I always love trying new techniques or designs. I saw this idea on the wonderful Jennifer Maguire's YouTube channel and it caught my imagination! Here's how I made my version!
I started this process by taking one of my circle dies and tracing a circle on two panels in pencil. I then took some of my favorite flowers from different Catherine Pooler Designs stamp sets and stamped on this circle to make a colorful wreath. I also used Catherine Pooler Designs inks! These inks are incredible! Rich and vibrant. The formula of the ink is amazing and just a couple of taps on the foam pad and you get a solid beautiful color! I erased the pencil mark and used my die to cut out the circle. Now I have two circles and and two frames! I added sentiments to the circles and attached them to top folding white card bases. I scattered a few fun sequins on the cards for a little sparkle and added a few of the flowers to the inside of the cards.
Next, I took a white panel and marked the size of my circle using the frame. That gave me an idea where to stamp my sentiment. I cut the frame panel to 5 1/4 x 4. I then erased the marks and glued the frame on top of this panel. I then added the finished panel to a side folded black card base. I of course added a few sequins, I've gotta have sparkle! I added a white panel cut to 5 1/4 x 4 to the inside of the card, again adding a few of the same stamped flowers
The last frame I turned into a shaker card. I always save the clear plastic that the stamps come in, as long as they aren't wrinkled. I cut these to make my shaker windows. I started using this kind of accidentally one day when I realized that I was out of the usual sheets I used to buy to make my shaker windows! I was trying to finish up a card for a birthday party I was going to. I just started looking for what I had that I thought might work and had a new stamp set I hadn't opened yet! I've also used the clear sleeves you use to add papers to a binder. I used foam tape on the back of this panel, making sure that area around the circle is closed completely so the sequins and beads don't escape. I also use a lot of tape to make sure the card stands up in the mail well. I like to add a lot of sequins and some micro-beads to the window. I used different colors to match the colors I had used for the flowers. I covered my shaker with a piece of watercolor paper I had in my stash that I had used to play with Distress Inks, but I think it would be fine with just white card stock as well. I then used Scor Tape to attach the entire panel to a white top folding card. I used one of my favorite dies from Hero Arts to cut out a "happy" out of black card stock. I embossed it by using Versamark ink and clear embossing powder by Wow. I let it cool and embossed it again using Versamark and the powder. I did this 4 times. It results in a beautiful, very smooth almost enamel look. I attached it the shaker window using Ranger Multi Medium Matte. This is a strong glue that assures that its there to stay, even through the mail. I then took a strip of the black card stock and embossed "birthday" with white powder from Wow. I attached this with a strip of foam tape. Of course, I stamped a few of the flowers on the inside of the card. I also stamped 4 envelopes with a scattering of the flowers so the entire set is complete and ready to use or to sell on my Etsy shop.
I now have a set of 4 matching of floral cards! I thought this was such a cute idea as a gift! I had a lot of fun making these and it really didn't take very long to finish all 4 cards. I used #80 Solar White Neenah card stock for the stamping panels and #100 Solar White Neenah card stock for the white bases. The black card base is from Stampin' Up black card stock. I love the weight of their colored card stock and feel that its a great price.
Enjoy - and I hope you're smiling!
Jan
What a fun technique! Your cards are so lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jill!
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