A Little Ladybug Walks Through My Flower Garden

First of all, thank you very much for the many helpful links, dear Christine. I've never worked with gumpaste before, but the subject really appealed to me!
First of all, I started to design molds for embossing leaves and flowers. When I was done with it, it was unfortunately very hot and humid here in Germany ... So that my flowers were better hard at the temperatures, I made them smaller. With the homemade gumpaste, the flowers lasted! What luck!!! The fondant, however, slowly melted ... I even mixed cellulose gum into the fondant. It didn't get much better. I was glad I got pictures. What is unfortunately completely missing this time are pictures of the manufacturing process. So sorry !! I am of course happy to provide information if you have any questions!
That much should be said, I fell in love with the Gumpaste roses !!! I've done most of them.
The cookies are made from chocolate honey dough.

Flower types:
Petunias, roses, carnations
Media:
Carnations flowers and leaves and the leaves of the white rose are made from fondant
Roses, petunias and the remaining leaves I made from gumpaste

My inspiration was really the roses! As a teenager, I had already made roses out of polymer clay. However, completely different as shown in the videos! Back then I worked from the outside in. It didn't look too real either ... But it was worth it, I'm in "rose fever" ... !!!

Here my "designed" molds:

Gorgeous!

WOW Gabi!!! These are incredible works of art my dear ❤️ @Icingsugarkeks. I love the colors, especially the lavender . I absolutely love your molds!! You are so incredibly creative my dear. I've combined fondant with gumpaste and/or CMC powder. Although the directions say that you don't need to add much of the powder or gumpaste to accomplish the hardness with drying, I'm not so sure I put enough into the fondant that I used for my flowers.

As I've never been drawn to using just gumpaste because of how hard everything dries, it makes a LOT of sense for you to use it given your humid climate!! It's very hot and dry here so humidity doesn't pose the same challenges you have.

Such a great variety of flowers, too my dear!! Thanks for your detailed description of your work and the pictures of your molds. Love everything so much my dear friend ❤️❤️❤️

Wow Gabi. Beautiful work. I love the cookies. Feel like I am in a flower filled woodland. 

Dear Gabi, what a wonderful presentation! I love each one of your beautiful flowers. The roses are stunning and the simplicity of the petunias a captivating. I’m so glad you were able to take a good picture of your carnations before they collapsed. 
Congratulations dear friend, you nailed it!♥️

Gabi!   I love this!  I think the petunias and carnations are my favorite.  Beautiful colors and details.  And all of the steps of your process were fascinating! Excellent.  Great job my friend. ❤️😘

@Cookies Fantastique posted:

WOW Gabi!!! These are incredible works of art my dear ❤️ @Icingsugarkeks. I love the colors, especially the lavender . I absolutely love your molds!! You are so incredibly creative my dear. I've combined fondant with gumpaste and/or CMC powder. Although the directions say that you don't need to add much of the powder or gumpaste to accomplish the hardness with drying, I'm not so sure I put enough into the fondant that I used for my flowers.

As I've never been drawn to using just gumpaste because of how hard everything dries, it makes a LOT of sense for you to use it given your humid climate!! It's very hot and dry here so humidity doesn't pose the same challenges you have.

Such a great variety of flowers, too my dear!! Thanks for your detailed description of your work and the pictures of your molds. Love everything so much my dear friend ❤️❤️❤️

Oh Carol, you don't believe how much I am always happy about your comments! They are so precisely themed. You can tell you've been busy with it. And you always find the nicest words too !! I just want to thank you so very, very much for that, my cookie friend !!
Thank you also for the experience about fondant and gumpaste!
Hugs and stay healthy! ❤️❤️❤️ @Cookies Fantastique

@sylviawilson posted:

Gorgeous!

Thanks dear Sylvia ❤️😘 @sylviawilson

@Zeena posted:

Wow Gabi. Beautiful work. I love the cookies. Feel like I am in a flower filled woodland. 

 

Thank you so much dear @Zeena! ❤️😘 Oh yes, I agree with you! I have these feeling too, after you said it! Thanks again.

