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There are so many adorable projects floating around blog land right now that feature 3D flowers. I absolutely LOVE how bright and pretty they are! When I was challenged to create a new art project, my mind went to work. Something crafty but also something that would add a pop of color and excitement to a room! The end result? This fabulous faux Vertical Wall Planter with Paper Succulents!

The Darice Core’dinations paper line features NO white core! The papers are embossed with patterns that can be sanded down to reveal different colors! It is seriously one of the coolest things ever! {And I am NOT just saying that because this is sponsored!} It reminds me of Hypercolor t-shirts from the 90s!

Here’s an example of how it works…

The paper is available in 6×6 and 12×12 cardstock. I chose the Spotted 12×12 papers to make the Paper Succulents. Using the Sand It Set, I sanded the paper down to reveal the lighter green polkadots. The dust buddy came in handy to clear away all the paper dust.

Check out the before and after!

How cool is that?!

Darice graciously provided me with a variation of greens to use for my Paper Succulents.

I of course also used my Cricut for this project, as you know .. it’s one of my very favorite things!

To create the three different Paper Succulents I made for the vertical wall planter, I used a couple of different pre-made designs available in the new Cricut Design Space.

Design Space Images:

#M3DF4F from Image Set: Flower Shoppe

#M46E00 from Image Set: Mother’s Day Bouquet

#M4429A from Image Set: Mother’s Day Bouquet

#M45516 from Image Set: Mother’s Day Bouquet

#M457B8 from Image Set: Mother’s Day Bouquet

I simply adjusted the image sizes and nested them as I built my own design on the canvas.

The paper cut BEAUTIFULLY with the new machine and I have to say I was quite impressed! No ripping or tearing, even on the smaller images!

All in all, I cut and glued together 32 Paper Succulents!

I added the little pink blossoms to add a pop of extra color from the Botanical Core’dinations paper collection!

To mount the Paper Succulents, I used an old window with the screen intact. I punched out 1 inch circles from the left over paper and hot glued them together around the screen.