May Bouquet Card
Updated: Apr 13
Welcome Digi Divas, I am so glad you dropped in today! I have a stunning NEW stamp set to share with you today- Early May Bouquet. A beautiful combination of Hydrangea, Dahlia, Rose and White Scabiosa adorn my Early May Bouquet Digi Set. I used it to create this new card- one of several new cards I have made using this set. Its colorful, bold, blingy, and beautiful! Come along as I share with you my step by step journey...
Suggested card size: 5"x 7"
MATERIALS LIST: COPIC® MARKERS
4090J- Early May Bouquet Digital Stamp Set B00, BV02, V02, BV04 - Hydrangeas
Hammermill ®100lb. White Coverstock E40, E42, E43, - Vase
Recollections® Signature Especial-Orange W0, W1 - Shadows
Park Lane® Floral Wonders - snudge green Y000, YR00, YR02, YR04 - Dahlias
5"x7" Cardbase YG00, YG01, YG03 - Scabiosa
Notched Oval Frame® Nesting Dies YG61, YG63, YG67, Multiliner Olive
VersaMagic® Pumpkin Spice YR000, YR01, YR04, - Rose
VersaMagic® Aloe Vera YR00, R20, R21, R23 - Dahlia
VersaMark® Pad & Pen
Sparkle® Embossing Powder
Queen & Co.® - Orange Rhinestones (4 Lg.)
Iridescent® Sequins (5)
Fiskars® -Round Corner Punch- OR Circle Punch
Foam® Tape
Dimensional® Glue
EZ-Tear® Tape
To start this flowery beauty, you will need 4090J- Early May Bouquet Digital Stamp Set. Size to 3-3/4" x 4-1/4" and apply to one half of the sheet layout. Select a small sentiment and place in the lower right.
Print on Hammermill ® 100lb. White Coverstock.
Color as desired; I chose to use Copic® Markers.
A list of the colors are listed above. I was inspired by colorful fields of spring flower photos.
Cut a 5"x7" rectangle of Park Lane® Floral Wonders - smudge green. Edge the rectangle using VersaMagic® Aloe Vera as
shown.
Cut a 6-3/8"x4-1/2" rectangle of Recollections® Signature Especial-Orange. Use the Fiskars® -Round Corner Punch on each corner as shown.
Edge the notched rectangle using VersaMagic® Pumpkin Spice.
Edge the green rectangle and scrap piece, the orange notched rectangle and scrap a second time using VersaMark® and Sparkle Embossing® Powder and heat.
Cut the colored image using the largest Notched Oval Frame® Nesting Dies. Edge the die cut using
VersaMark® and Sparkle Embossing® Powder and heat.
Color over the flowers using the VersaMark® Pen and Sparkle Embossing® Powder and heat.
Adhere the 5"x7" smudge green rectangle to the
front of the 5"x7" cardbase with fold on the left.
Using Foam® Tape, center and adhere the orange notched rectangle to the smudge green rectangle.
Using Foam® Tape, center and adhere the Floral
image to the orange notched rectangle on the card
front.
This is the front of your card thus far.
OPTIONAL on the backside of the cardbase I
arranged and adhered two (2) scraps that were edged like the pieces on the front. I also added
a name plaque as well.
Adhere Queen & Co.® Orange Rhinestones
(4 Lg.) one on each corner as shown.
Randomly adhere (5) Iridescent Sequins.
Cut out your sentiment using the smallest Notched Oval Frame® Nesting Dies.
Cover the front of the sentiment with VersaMark® and Sparkle Embossing® Powder and heat.
Adhere to the lower right of the card front using foam tape and Dimensional® Glue as shown.
Isn't this a card you would be proud to send or receive? I hope you enjoyed my latest adventure in card making enough to join us again.
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Thanks for joining me for this flowery birthday card tutorial. More tutorials coming soon!
I am sharing this card with the following:
Inspiration Station (inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com)
Ally's Angels (alessandrasangels.blogspot.com)
CD Sunday Plus Challenge (cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.com)
Songs and Rhymes challenge (theoutlawzchallenges-sunday.blogspot.com)
613 Avenue Create (avenue613.blogspot.com)
Hugs,
