My Dad is the Best! Making cards for my Dad is so hard because he does everything. He is handy, a gardener, a builder, an inventor, a white chocolate mocha drinker, a reader, a retired Air Force navigator, and the best Dad ever. I am a Daddy’s girl and proud of it! Today is his birthday and I made this card for him. It came together pretty quick thanks to Paper Pumpkin.

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• Thick Very Vanilla cardstock:
  • 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
  • 2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ for sentiment punch
  • 2″ x 4″ for stamping globes
  • 4″ x 5-1/4″ for message insert (adjust measurement if framing)
• Misty Moonlight cardstock:
  • 3-15/16″ x 5-3/16″ TIP: Line the paper up at the top of the Paper Trimmer. Then move the paper to cover the line just to the right of the 4″ mark for 3-15/16″ and the line just to the right of the 5-1/4″ for 5-3/16″. That will result in 3/16″ larger than the card panel for a thin frame.
  • 3″ x 3″ for die-cutting leaves
• Brushed Metallic (gold) Foil: 2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ for sentiment label frame
• Paper Pumpkin (October 2020) card: 3-3/4″ x 5″
• Medium Very Vanilla envelope

Stamp the Good Morning Magnolia image onto the vellum panel using Basic Gray ink. The lines will be blurred by the Stampin’ Blends and the alcohol to create a faux watercolor effect.

Color the image starting with the lightest color. Use Dark Daffodil Delight for the center. Dip a fine-tip paintbrush into the rubbing alcohol and gently move the color. I added Champagne Shimmer Paint to my rubbing alcohol.

Next, color non-adjacent petals with Dark Flirty Flamingo. Gently blur the stamped line. Let dry and repeat on other petals. Do the same for the leaves. TIP: Blow into a straw to gently direct the ink flow in the desired direction.

Add a second layer of color after the image is dry. Repeat the process of alcohol painting and gently blowing the ink.

OPTIONAL: Pick up some clean rubbing alcohol with the paintbrush and flick it over the image. This will create small droplets that will lighten some areas by moving the color outward.

Adhere the vellum panel to the Basic White cardstock panel using Stampin’ Seal or a light amount of Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Add to Basic Black card base.

Stamp the sentiment in White Craft ink and heat emboss with with embossing powder. Trim to you liking. Add to card panel with small black Dimensionals.

Customize the message insert and the envelope with some flicks of color from the brush end of the Stampin’ Blends.

Stamped Elements

• Stamp globes on Thick Very Vanilla cardstock with Misty Moonlight ink using Beautiful World stamp set.
• Stamp sentiment from Best Year stamp set on Thick Very Vanilla cardstock with Misty Moonlight ink.

Die-Cut Elements

• Die-cut globes using World Map dies.
• Add 3 Dimensionals behind one of the globes.
• Die-cut foliage branch from Misty Moonlight cardstock using Forever Flourishing dies.

Punched Elements

• Using Timeless Label punch
  • stamped sentiment
  • Brushed Metallic Foil frame TIP: Cut the label in half and layer with a thin border on top and bottom of sentiment if desired.
  • Add Dimensional to bottom of sentiment label and glue dot to the top of the label.

ASSEMBLY

• Layer as shown.
• Trim the foliage and tuck around globes and sentiment.
• Add 2 groupings of 2020-2022 in Color Enamel Dots,
• Customize the envelope and message insert.

Don’t you just love how the foiled stitched lines give some movement to the background? I have taken a look at the upcoming January – July 2021 Mini catalog and there is a stamp set called Circle Celebration coming up. It has the same stitched lines. I can’t wait.

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