Lots of Lavender Braided Card

Braiding the folded edge of the card makes the card look so elegant!  It looks complicated, but it is so easy.

I stamped and coloured the Lots of Lavender stamp set using a blender pen and Perfect Plum ink. It was die cut using the Layering Ovals stamp set, and because the image was too long for the die, I cut around the stem and laid it over the oval die cut so as not to cut it.  To make the bouquet look fuller, I stamped a second image on a separate piece of Whisper White card stock, coloured only the flowers and cut 3 of the branches.  I added these to the bouquet., then added a bow made of 1/8" silver taffeta ribbon. Some glitter was added to the flowers.

The image was coloured al around using a Soft Sky Bendability marker.

The die cut oval was matted with a Perfect Plum scallop oval die cut.  The two were adhered together using dimensionals.

This was adhered to some Petal Perfect DSP  layered with Perfect Plum card stock, and edged with Iridescent glimmer paper punched with the Decorative Ribbon punch.

This was added to the Plum Perfect card front the edge of which was braided.

The sentiment, from Heartfelt Blooms, was black embossed onto Vellum cardstock, and adhered to the card front at an angle.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Lots of Lavender, Heartfelt Blooms

Inks:  Black Memento, Perfect Plum, Stampin Blendabiities (Rich Razzelberry, Old Olive, Soft Sky), Versa Mark

Papers:  Perfect Plum, Whisper White, Petal Perfect DSP, Iridescent Glimmer Paper, Vellum

Accessories:  Layering Oval Framelits, Dimensionals, Dazzling Details Glitter (etired), Decorative Ribbon punch, 1/8' Silver Taffeta ribbon, Black Embossing Powder

Heartfelt Blooms (Sale-a-bration sneak peek) - thank you

I hope everyone had a wonderful (and warm) start to the New Year. If you're living in Canada, the thermometer is depicting extreme Artic conditions.  Last night the temperature in Peterborough, Ont. was minus 30 degrees (C).

Because it's been so cold any thought of outdoor New Year's activities was canceled, so it was a perfect time to stay in the craft room and play with some new catalogue products as well as the Stamparatus. Heartfelt Blooms was number one.

Only 2 more days and the products (with the exception of the Stamparatus which will be available for order in the new catalogue in June) will be available for order.

I'm really surprised how much detail showed when this relatively large flower from the "Heartfelt Blooms" stamp set was stamped.  I used the new Stamparatus, not because I needed to, but because I wanted to play with my new "toy".

Berry Burst was used to stamp the image onto Whisper White cardstock, which was then matted with Berry Burst card stock. Three metal rimmed pearls were placed on the upper right of this art piece.

The card base is Berry Burst,, layered with Whisper White embossed with the new Scattered Sequins embossing folder.  Towards the left, a strip of Perfect Party DSP was added, and some Berry Burst crinkled Seam Binding ribbon added over the seam.

The art piece was added to the card front using dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped with Berry Burst on  a piece of Whisper White notched at both ends.

A bow made with the crumpled seam binding was added to the left side of the art piece.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Heartfelt Blooms
Ink:  Berry Burst
Papers:  Berry Burst, Whisper White, Perfect Party DSP
Accessories: Scattered Sequins Embossing Folder, 1/2" crumpled Berry Burst seam binding, dimensionals, metal rimmed pearls. Stamparatus