An Easter card with Heritage Frames & Hold on To Hope

The "Hold on to Hope" stamp set and coordinating dies are held over from last year.  Today I put this stamp set together with the Heritage die and embossing folder to make an elegant Easter card in Vanilla and Gold.

Before starting on the card, 10 flowers were punched using the small bloom punch (SAB) and then spritzed with a homemade spritz made using alcohol and champagne shimmer mist.  Each was crumpled and left to dry.

The top fold base card of  Thick Very Vanilla card stock was matted with gold foil.  Before adhering this to the card base the center was die cut with a stitched rectangle die, and that piece was used to die cut the cross. An embossed Very Vanilla layer was added to this.

The oval center piece was created by die cutting and embossing gold foil using the Heritage die and embossing folder. Strips of adhesive foam strips were used to adhere this oval to the card front.  Some foam adhesive strip was also used to adhere the vanilla lattice covered gold foil cross to the oval center.

After embossing with gold embossing powder, two vines were die cut and adhered to the focal image as shown in the picture above.

As a final step, the now dried flowers that were spritzed and crumpled, are uncrumpled and shaped.  Two flowers, off set and adhered together make one flower. Crystal effects and dazzling diamonds was added to each flower after which they were added to the oval. Two flowers were added to the upper right; three to the lower left. Some foliage, die cut in Very Vanilla using the Noble Peacock die, was added around the flowers.  A gold rhinestone was added to the center of each flower.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Hold on to Hope
Inks:  Versa Mark
Papers:  Very Vanilla, Gold Foil
Accessories:  Heritage frames 3D Die and Heirloom Frame Embossing Folder, Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder, Small Boom Punch, Gold rhinestones, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, Noble Peacock dies, Cross of Hope dies, Stitched Rectangle dies, gold embossing powder, Homemade spritz

Always and Forever - SUO Challenges # 239

The challenge at SUO this time is "Designer's Choice" which means its up to me to decide what to create.

Over the holidays I had some time to play with the Heritage Dies and Embossing Folders while making samples of the new stamp sets in the upcoming Mini Catalogue.

I combined the "Forever Blossoms" stamp sets with the Heritage Die and Embossing Folder to make this Anniversary Card.

The card base of Highland Heather card stock is layered with Petal Pink card stock embossed with the Parisian 3D Embossing Folder. A 1/8" strip of gold foil was added to each side of the embossed piece.

In the center is adhered (with dimensionals) a gold foil rectangle first die cut with the Heritage Die and then embossed with the Heritage embossing folder. In the center of this is a piece of Lily Impressions DSP slightly larger than the opening.

The flowers, from "Forever Blossoms"were  coloured with Highland Heather Stampin' Blends; the leaves and stems with Granny Apple Green after which they were die cut with the           die.  The centers were coloured with Daffodil Delight after which some tiny yellow beads were added with an adhesive. Glitter Crystal Effects applied to the flowers make them pop.

These flowers were adhered on this embossed frame using dimensionals as indicated in the picture.

An extra flower and leaf was added to the upper right frame.

The gold embossed sentiment, die cut with the Stitched So Sweetly die, is added to the card frame with dimensionals.   Champagne rhinestones were added to the die cut piece.

A double bow made with the 3/8" metallic edged Petal Pink ribbon was added to the lower  left embossed frame.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Forever Blossom

Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin' Blends (Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight)

Versa Mark

Papers:  Whisper White, Highland Heather, Petal Pink, Gold Foil, Lily Impressions DSP

Accessories:  Parisian Embossing Folder, Champagne Rhinestones, Sweetly Stitched Label Dies, Gold Embossing Powder, 3/8" Metallic Edged Petal Pink ribbon, Dimensionals, Glitter Crystal Effects, Micro beads (non SU), Forever Blossom die