@Heather Bruce Sosa posted:

Dear Gabi, what a wonderful presentation! I love each one of your beautiful flowers. The roses are stunning and the simplicity of the petunias a captivating. I’m so glad you were able to take a good picture of your carnations before they collapsed. 
Congratulations dear friend, you nailed it!♥️

Oh my cookie friend Heather, thank you very, very much as always for your lovely comment! I am happy and I appreciate that you like my flowers. Yes, Heather, the carnations had a particularly hard time in the heat ... Many Thanks again! @Heather Bruce Sosa ❤️❤️❤️

@LisaF posted:

Gabi!   I love this!  I think the petunias and carnations are my favorite.  Beautiful colors and details.  And all of the steps of your process were fascinating! Excellent.  Great job my friend. ❤️😘

Oh Lisa, Thank you so very much!! ❤️😘 I am very happy that you like it! Thanks! @LisaF

Many Thanks ❤️  @PartyPrettier   @Econlady   @Jean Adams   @E. Sherwood

Thanks Samantha ❤️  @Aproned Artist

Your flowers ended up looking fantastic despite the warm weather hindrances. All of your flowers are beautifully shaped and textured (nice work designing your molds). And arranging them in a garden setting is a very creative idea. I also like how your flowers are in different stages of bloom. That ladybug must be quite content - especially next to the roses.

@Sweet Prodigy posted:

Your flowers ended up looking fantastic despite the warm weather hindrances. All of your flowers are beautifully shaped and textured (nice work designing your molds). And arranging them in a garden setting is a very creative idea. I also like how your flowers are in different stages of bloom. That ladybug must be quite content - especially next to the roses.

Awww... such a sweet comment! Many Thanks dear Christine. ❤️😘
The ladybug simply "had to" be. 🐞 These are the tiny details that I so love ... @Sweet Prodigy  The roses are quite small, so they held up. And I also worked with cornstarch, so that the flowers then set faster. Some of them are slightly "frayed" as a result, but this resulted in a more natural look. I was then quite satisfied.

Thanks Julia ❤️ @Julia M. Usher

Dear Gabi your flowers are beautiful❤️

@Petra Florean posted:

Dear Gabi your flowers are beautiful❤️

Thank you sooo much dear Petra!! ❤️😘 @Petra Florean

Such a lovely flower set up. All the flowers are so pretty, dear Gabi. @Icingsugarkeks. Love the carnations and white petunia so much. 💜💖💛🤍💐

Gorgeous!!! 🌸🌼🌺

@Kanch J posted:

Such a lovely flower set up. All the flowers are so pretty, dear Gabi. @Icingsugarkeks. Love the carnations and white petunia so much. 💜💖💛🤍💐

Kanchana, Thank you so very much for your lovely comment!! Glad you like the carnations and the white petunia my dear cookie friend! ❤️😘❤️ @Kanch J 

@Evelindecora posted:

Gorgeous!!! 🌸🌼🌺

Many Thanks dear Evelin!! ❤️😘❤️ @Evelindecora

Gabi, I never and ever think about making carnations, that must be a really a lot of work to do💕   

great job, dear Gabi

@Ryoko ~Cookie Ave. posted:

Gabi, I never and ever think about making carnations, that must be a really a lot of work to do💕   

Oh no, Ryoko, since they look pretty "frayed", you can't go wrong ... My carnations were made of fondant and melted away in the warmth ...   @Ryoko ~Cookie Ave.

@PUDING FARM posted:

great job, dear Gabi

Thank you so much dear Timea!! ❤️😘 @PUDING FARM

Many Thanks dear Tina!! @Tina at Sugar Wishes ❤️😘

A beautiful garden is the feeling I had when I looked at your cookies. And you made your own molds! Brilliant

@Manu biscotti decorati posted:

A beautiful garden is the feeling I had when I looked at your cookies. And you made your own molds! Brilliant

I thank you from the bottom of my heart, Manu  @Manu biscotti decorati ❤️😘

Thanks ❤️  @SugarDotCookies

Beautifully done

@Joanna Manuel posted:

Beautifully done

Joanna, have many, many Thanks!!! ❤️😘 @Joanna Manuel