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 |
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