Did you know that every month of the year has its own birth flower and birth stone? When making birthday cards it can be a nice gesture to decorate the card with paper flowers and “gems” which resembles the actual birth flowers and birth stones. In March daffodils are the birth flowers while aquamarine is the birth stone.
Type of project: Card
Occasion: Birthday
Techniques used: Coloring, Fussy Cutting
Decoration: Paper Flowers, Bling, Die Cuts, Button
Main color: White/Pink
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Aquamarine, which you see pictured here, is a beautiful gemstone with blue-green hues. The name aquamarine means “sea water”. I have tried to reflect aquamarine in the three circles on the right side of the motif, in the blue heart and in the button with the text “Have a nice day”.
It is the largest yellow flowers that are most reminiscent of daffodils. These are placed somewhat randomly around the card together with some smaller yellow roses.
In April, I’m back with a new card inspired by monthly flowers and monthly stones. If you were inspired to make something yourself, please send me pictures. You can send photos to: editor@thepapercrafting.com – then we’ll feature them in TPC Magazine.
Photos: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com (Aquamarine), License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Anja, Pixabay (Daffodils)
Marit Pedersen is from Norway. She has been writing for TPC since 2014. Marit started paper crafting in 2007 and she mostly makes cards, boxes and layouts. Her paper projects are often made in Shabby Chic or Clean and Simple style.