think of their products. I will never recommend something that I don’t personally use and enjoy. Should you have any questions regarding my support of the companies that I use, please feel free to contact me using my “email me” link on the homepage of my website. I've been published Issue 15-4 (Sept/18); 15-3 (July/18); 10-12 (Dec/12); I've been published - July/09; Aug/09; each month - Oct 2009 to March 2012, May 2012 I've been published - Issue #16 (Jan/10), Special issue Birthdays 2010 (Mar/10) These are a few more classes I've taken, but I don't seem to have artwork uploaded to my website.

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Denis Brown (Celtic Hybrid & Bastarda) June 11 - 14. 2011
Carl Rohrs (Modern Calligraphic Brush) Jan 26 & 27, 2009
Peggy Robinson (Ruling Pen) Jan 20 & 21, 2007
Kathy Guthrie (Pointed Brush) Sept 24 & 25, 2005
Nancy Culmone (Colored Pencils) May7 & 8, 2005
Betty Locke ("B" Nib) Jan 15 & 16, 2005
Georgia Deavors (Pastels & Colored Pencils) Sept 23 & 24, 2004
Lorraine Douglas (Pointed Pen Variation) Feb 7 & 8, 2004
Kathy Guthrie (Flip Flop & Fly cards) Jan 10, 2004
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Suzanne Cannon (Funk to Foundational) Sept 20 & 21, 2003
Martin Jackson (Numerals) March 31, 2003
Sonja Idema (Marbling) Feb 2 & 3, 2003
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