Author: birch press

Hi everyone! I’m back today sharing a Miss You Spring Bouquet featuring products from the February new release!

First step, as usual, is to create the background that my focal point will sit upon. I hot foiled in gold the Gilded Petalpoint plate, trimmed it down and placed it over a piece of gold cardstock just slightly larger. Then I adhered both layers onto a 5.5×4.25 white card base. I love the gold and white combination!

Next, it was time to play with my spring floral bouquet using Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers, Sylvan Berries and Leaves Contour Layers, Delicate Floral Buds Contour Layers, and Jovial Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers (featured in purple).

With my previous card that I shared with you on the 16th, I mentioned that I had die cut a bunch of flowers and leaves, and ink blended all of them using shades of coral – pink and purple. Then I sprayed them all with water to get a blotchy look and finished with gold metallic splatters. I just love how that simple step takes your ink blending to the next level!

I created a bouquet with all the lovely flowers from this release over my hot foiled background card panel. Keep in mind, I haven’t adhered the flowers down yet. I’m just staging them for now! When I was happy with the placement of my bouquet, I picked up the entire bouquet using Press n Seal. Press n Seal has a sticky side on it that acts like adhesive, allowing me to “pick up” the entire bouquet in one piece! Then, flipped the bouquet over carefully with the Press n Seal, added my adhesive to the back of the bouquet, and then flipped it over again and adhered it over the background panel. This is an AMAZING trick to use for larger bouquets like this one! It keeps everything in one place and saves you time! If you don’t have Press n Seal, you can use washi tape strips.

My final step was to create a sentiment to go along with this springtime delight! I chose the Miss You one from an older stamp set called Classic Sentiment Wreath. I thought that sentiment actually fit my feelings about missing spring weather. I used my deckled edge paper trimmer to trim the sentiment along with a larger piece of gold behind it.

That was it for this card! The hardest work was in the design of the flowers and leaves, but it was relaxing to do this, and then I had them ready to go for this card! Thanks for stopping by today!

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Hi friends! I’m here on the blog today sharing a pretty monochromatic Springtime Thank You card using several of the February new release products! This new release is amazing with hot foil plates and lovely spring foliage die cuts!

For this monochromatic Springtime Thank You card, I created a background using Gilded Petalpoint hot foil plate and die set as well as the coordinating 3-layer stencil. I dry embossed the Petalpoint image onto white cardstock to create an impression, and then ink blended the layers using shades of coral – pink inks and the stencil. I trimmed the image down and placed it over a slightly larger black card panel. Then I placed both over a white 5.5×4.25 card base that was stenciled with some hearts that I had on hand. I just wanted a tiny piece of color to peek out from the white card base. The black card panel adds a level of contrasting interest that helps the card pop.

Next, I die cut and dry embossed the center scalloped-shape circle from the Gilded Petalpoint hot foil plate. For a bit of interest, I added gold ink directly onto the die plate before die cutting it, so you can see gold embedded in the impression! This is another option to hot foiling! I also die cut a black circle slightly larger than the scalloped circle. I adhered the black circle to the card panel, but not the white scalloped one. You’ll see why in a bit!

Now it was time to work on the flowers, and there are plenty of them on this card! I love a good spring floral bouquet! And I wanted to use as many of the floral pieces from the new release as I could so you can see how well they play together! Also, this is a busy card, so going with a monochromatic look (one color family) really helps all the elements come together.

I did some bit time die cutting of several flowers on white cardstock using Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers, Sylvan Berries and Leaves contour Layers, and Delicate Floral Buds Contour Layers. Then I ink blended each piece in the same coral-pink shades that are on the background panel. I sprayed the inked flowers and leaves with water and then splattered gold metallic watercolor over everything. I love how a simple technique like this can add so much detail and interest. It takes your ink blending to a new level! Can you see the details in the photo above?

When the flowers and leaves were colored and dried, I placed them around the scalloped circle. Now, as I mentioned earlier, I didn’t adhere the scalloped circle down because I wanted to tuck a few pieces behind it. This clever little trick adds depth and dimension but without the need for foam tape!

I adhered the pieces that were tucked behind the scalloped circle first, next I adhered the circle with foam tape, then I placed the remaining flowers that were on top of the circle. I used foam tape on two of the flowers for even more dimension. Then I went back in and added a few more floral details until I was satisfied with my floral arrangement. I feel like a florist!!! I finished with a few sequins on the flowers for extra shine! Every little detail matters!

The last step was to hot foil the Thank You Noted script hot foil plate and die cut it. I tucked the sentiment between the flowers.

I had so much fun with the flowers and that stunning Gilded Pinpoint plate. I hope that I was able to show you how well the flowers work together and also the various ways that you can use the hot foil plates beyond just hot foiling! Thanks for stopping by today!

 

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