See Through Floral Card | Rubbernecker Stamps

Hello my friends! I have a cool technique that I tried for my floral card today!  I've used the beautiful Fragrant Blooms stamps and coordinating dies to create a floral see-through card.  This was so fun and not at all hard to create!

In full disclosure, the technique for this design totally comes from the awesome Jennifer McGuire.  She has some good tips that make this easy to create (see her YouTube here.)

Here are the details for my card:

• Stamp a lot of the flowers and greenery from the Fragrant Blooms set.
• Stamp the purple flowers:  Lavender, Orchid, and Magenta from Color Fuse Set #6.
• Yellow flowers: Lemon, Custard, and Autumn from Color Fuse Set #1.
• Pink flowers: Rose, Bubblegum, and Fuchsia from Color Fuse Set #5.
• Greenery:  Moss and Basil from Color Fuse Set #10.  I stamped the lightest color, Moss, on the tops of the greenery.  Then stamped the darker color, Basil.
• Stamp the flower centers.  I used Apricot from Color Fuse Set #2 for the yellow flowers.
• Since I stamped the pink and purple flowers third layer with the darkest ink, I needed to think of something for the centers.  I remembered some yellow embossing powder I've had in my stash forever!  I stamped the centers with Versamark clear embossing ink, sprinkled on the yellow embossing powder and heat embossed it.
• For all of the stamping, I used my MISTI and stamped the layers 2-3 times, depending upon the depth of color I was wanting.
• Die cut all of the images with the coordinating dies.
• Arrange the pieces on an A2 sized card stock.  Do not adhere!
• Let some of the flowers and leaves hang over the edges making sure that the pieces are overlapping as you go.
• When you have them arranged, take a piece of Press N Seal and put it over your arrangement and press down to stick them all on.  Using the A2 card stock piece as a guide, trim off the flowers and greenery that extend beyond the edges.  (Note: You will be trimming the Press N Seal too.)  
• Flip this over and remove the A2 card stock piece.  Add dots of glue under the areas that overlap to connect all the pieces.
• Remove the Press N Seal and add dots of glue to the overlapping pieces on the front side.
• Die cut more of both flowers from white card stock.  Glue these to the backside of the piece to give it a cleaner look when it's opened.  You can see the overhang on this next photo--trim that off.
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• Cut a piece of white card stock to 4-¼" x 6".  Score it at ½" and fold over.
• Adhere the flap to the top part of the see-through card front.  See the next photo as more explanation.
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I almost forgot--I added some Ripened Pumpkin Nuvo Crystal Drops to the yellow flowers' centers.  They were missing something, I thought, and now they coordinate better with the other heat embossed centers.



I stamped the sentiment that's from the same set in Versafine Onyx Black ink and fussy cut it out.  I added a few foam squares and adhered it to the card front.

I love how this turned out and it's a fun and different way to use die cut florals!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!

A Kind Word Gatefold Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello my friends!  I hope today finds you well and safe.  I had so much fun watercoloring this beautiful Honey Bee Stamps In Full Blooms stamp!  This is part of their new release and was designed by the amazing Emily Midgett!  I'm sure you've seen this fabulous release celebrating Honey Bee's 5th year, but if you haven't click HERE--there is so much awesomeness in this release!  I had so much fun making this gatefold card to show off this beauty!

Let's get started by creating the gatefold card base! Score an 8-½" x 4-¼" piece of Neenah Solar White card stock at 2-¾" from each end.  To finish each side of the gatefold I trimmed a piece of patterned paper from the Birthday Bash 6x6 paper pad to 2 pieces at 2-½" x 4".  I centered those on the front flaps and adhered them down.

Next I used an anti-static pouch on a piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth card stock.  Then I stamped the image with Versamark clear embossing ink.  I sprinkled on WOW! Metallic Gold Rich embossing powder and heat embossed it.  I used a No. 2 round brush to color this with just a few watercolors.  For the flowers I used Ken Oliver's Orchid Color Burst.  The leaves were colored with Jellybean Green Color Burst, along with a yellow-green watercolor from my stash.  I dotted the berries with some yellow watercolor.  When it was dry, I used the coordinating die to cut it out.

Next die cut the Polygon Thin Frames die cut with gold card stock once, and white card stock twice. I adhered the largest of these frames together with Ranger Multi Medium Matte.  Once these were dry I adhered them to the floral piece.   I love how this all coordinates together!

I stamped the sentiment from the In Full Bloom set with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I don't usually put a sentiment on the inside of my cards but I decided that a special gatefold card needs a special sentiment inside.  I stamped the In Full Bloom in a light purple ink and used a sentiment from Grateful Each Day to complete it.



Finally, I adhered my floral image to the left panel.  Be sure to only add glue to one-half of the back of the main image!!  I added a few gold sequins from the Gold Lights Confetti Mix.



This card really was so easy to put together and I hope I've inspired you to give this beautiful set a try!  Stay well, and stay crafty!!

Supplies:
Honey Bee Stamps In Full Bloom stamps & Honey Cuts
Honey Bee Stamps Birthday Bash 6x6 paper pad
Honey Bee Stamps Polygon Thin Frames Honey Cuts
Honey Bee Stamps Grateful Each Day stamps
Honey Bee Stamps Gold Lights Confetti Mix