Jar of Flowers for Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge#367

 I have spent a lot of time in my garden this year tending to my blooms, some of which, like the Inspiration Challenge are pink in colour.

Today is a rainy day, so I am tending to some different flowers, making them into a card and submitting it to the Inspiration challenge at Hand Stamped sentiment. In the Inspiration picture I see shades of pink, swirls of gold, and various shades of bright green - thus my colour scheme of  Flirty Flamingo. gold foil, Blushing Bride, and Granny Apple Green. I also used some Heat and Stick powder to add Gold Flakes to the embossed layer.

The card base is Basic White layered with Flirty Flamingo, and then Blushing Bride embossed with the Pretty in Flower Embossing Folder.

Along the left edge of this embossed layer was added a 1/8 by 5" strip of gold foil. Some Gilded Flakes was also added to this layer.

Adding Gilded Flakes:

To do this I swiped a Versa Mark ink pad randomly across the surface of the embossed piece, and added Heat and Stick powder. After activating this powder with the heat tool, the Gilded Flakes were added.  See below.

For the focal image I used the floral and jar image from the Jar of Flowers stamp set, as well as the Jar Punch.

Both the flower and jar  were stamped separately.  The flowers were stamped with Black Memento ink onto some Basic White card stock. The jar was stamped on Flirty Flamingo card stock with Versa Mark and embossed with Gold embossing powder. The jar was then painted with White shimmer paint. When the paint was dry it was punched with the Jar Punch.

The flowers were coloured with Stampin' Blends (Flirty Flaming, and Granny Apple Green.  Some Gilded Flakes were added to the flower centers, as well as the flower sprigs.

I also added some extra die cuts that I made using a Curvy Die.  These were die cut in Gold Foil and Granny Apple Green.

The flowers were added to the jar top and together the unit was added to a piece of Basic White card stock die cut with a Contour Scallop die using dimensionals. Some gold trim was wrapped around the jar top and a bow made with the same trim was added to the front

The Scallop Contour die was then added to the embossed card front using dimensionals.  Some gilded gems were added to the die cut.

The sentiment is from "Many Messages" and is added extending from the junction of the flower and the jar.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Jar of Flowers, Many Messages

Inks:  Black Memento,  Versa Mark, Stampin' Blends ( Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green)

Papers:  Thick Basic White, Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green Gold Foil

Accessories:  Pretty in Flowers Embossing Folder, Heat & Stick powder, Gilded Flakes, Gold twine, Curvy Die, Jar Punch, Many Messages die, Gilded Gems, Scallop Contour due                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

An Art Gallery Project (Mini Catalogue sneak peak)

 I am in love!

No, I didn't meet a special someone, but a special something-The Art Gallery Bundle. And the DSP that coordinates with this bundle - WOW!!

As if the DSP wasn't gorgeous enough, add gold to certain areas and you hav a master piece.  If you have never worked with Gilded Flakes, I have plenty of tips and tricks. As I work through this project I will give you tips and tricks on how to apply gold to your project.

I must admit I was reluctant to cut into this paper, but the lure of the project won out.

Here's my project- a decorated mini pizza box containing 4 (3 by 3") note cards and envelopes.

Dimensions of the Lid:

Top:

.Merry Merlot    3 1/4 by 3 1/4"

.Fine Arts DSP    3 by 3"  Adhere the two layers together and add to lid of now assembled Mini Pizza box.

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.Die Cut a 2 1/4" circle using the Stitched Circle Die.  Die cut a smaller circle in Whisper White (2").  Adhere the 2 together and add to the center of the lid.

Using a dauber, apply Blushing Bride ink to the flowers of the single floral cluster.  Then with a second dauber, apply Merry Merlot around the edges of the small buds and the centers of the larger flowers.  Apply Old Olive to the leaves and stems. Spritz lightly with water and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White card stock.  When dry, die cut and adhere to the circles using dimensionals.  To make the flowers look more like the flowers in the DSP, I applied some Blackberry Bliss to the flower centers using a Stampin' Write  marker

A bow made with gold twine was added to the base of the flowers and some Gilded Gems added randomly on the DSP.

