Forever Florals and Delicate Dreams

For this week's stamping class, I used the set Forever Florals.  I paired it with Delicate Dreams designer papers.  On my first card, I stamped the saying onto the cut out and then glued some Soft Suede paper to the back of it and cut out a frame.  I thought the frame that came with the dies was too wide.  

I got the idea for the card from Marita Marie on Pinterest.  Then I added some cut outs from the Forever Florals and then added a couple of "gears" from the new Gears and Textures dies.  Cute, right?  It is supposed to bring out the copper accents in the papers.

For this card, I used the pretty flower die for the background.  To cut large dies, I used a piece of wax paper under the die - I think it helps to cut them out easier.

I wanted to add a copper accent so I put the little bird cage on the card from On Display dies. The saying is from Cutest Critters.  I looked through my stamp sets and found this little bird on a gnome set from a few year's back.  I love how it turned out - a little whimsy, just like me.  :)

Here you can see the set that I used with the papers.  The die set has some pretty floral cut outs and frames for the sayings.  Very nice.

Card #3 uses a sheet of pretty flowers with green accents on it.  I folded the cardstock in half and then trimmed off 1.5 inches for the fancy fold look.  I cut out the smaller floral die in copper to give the card some pizzazz.  I even added a small gear to the top for some interest.  

Which one do you like the best?  Do you like how I added some gears to the cards?