Love What You Do Flower Bouquet

Thank you for stopping in today. I am so lucky. Stampin’ Up! provides such wonderful images to spark creativity. Today’s card uses Love What You Do flower bouquet. Do you recognize the watercolor background? It is one of the extras from my experimenting the other day. I told you they would come in handy.

MEASUREMENTS (Supplies and Links are at the end)

Shimmery White Cardstock: 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ and 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″ plus scrap for stamping floral bouquet
Poppy Parade Cardstock: 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″
Basic Black Cardstock: scraps for sentiment

CREATING THE PIECES AND PARTS (use any die-cutting and embossing machine)

- - Stamp the sentiment from Bold Labels and trim.
  - Use diluted Balmy Blue reinker and Aqua Painter to create a light watercolor wash on 3″ x 1-1/4″ panel. TIP: Pre-wet area to be watercolor the paint the diluted reinker. Test on a scrap (or another panel) until you get desired the effect. If you make several panels, then you will have several potential backgrounds for future projects.
  - Stamp floral bouquet in Smoky Slate on a scrap of Shimmery White and the dry watercolor panel.
  - Color flowers with Poppy Parade (light/dark) Stampin’ Blends.
  - Fussy cut the colored floral bouquet from the scrap cardstock. TIP: I used a craft knife to cut space between flowers.
  - Using Smoky Slate ink, stamp background images using 2nd Generation stamp from Very Versailles and Artistic Textures as shown.

TECHNIQUE DEFINITION: 1st Generation = inked stamp directly to project 2nd Generation = inked stamp onto a scrap then onto the project (also referred to as ‘stamped off’)

ASSEMBLE CARD

Add Dimensionals to the back of the sentiment and floral bouquet.
Adhere floral over the stamped floral image on watercolor panel.
Tie a bow using Whisper White crinkle ribbon and attach it to the bouquet with glue dots.
Layer as shown or until you are pleased.
Add a few rhinestones.
Grab a Whisper White Medium envelope and add some decorative stamping or emboss some silver splatter.
Don’t forget to make an inside panel for your message. Cut a 4″ x 5-1/4″ cardstock panel, stamp a sentiment and adhere to the inside of the card.

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