Graduation 2019…

Each year, young people the world over, celebrate the end of their high school experiences. They will be taking that first major step into their future – be it college, the military or joining the work force. Whatever their choice, we always wish them much success. Today’s card is for a special young lady. We only want the best for her future.

For the flower, I again used the fantastic Lady E Flower 004 die set. I used the White Foamiran and this time just cut 2 of each petal. With the school colors being Blue and Maize, I decided to accent the centers with Chameleon’s BL7 Idigo. 

The alcohol ink does not bled through the foam so I accented both sides of each petal. The color dries fast and does not rub off on your hands as much as a few other inks when you are rolling. I used my iron to heat each section and then did the folding and rolling process. (If you are not aware of this process, you may want to visit https://lizscreativecorner.blogspot.com/2017/08/my-latest-foamiran-frilly-roses-with.html. Liz Marsden has a great photo study.)

After using fingers and a ball stylus to open and form the crunched petal, I carefully hot glue the layers alternating the layers. To the smallest layer, carefully glue the 14 Craft Bar’s Mini Stamen “brush” into place. (Doing dimensional stamen is still a challenge for me but give me time, I’ll work it out!)

For the leaves, I again selected Lady E Leaves 003 dies and cut just 1 set. The paper is from USArtQuest’s Indian Batik Marble – Soft Green. This is a fantastic paper-cloth-like material. Natural veining. Using a ball-stylus and a stiff foam sculpting pad, form the veins to give height.

If you would refer to my June 8^th article, Let’s Get Messy, you will see one of my messes on this card. (That was a fun process. Paint everywhere!)

The frame by Elizabeth Craft Designs, Rectangle Frame It-Stitched, was used to cut 1 piece from Stardream Papers’ Gold. That was mounted on the Messy blue, sort-of ocean background.

The rest is just assembly. I love layering so I used a dark blue paper layer to mount the flower, leaves and framed “artwork.” The base card is a soft white cardstock. Position pieces to your pleasure.

Hope this will offer some inspiration for one of your next creative adventures. I had a grand time with this card and am considering my next project.

Thank you for dropping by. Please feel free to visit anytime and offer any suggestions.   

Till later,

May God Bless You and Yours

Today’s Flower…

Hello and welcome. As you may know, my passion is creating, and sharing with you, my hand-made greeting cards. It is my custom to try to consider what a person might enjoy and create a card with just that person in mind. Today’s recipient loves the color purple so…

To my delight, Heartfelt Creations recently introduced a new series of dies in their Sweet Peony collection. For this card, I selected their Large Sweet Peony Die.

One of the many advantages when using 0.6mm foamiran from Whimsy Stamps is that I was able to cut two layers of Purple Foamiran and two layers of Lilac Foamiran at one time. (I have cut as many as six layers with no difficulty.)  To make my life easier, I use the Gemini die cutting and embossing machine by Crafter’s Companion.

To enhance the petals, I blended Memento’s Sweet Plum to the outer edges of all the petals. To give you a great visual demo, please visit Monika Weclewski’s video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EyKwC68SP8. Monika is such a talented flower maker, I enjoy her demos.

That beautiful background paper is from USArt Quest called Indian Batik Marble, Forest Green. I love working with this type of paper and because of its texture, will often use it to create some of my leaves. There are dozens of colors in this exciting paper line – you may want to check it out.

To set the flower off, I added a fantastic laser-cut chipboard piece from 14 Craft Bar. Their collection of delicate chipboard art forms is fantastic and well worth a look-see.

Hope you enjoyed Todays Flower and will stop by again.

For now,

May God Bless You and Yours