Oriental Poppies

Today I finished a really awesome little bouquet for a client - Red Oriental Poppies - and I can't get the Wicked Witch of the West out of my head... "Poppies... Poppies..."! In creating these I used three different shades of red/orange, starting with a very deep orange at the top, then a salmon color, and finally a bright, true red.  For the centers I used black PAPYRUS tissue paper and fine champaigne glitter.  The client was very happy with them and I was as well.  There is just something mystical about oriental poppies. 

 

 

Red Paper Poppies