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I got out the Paper Florist dies to work on this week's Color Challenge over on Splitcoaststampers...
...along with some DSP, Dies, and even, yes! even a stamp - on the inside.
- To get started with this challenge I looked in a little somewhat organized drawer where I keep a bunch of die cuts and images and saw a Pretty Peacock "Feel Better Soon" die cut. This is rather a tall greeting with the three words stacked on top of each other. Maybe I could make this greeting work with a Table cloth Corner card sketch that I havne't worked with for a while.
- I started by cutting a few sets of flowers and leaves with the Paper Florist Dies out of Basic White Thick cardstock. There is one die that cuts 4 layers at once, two slightly larger than the other two. Note that I used a lot of Very Vanilla in some of the layers but if I wanted truer colors for my flowers I needed to start with white.
- I applied color to all of the pieces using by blending brushes in the 3 echallenge colors. Even my green leaves use just Crushed Curry and Pretty Peacock.
- Since I was planning to use Very Vanilla to give a warmer vibe to the card I felt I needed to soften the crisp white in the Glorious Gingham Pretty Peacock DSP. So this got a little application of Pretty Peacock ink too. The plaid still comes through without the strong contrast of the white. I edged it at the top of the card with a rectangle die cut with the Radiating Stitches die.
- I don't use dark card bases very often but I thought this card might look better with a Pretty Peacock border coming from a card base. This way my "tablecloth" was easy to trim around the edges before applying it to the card base. I usually just make these cards by gluing the part I want onto the card base and then trimming away the rest. If I were to make this card again I might mess a little more with theway the diagonal fits onto the card but I do think it's just fine the way it is.
Another thing that gets more attention with a dark card base is the inside. I add a regular thickness 5 1/4" x 4" layer. I stamped another large greeting and added my extra leaves and flowers. The bulk in the corner offsets the bulk on the outside so I think it will mail OK. The fonts don't match exactly but they work in a fun sort of way. Here is a shot I took before attaching the inner layer.
I was really pleased with the way it turned out. With it's large greetings, it's a great card to have in my get well stash!
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