Sunday, August 3, 2025

Thankful Hydrangea card for the challenge with Freshly Made Sketches #697

 This Thank  you card was made for the sketch challenge with Freshly Made Sketches #697 and features a Hydrangea in a lovely doily-like rectangle frame.





The card base is an A2 Tahitian Tide card stock. It is layered with a piece of Basic white card stock and then a rectangle doily -like frame.

In the center is a die cut of a Hydrangea flower, the flowers of which are coloured with Stampin Blends, using Boho Blue and Starry Sky and the leaves with Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight. The flower was stamped and clear embossed from the stamp set "Thankful Garden". Tiny blue pearls were adhered to the center of each flower.


The sentiment is stamped with Black Versafine ink and clear embossed before being die cut with a Stylish die cut. The die cut is adhered half to the background and half to the fancy frame.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Thankful Garden

Inks:  Black Versafine, Stampin' Blends (Boho Blue, Starry Sky, Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight.

Papers:  Tahitian Tide, Basic White, 

Accessories:  Thankful Garden dies, Stitched Rectangle Frame, Stylish Shapes dies, Small blue beads for center of flowers, dimensionals. Clear embossing powder

4 comments:

I Card Everyone said...

Maria, I'm always so happy to see a card with a Hydrangea! Yours in blue is so pretty! Thanks so much for planting it in our Freshly Made Sketches Garden this week!
=] Michele

Linda Callahan said...

Beautiful flower and the die ct frame is fabulous! Glad you joined us at FMS!

Kim S said...

Your flowers are beautiful - LOVE the colors! The lacy frame is just right with them! Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

Cécile RIBON said...

Delightful floral design! Thanks for joining us at FMS this week.