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Painted Dogwood Blossom

3/2/2017

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My family tries to go camping in early spring, before the 'ordinary' trees, like maples and oaks, become full-leafed. There's just something about the glowing white or pink of a blossoming dogwood tree amidst the wakening hardwood trees. Along with daffodil flowers, dogwood blossoms are a sure sign that spring is here! 
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This tutorial is great for those cookie people are are new to painting on cookies (or who are shy and not-so-confident like me)! It's hopefully a *hard to mess up* kind of thing! 
Dogwood blossoms have four petals, and there are lots of cutters that can fit this bill. I stretched out a metal dogwood blossom cutter to make this cookie, but That's A Nice Cookie Cutter has a beautiful dogwood cutter with leaf here!
What you'll need:
* baked dogwood flower shaped cookie
* food safe marker
* white royal icing, 20-second consistency
* soft pink Amerimist airbrush color ( regular thinned Americolor gel in this color will work too!)
* green Amerimist color (or thinned Americolor gel)
* food safe paint brushes
* green icing in piping consistency

1. Draw the flower petal lines with a food-safe marker on your baked cookie.
2. Flood opposite petals in white icing. Allow to crust.
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3. Flood the remaining flower petals. Allow to fully dry.
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It's painting time!
I thinned the Amerimist airbrush color with a little bit of vodka before painting. Using a wide brush, add some lighter color to the petals. Use a narrow brush to add vein lines and to outline the petals. Think "watercolor-style", and *not-so-perfect* kind of brush strokes. Remember to go light on the color at first- it's a lot easier to add more color later than to remove heavy color now. Use the edges of the petals as a guide for vein lines.
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​Using a grass tip, add the blossom's center with green icing. If you don't have a grass tip, a round tip will do!
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Just like the pink color, thin out a little bit of green airbrush color with vodka. With a paintbrush, add a little bit of green color in each of the petal notches. Outline the petals with white icing to make them pop!
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Celebrate the arrival of spring with these pretty dogwood blossoms!
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And mix them with some other spring/summer blossoms for a pretty floral platter!
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18 Comments
Joyce reardon link
3/2/2017 08:58:25 pm

Love these Amy!!

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Amy Clough'D 9
3/5/2017 04:41:45 pm

Thanks, Joyce!

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Kathryn
3/2/2017 09:55:49 pm

Amy, these were the hit of my great aunt's 90th birthday party. Thank you for making her day extra special with your beautiful and creative confections!

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Amy Clough'D 9
3/5/2017 04:42:29 pm

Thanks, Kathryn! I appreciate your willingness to let me "do my thing" with the cookies!

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Claire
3/3/2017 11:03:25 pm

Oh my goodness...so pretty...painting on cookies..so relaxing and haven't done any for awhile. The platter of flowers...so beautiful Amy ❤️

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Amy Clough'D 9
3/5/2017 04:43:41 pm

Thanks, Claire! I feel like I need to incorporate painting more into my designs. I like the flexibility of it!

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Georganne Bell link
3/4/2017 04:47:30 pm

These are SO SO SO SO pretty!!!! LOVE!!

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Amy Clough'D 9
3/5/2017 04:42:53 pm

Thank you, Georganne!!

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Beth L
3/21/2017 01:20:18 pm

Love these dogwood flowers - you inspire me to try painting! Would love to know how you achieved the petals on the zinnias?

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Amy Clough'D 9
3/22/2017 11:17:36 am

Use this tutorial for the zinnias! :)
http://cookieswithcharacter.blogspot.com/2014/06/zinnia-flower-cookies.html

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Beth L
3/23/2017 03:49:38 pm

Thanks so much, Amy!

Dotty link
3/24/2017 08:26:21 am

Beautiful Amy!

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Kellie Rhodes
4/23/2017 11:10:52 am

I would like to place two orders of the dozen flower cookies featured on this page - one each for my mother and mother-in-law for Mother's Day. I need them both shipped to Texas.

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Amy Clough'D 9 Cookies
4/23/2017 01:16:12 pm

I am currently booked through the second week of August 2017.

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Jennifer link
4/26/2017 01:41:31 pm

Hi Amy!! :) Great post! Why is it that when I paint with vodka mixed with gold dust that it sort of looks like the royal icing is melting? Thank you!!

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Amy Clough'D 9
4/26/2017 03:47:10 pm

A few things are possible:
1. Your royal icing IS melting (or pitting). Just like when water drips on your icing surface, it leaves a mark. Try using a higher alcohol content- like Everclear if you can get it. It evaporates much quicker, and doesn't allow the icing to pit as much.
2. It could be your gold dust- some just perform better than others. Did you see LilaLoa's review on gold dusts? She used water! http://www.lilaloa.com/2017/03/how-to-choose-and-use-gold-luster-dust.html

Hope this helps!

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Jennifer Tam
4/27/2017 09:47:54 am

Thank you! Will try Everclear. I had no idea there were a difference. ;) yeah, I saw that post a ehile ago. Will go back for a review.

Michele @ Michele & Co. Decorated Sweets link
6/6/2017 03:28:29 pm

These cookies are stunning! :-o

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