Hello, Crafters.
I hope you’ve had a lovely relaxing weekend. When I was making yesterday’s video, I used the two small flowers in the Basket of Blooms Stamp Set and made up my mind that I’d use it to make my next card. By making the video I learned how I liked to make my flowers using these stamps and the matching Small Bloom Punch.
Yesterday morning a member of my Facebook group Happy Crafting shared a beautiful card she had made using the Positive Thoughts Stamp Set and Nature’s Thoughts Dies. I liked the Designer Series Paper (DSP) she had used but she said it retired a long time ago. I have used Anne’s card as a sketch but I forgot to add the narrow band of cardstock (CS) to run under the image but over the DSP!
Once I started working on my card I decided that the punched flowers were a bit big for the size of the basket and the leaves. While I was looking at the Boho Indigo DSP I remembered the gorgeous little paper flowers that come in the Boho Indigo Product Medley. Although they are still a fair size they are smaller than the punched flowers.
Before I started working on my card, I used my Light Purple Posy Stampin’ Blend and painted the top half of all the petals of nine flowers. I have done this previously with these flowers and love the effect. I put them to one side and started on my card. The first step was to die-cut a rectangle using the die in the Natures Thoughts Dies.
I set up the HAPPY BIRTHDAY sentiment from the Blossoms in Bloom Stamp Set and the basket from the Basket of Blooms Stamp Set on my Stamaparatus so I could stamp them both at the same time using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. On a second plate I set up the long branches of leaves stamp and I stamped three individual images.
Using the Light and Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends I coloured the leaves and then fussy cut them. I could have made a mask for the basket and stamped the leaves directly onto my die-cut rectangle but at this time I wasn’t sure which direction my design was going in. When I had decided on the arrangement of the leaves and flowers I cut the leaves to the correct length and adhered them in place.
When I had decided how I wanted the flowers to be positioned I adhered them in place using Tombow. I was pleased with the result except there was too much of a gap between the sentiment and top of the flower arrangement. Then I noticed the two butterfly dies in the Nature’s Thoughts dies and die-cut two of the smallest butterflies using Gorgeous Grape CS.
Inside the card, I adhered a middle layer of Gorgeous Grape CS and a top layer of Purple Posy CS. To decorate it I had taken one of the small paper flowers, removed the bead and painted it as before, with my Light Purple Posy Stampin’ Blend. I punched a small circle of Gorgeous Grape CS and adhered in the centre of the flower. I would love Stampin’ Up! to sell these flowers on their own – they’re absolutely gorgeous!
That’s it from me today. Many thanks to Anne for the inspiration for today’s card. I look forward to being back with you tomorrow and in the meantime please take care and stay safe. Happy crafting.
JanB. xx
Products used for this project: please click on any of the links to be taken to my 24/7 online Stampin’ Up! shop. The Hostess Code for JULY 2020 is 3SYQSWFB. Thank you. xx
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Stampin’ Pierce Mat
[126199]
£4.75
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Cardstock Layer Sizes: A4
Card base 8¼” x 5¾” scored and folded at 4 1/8”
Middle layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5½”
Top layer: 2 pieces 3¾” x 5 3/8”
Cardstock Layer Sizes: Letter-size
Card base 8½” x 5½” scored and folded at 4¼”
Middle layer: 2 pieces 4” x 5¼”
Top layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”
Another stunning and elegant card Jan. I wish i had your talent and your supplies!!!!! Jealous of that. Blessing to you both. Xxx mal
Many thanks, Mal. I’ve been in touch with Catherine and she was surprised you have received that email more than once. Have you changed your email address, and were the two messages referred to published? Catherine asked if you could send me a screenshot if it happens again, please? Best wishes to you all. xx
This card is very elegant Jan. Really love it. That frame die is beautiful. Is that a die? Be safe & TYFS
Many thanks, Claire. Yes, the die is from Nature’s Thoughts. It’s on page 182 in the catalogue and is shown as a green oblong and you can hardly see the decoration around the edge! There’s a better example on page 87. See the card on the left-hand side with the vertical stripes and the butterfly. xx
I’ll take a look Jan. Thank you much for the reply. Always a great pleasure to see your videos.
Many thanks, Claire. I really appreciate your support. xx
Very nice card.
Many thanks, Reba.xx