Sides:

.Merry Merlot 3 1/4 by 3/4"

.DSP 3 by 1/2"

Cut 4 of each piece, adhere together and add to each of the four sides of the box.

Note Cards:

Make 4 Thank you notes to fit in the box.  For each card I cut a 3 by 6" piece of Whisper White card stock and scored it at 3" to make a 3 by 3" card. These would fit into the 3 1/4" by 3 1/4" envelopes. 

Each card was decorated using the Fine Arts DSP.  The sentiment was gold embossed and die cut before adding to the card front. Each note card had 3 Gilded Gems added to the upper right side.

Gilded flakes were added to the Tear and Tape adhesive which had been added along the edge of the DSP.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Art Gallery

Inks:  Versa Mark, Blushing Bride, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss

Papers;  Whisper White, Merry Merlot, Fine Art Floral DSP, Gold Foil

Accessories:  Mini Pizza Box, Floral Gallery Dies, Gilded Leafing Embellishments, Gilded Gems, 3 1/4 by 3 1/4 Whisper White envelopes, Stitched Circle Dies, Gold twine

Jubilee Dies Wedding Card

This gold/white wedding card was made using the beautiful Jubilee Dies

• In the center of a 4 by 5 1/4"" piece of Whisper White, a sentiment from "Last a Lifetime" was embossed with gold embossing powder
• Adhere two pieces of Whisper White card stock embossed with the Jubilee Dies (with the notch out)- one at the top and one at the bottom - with the notches facing each other.

• Adhere this 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White to the 4 1/4 by 5 1/2" Thick Whisper White card stock base
• On a separate piece of Whisper White card stock emboss the bouquet of flowers (2) with gold embossing powder.  Die cut with Jubilee Dies, Adhere above and below arch of adhered die cut using dimensionals

• Add Gilded Gems to the centers of all flowers
• Add bow made with 1/4" Whisper White crumpled seam binding to left side.

• Gold emboss sentiment on inside.

A New Beginning - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #451

We all wish for a new beginning, especially at times like this, when a virus is destroying the world as we know it.

In addition, the calendar says Spring, but one look out the window makes that a lie!  The snow, although light, is most unwelcome.

Regardless, I wanted to reflect Spring and a new beginning, by creating 3D Daisies, on the card I made for the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #451.  The sketch is a throwback to Sketch #98 

This card, with a Mint Macaron base, if 5 by 5" and is layered with Whisper White and then 2 pieces of the new Ornate Garden DSP.

The larger piece has a Mint Macaron background with gold embossing; the smaller piece has Daisies all over it - thus my inspiration.

The Dollie die is non SU, and what attracted me to this die is the small Daisy-like flowers in the center of each scallop edge.  On the Doillie are added 3 Daisies - one large and 2 small.

The Large Daisy is made from Whisper White card stock using the Daisy punch.  Daffodil Delight ink is applied to the petals of  the two punched flowers and some Soft Suede in the center.  Each flower is shaped using a stylus, adhered together alternating petals, and a Perennial Floral Center added to each flower.

The small Daisies are made using the small Daisy punch, where the two punched flowers are treated the same way as the large Daisy.

A flower is not complete without a leaf.  So, each flower has a leaf punched using  the Leaf Punch.The Old Olive leaves are sponged with Old Olive ink, shaped and added to each Daisy.

Both completed Daisies are adhered to the Doillie as depicted in the picture.

To finish the card, Gilded Gems are added randomly to the sentiment and card base.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Morning Star (sentiment)
Inks: Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Soft suede, Crumb Cake, Old Olive
Papers:  Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Ornate Garden DSP, Old Olive
Accessories:  Daisy Punch, Small Daisy Punch, Leaf Punch, Perennial Floral Centers, Gilded Gems, Doillie (non SU)