You Are The Very Best!!

Hello friends!  Today I'm sharing my card that features Rubbernecker Stamps beautiful Spring Wreath Die set.  I'm so happy it's finally feeling like spring that I want to make nothing but spring time cards!  Haha!

First I created the card base and layers by die cutting pieces of 80# Neenah with the Deckle Frame Die and the Diamond Pierced Cover die.  I adhered the Diamond Pierced layer to an A2 card base.  Then I added foam tape to the Deckle Frame and adhered it to my card.

Next I stamped the sentiment from the Best Friends Stamp Set with Versamark ink and heat set it with black embossing powder.  I trimmed it into a banner and popped it up with foam tape.

Next I die cut green cardstock using the leafy stems, branches, and base from the Spring Wreath Die set.  I die cut 12 each of the leaves and branches so the wreath would be full and fluffy.

I added a bit of shape and dimension to the leaves by pressing a small tipped stylus onto the back of them.  I have linked a few flower shaping tool kits below for you to check out.  Then I used glue to adhere the leaves and branches around the base.  I trimmed some of the long stems at the bases to make for easier placement.  Just start with a single layer of leaves and then continue inserting and gluing additional pieces until you like it!

Instead of trying to die for the exact colors I wanted of cardstock scraps, I used Copic markers to make my own cardstock to die cut the flowers from.  I did change the orange and purple flowers with different markers than you see in the next photo.  I wanted more contrast and I just colored over those flowers with a YR16 and V15 marker.

There are two dies for the flowers in the Spring Wreath Die set and I die cut both two times from each color.  The die does cut tiny centers for the larger flowers, but I decided to save a bit of time and used yellow and green gel pens to dot the centers.  After the gel pen dots were dry, I used a small tipped stylus to quickly shape the flowers.

Reverse tweezers and a fine tipped glue bottle made adhering the pretty little flowers in a rainbow order super easy!  I let those dry and then added a few more for fullness.

After I glued the wreath to my card, I tied a double bow of jute twine and used more glue to stick it on.

I'm totally loving how this card turned out and I hope you do too!!  I always appreciate you stopping by!  It means a lot to me!!

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Autumn is a Second Spring - Loose Watercoloring and Gold Heat Embossing

 Hello crafty friends!  I don't know how we are already at the end of August, but I'm happy it is because I'm so over these hot temperatures!  LOL!  Today I'm sharing a card I made, while thinking of cooler weather to come, with Rubbernecker Stamps beautiful Splatter Leaves set.   I did some loose watercolors for this card and have the details below!

First I stamped my leaves from the Splatter Leaves set onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock with Versamark, added gold embossing powder, and then heat set them.  While I had the supplies out, I went ahead and stamped the sentiment from the set and heat embossed it too.

Then I used some Artist Watercolors in some warm colors to color the leaves.  (The set I used is linked below. I used Red Cosmos, Fiery Sunset, Fall Harvest and Tropical Green watercolors.)  First I used a brush and water to dampen the paper and then dropped in my colors and let them alone to blend.  I let them dry and then added another layer of color.  While that was drying I took another piece of Bristol and added random water puddles and dropped in the same colors.

When the strip of color was dry, I trimmed it to 2" x 4-¼" and adhered it to a gold card stock layer measuring 2-¼" x 4-¼".  I glued this to white cardstock that I die cut with the Diamond Pierced Cover die.  I added this to an A2 card base.

Then I used the coordinating Splatter Leaves dies to cut out the leaves.  I arranged them and then adhered a few with foam tape and the others with glue.

Next I die cut the sentiment with the third smallest Nested Oval Small Stitch die.  I popped it up onto the card with foam tape.  I embellished the card with a twine bow (attached with a small Glue Dot) and a few gem stickers.

I love the gold embossing with the Autumn colors!  This was really fun to make and I hope you've enjoyed it.  Thank you so much for stopping by!