I'm sharing a couple of cards that I also have placed on a separate Country Floral Gallery page. This page has been a spot for me to put all of my Country Floral cards even if I haven't been able to blog about them yet. I'm not sure all my followers would appreciate it if I blogged about flowers almost every day, right?
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This card features a greeting with coordinating die from Stitched All Around.
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The embossed piece is Whisper White cardstock embossed with the Country Floral folder which was inked with Soft Seafoam prior to running it through the big shot. I like having the backround colored if I'm going to add color to the flowers and leaves. It is a way of keeping the over all look soft without high contrast. For some reason I think this helps make the dimension more apparent.
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I painted the flowers and foliage with a mix of reinkers with Whisper White craft ink - while cleaning off my palette from another project. Colors include Pacific Point, Poppy Parade, Garden Green, Mango Melody - these are all lighten by the addition of Whisper White craft ink. You could get a similar look with any colors you have. Using marker or refill on a palette works.
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DSP is the Subtles 6" x 6" in Soft Seafoam.
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The lace edge was cut with the Delicate Lace Edgelits.
- I used 1/8" Whisper White Sheer Ribbon wrapped around the card twice.
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Faceted dots in Mint Macaron provide a little embellishment to the greeting label.
This is a card without a greeting. I just didn't want to cover any of the embossing. But, doesn't really seem to have Wedding Wishes written all over it?
- This is a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" card. I embossed with the Quilt Top embossing folder first and then used the smaller Country Floral folder on one end.
- 1/2" Lace Trim is perfect to polish this card off. You could easily add a tag with a message, tying it around the lace bow.
This is a card I brought for a make and take when I joined one my team members for a class earlier this month.
- The first layer is a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Petal Pink embossed with the Country Floral folder.
- All diecuts and and greeting are from the Stitched All Around Bundle as is the greeting image. I prepared all of the pieces ahead of time and used the great trick of cutting all of the circles for the greeting first and then stamping them with the stamparatus once they had already been cut.
- Cardstock: Whisper White, Gray Granite, Petal Pink
- Ink: Gray Granite
- Tip: Smooth down your edges of the embossed layer by running a bone folder across the edge at a 45 degree angle 2-3 times. doing it more than 2-3 times would cause it to start to fray at the edges. This gives a more finished edge to your embossing.
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