I had not been feeling well since a minor surgical procedure a couple of days ago. Yesterday I felt well enough to colour some of the flowers on one of the 12 by 12 sheets. Some I coloured with Stampin' Blends, others were coloured with ink and an aqua painter. I must admit I prefer the ones coloured with the aqua painter.
After coloring them, both the single and double flowers were fussy cut. Because the DSP is a bit flimsy I reinforced them by adding some punched card stock on the back before I added them to a card.
Here's the 3 cards I made
Card #1 Frame Card:
The base for this card is Thick Whisper White, layered with Whisper White embossed with the Layered Leaf embossing folder. A frame made by die cutting 2 different sizes of the Stitched Rectangle dies, was added to the embossed layer using dimensionals.
A fussy cut flower which was coloured with ink and an aqua painter was adhered , with dimentionals, to the top left corner of the inside embossed layer slightly overlapping the frame.
Some dazzling diamonds was added to the center of the flower.
The sentiment, stamped with Rich Razzelberry ink, was punched with the Pretty Label punch. and adhered to a piece of copper foil punched with the Label Me Lovely Punch with dimensionals. Using the Detailed Trio Punch, notches were punched at both ends of this Pretty Label punchie so a piece of 1/4" metallic edged Rich Razzelberry ribbon could be added to the card front. This sentiment unit was added to the card front using dimensionals.
Stamp: Tags in Bloom (SAB)
Inks: Rich Razzelberry, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Papers: Whisper White, Thick Whisper White, Flowering Foil DSP, Copper Foil
Accessories: Aqua painter, Stitched Rectangle dies, Layering Leaves Embossing Folder, `1/4" Metallic edged Rich Razzelberry ribbon, Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds, Detailed Trio Punch, Label Me Lovely Punch, Pretty Label Punch
Card #2 Wallet Card
I call this card fold a wallet card or a gift card holder card. The top half of the card folds down over a bottom fold which is made into a pocket which contains a pull out greeting card. The top flap is kept closed with a mini magnet.
The card base of Thick Whisper White card stock is 5 1/2 by 9 3/4 scored at 3 and 7 1/4". The top and bottom corners are rounded using Detailed Trio punch.
Two patterns of the DSP were used; the grid pattern on the top fold; the small flowers on the lower flap. Both are matted with copper foil before being added to the card base.
A bit of tombo on the edges of the bottom flap and the flap is formed.
.A piece of Whisper White card stock 3 1/2 by 4 7/8", for the written message, is inserted in this flap. After taking this picture I added a tab to the top making it easier to access.
Decorating the top flap is a double flower, which has been adhered at an angle, with part of the flower extending over the end. This flower is also coloured using inks and an aqua painter. Dazzling diamonds are added to the flower center.
The grid paper below the fussy cut flower is sponged with Rich Razzelberry ink to create a bit more interest.
The flap is kept closed with tiny magnets one of which you can see on the picture above. You can also use velcro if you don't have magnets.
Two metallic design elements decorate the left upper flap.
I have not added any sentiments on this card as I wanted to leave my options open.
Card #3 - Another wallet card, but in blue
The fold on this card is the same as card #2, but the colour scheme is Bermada Bay and White with an accent of Copper.
Added to the edge of the top flap is some copper foil die cut with the Delicate Lace Die.
The DSP on the top has tiny copper foil flowers which were coloured with Bermuda Bay ink using a dauber. Two large fussy cut flowers with their backs reinforced with circle card stock punchies are added to a Stitched So Sweetly die cut embossed with the Subtle Texture embossing folder. The flowers, coloured with Bermuda Bay ink and an aqua painter, slightly overlap each other.
Some Bermuda Bay card stock embossed with the Layering Leaves Embossing Folder is added to the bottom flap.
The card is also kept closed with mini magnets.
Again no sentiments. They will be added later.
The corners of the insert are punched with the Detailed Trio Punch, rounded first, and then punched with that lovely floral pattern. On the bottom is added a flower fussy cut from the edge of the DSP and a tab at the top.
Supplies Used:
Inks: Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight
Papers: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Flowering Foil DSP
Accessories: Sweetly Stitched Dies, Delicate Lace Die, Subtle Texture Embossing Folder, Detailed Trio Punch, Circle tab punch, Layering Leaves Embossing Folder, Dazzling Diamonds, Aqua Painter, Mini Magnets
