The Write Stuff – Creative Ideas from Just Write Designs

Fancy Flower Oval

Posted on April 26, 2025 9:35 PM by Julie Comment

Today, I have a very sweet, feminie card, all pretty in pink. I kept the color palette simple with only a few accents in black & green. This new basketweave cover die is perfect to let a little of a second color shine through and add a little interest to the background.

A big congrats to Jayne, the newest Featured Stamper FS951! She has a beautiful gallery & I didn’t go far to find THIS card to case. I kept the general layout w/ flowers surrounding a greeting, but I used different dies, colors & changed the layered circle to a layered long oval & used a background die.

To make my card, I die cut the basket weave cover die in white & backed it w/ a lt pink panel. All of the flowers were die cut out of white then I used a blending brush & 2 shades of pink ink on them, going from the centers outward. The two shades of pink were blended on top of each other since neither one alone really went w/ the pink background, but together they complemented it well. The leaves were cut out of a spring green & also blended w/ a little green ink. Two sizes of the swanky ovals were cut & the top white one was popped up a couple of layers. Then flowers were shaped before being put together & attached to the card. For the greeting, I die cut 2 black shapes of the words & offset them, above & below to shadow the birthday wish words.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Hellebore Floral set (greeting)

Paper: Staples 110# white, lt pink, black spring green

Ink: Versaclair nocturne, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #4, set #5, set #10

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Hellebore Floral set, Basket Weave Cover, Swanky Ovals, Whisper Blossom, Build a Bloom Anemone dies, Detail Blending Brushes, Misti

Basket Weave Cover die 5810D	Build a Bloom Anemones die 5808-01D	Whisper Blossom die 5811-02D	Swanky Ovals die 5812D	Hellebore Floral set 37014
Hellebore Floral dies 37014D	Color Fuse Ink set #4	Color Fuse Ink set #5	Color Fuse Ink set #10	Detail Blending Brushes
Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	MISTI	Versafine Clair ink	Scotch ATG

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Bright Floral

Posted on April 25, 2025 9:52 PM by Julie Comment

This new flower cover die is so beautiful! I couldn’t wait to use it. It’s not at all hard, it just takes some color blending & paper piecing. And I do have a hint for making that a little easier. It’s also great for a lot of different occasions. Birthday, for a friend, Mother’s Day, Congrats, Graduation..just change the greeting and/or the colors to suit your needs.

For the Inspiration Challenge IC1012 we are visiting Street Angles & their Pinterest Boards. THIS dress was my inspiration. I liked the bright reddish/pink flowers & green/teal leaves.

To make my card, I die cut the floral cover once out of heavy white card & once out of cardboard & glued the two frames together. Here’s my tip for making the coloring & paper piecing. I took another piece of heavy white card, placed the cover die on top then embossed it only, but did not cut it. This embossed version is easy to see the pieces I want to color. I used the detail set of blending brushes & several reds, pink, greens & teals ink. I should have taken a pic when I did this, but I forgot. When finished w/ the color blending, I put the die back on top & cut it, but didn’t take it all apart. Then I picked the individual pieces from the colored version & placed them inside the white frame. Here’s a picture of the two when I finished the piecing. I’ll save the colored frame for another card.

Then I picked out a greeting & popped it up just a bit. The pieced cover was attached to a teal background.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Gardenia Floral set (greeting)

Paper: Staples 110# white, dk teal, heavy white (Recollections)

Ink: Versaclair nocturne, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #4, set #5, set #10, set #9

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Floral Cover, Gardenia Floral set dies, Detail Blending Brushes, Misti

Floral Cover die 5748-02D	Gardenia Floral set 37013	Gardenia Floral dies 37013D	Color Fuse Ink set #4	Color Fuse Ink set #5
Color Fuse Ink set #10	Color Fuse Ink set #9	Detail Blending Brushes	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock
MISTI	Recollections Hvy Wt white c/s	Versafine Clair ink	Scotch ATG

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This entry was posted in Birthday Brass & Bliss Girly/Feminine/Mother's Day Paper Piecing Rubbernecker Stamps Splitcoast Challenges and tagged Birthday Brass & Bliss feminine flowers friend Mother's Day Paper Piecing Rubbernecker Splitcoast Sponging/Color Blending

Hot Hello

Posted on April 19, 2025 10:02 PM by Julie Comment

X3 !
Today, I have a fairly easy floral hello card in hot, hot colors. Like full on summer heat wave! The combo of pink, yellow & orange really sets this on fire. The same colors used on the background were also used for the flowers, but switch up the hot colors for cool colors & you’ll have a very serene look.

It’s my turn to host the Featured Stamper Challenge FS950, so a big congrats to Carol! She has a wonderful gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the hot colors & floral theme, but I used different dies, left off a panel & used a die instead of the embossing folder for the background.

To make my card, I picked out some hot summer colors of ink & a few dies. I started by using big blending brushes & the yellow, pinks & reds over a 4.25 x 5.50 piece of white card. When dry (it had a lot of ink on it), I die cut it w/ the Quilted Stitch cover die to give it a little more interest. I wanted a little more white around the edges, so I trimmed it down a bit using the largest plain rectangle die. For the flowers, I used the same ink on another panel, but blended them on in strips & also added an area of green for the leaves & stems. Then the flowers were die cut out of this panel. The flowers were shaped a bit before attaching to the stems & finally the front panel. Hello was die cut using the Vintage Alphabet die & the Friend was part of a larger greeting. After die cutting it, I trimmed off the upper part to just leave “Friend”.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Gardenia Floral set (greeting)

Paper: Staples 110# white

Ink: Versaclair nocturne, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse Inks set #1, set #4, set #5, set #11

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Gardenia Floral set, Lattice Cover, Vintage Alphabet, Build a Bloom Hollyhocks dies, Lg Blending Brushes, MISTI

Gardenia Floral set 37013	Gardenia Floral dies 37013D	Lattice Cover die 5735D	Build a Bloom Hollyhocks die 5808-03D	Vintage Alphabet die 5742D
Color Fuse Ink set #1	Color Fuse Ink set #4	Color Fuse Ink set #5	Color Fuse Ink set #11	Scotch ATG
Large Blending Brushes	Versafine Clair ink	MISTI	Staples 110# White Card Stock