The Sweet Pea Forget Me Not Watercolor Floral Bouquet pairs soft pink and purple sweet peas with delicate blue forget me nots, painted by hand and set up as a print and cut file for Silhouette Studio®. It was originally designed with sympathy cards in mind. Sweet peas traditionally represent a fond goodbye, and forget me nots symbolise lasting remembrance, so the floral bouquet meaning sits comfortably on a “Thinking of You” or “In Sympathy” card.
The muted colour palette is the reason it doesn’t stop there. The same file works just as well for a birthday card, a scrapbook layout, or a gift tag, without ever looking out of place.
On a Sympathy Card
For the cards shown here, I paired the bouquet with the Crystal Sea Blue Watercolor Background and a few clear and iridescent gems. The soft grey blue tone keeps the focus on the florals and suits the tone of a sympathy or thinking of you card.
Also shown is the original hand painted watercolor artwork, scanned and edited into a print and cut file for Silhouette Studio®.
Beyond Sympathy
A “Happy Birthday” sentiment and a couple of extra rhinestones turn the same bouquet into a birthday card. Cut it larger and it becomes a page anchor for a scrapbook layout, or cut it smaller for a gift tag. It also suits thank you and anniversary cards, particularly in a rose gold or blush colour scheme.
Getting Started in Silhouette Studio®
- Open the print and cut file in Silhouette Studio®
- Print the design onto white or cream cardstock using your home printer
- Load the printed sheet onto your cutting mat and register the print and cut marks
- Send to cut and let your machine do the rest
- Layer onto your card base or page with foam tape for extra dimension
Supplies Used
- Sweet Pea Forget Me Not Watercolor Floral Bouquet
- Crystal Sea Blue Watercolor Background Pattern
- White or cream cardstock for printing
- Silhouette cutting machine
- Foam adhesive squares
- Clear dew drops and iridescent rhinestones
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