Hi all, it's Christi here with another spring card. Since moving I have found {and am
STILL finding!} a bunch of craft and card making items that I'd
forgotten all about. Some of it needs new homes and some of it needs to
be used! I found this package of white flowers I had gotten from the
Dollar Tree ages ago and that is how this card started!
What I Used to Make my Card:
5" x 7" white card base
DCWV 180 Floral Fair Cardstock Stack {available but not on the DCWV site}
Tutti Rose Frame Die, #TUTTI-178
Tutti Birdies Trio, #TUTTI-102
Distress Oxide Inks in Peeled Paint, Tumbled Glass, Tattered Rose and Brushed Corduroy
Lawn Fawn Tree Before 'n Afters Stamp Set, #LF2018
Picket Fence Studio Blending Brushes, 6 pack
White Flowers from Dollar Tree {any small white flowers will work}
Die-Namics Stitched Fishtail Banners
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As
I said, finding these flowers inspired me to actually USE them, so I
started going through my dies and found the two from Tutti Designs that
sing spring to me. Instead of deciding which one to use, I decided to
use both; I like how the Birdies Trio fits in the Rose Frame. Next came
the paper I was going to use; I had previously looked through my
patterned paper and pulled out a few sheets I liked. Luckily, in the
same paper pad, there was a yellow shade of paper that matched my chosen
design wonderfully. I started the card by cutting the frame out of my
previously picked paper, then the birds out of the matching yellow. One
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pond, they may not
fit our standard card sizes, so I moved to a 5" x 7" card base and
centered the frame and birds and glued them to the base. I colored the
flowers with the Distress Oxide Inks {I love the fact that you can make
these inks as dark or as light as you want to; I inked the flowers with a
small blending brush until the color matched the patterned paper!},
then cleaned off the center gems so they'd sparkle. Lastly, I finished off
the card with the sentiment that I had stamped onto white card, using
the Brushed Corduroy ink, and then cut with a stitched fishtail
banner.
These
colors are outside of my comfort zone, I typically struggle with pastel
colors! This year I am trying to step out of my comfort zone and
experiment with making projects that include colors, techniques, and
subjects I am not comfortable with {I am actually going to USE the items
I've purchased to make a light up card!} and I would love it if you'd
join me on this journey! Thanks SO much :)
Fondly,
Christi
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