Hello again everyone and welcome to another
SUOC#278This week we have a very different challenge for you all, and I must be honest, at first I even struggled with it....... but after a ittle bit of thought this was the card I came up with!
Now as you all know my initial is 'N' and so I thought 'Natalie why not make a card to do with nature that can have your initial in the centre of it all' ........ hope you like what I came up with. It's a realatively easy card to make, you just need to make yourself a mask of the initial you would like to use and go from there!
I started off with a square card, the size is your choice, I then cut myself a layer out of Evening Evergreen cardstock that measured 1/16" smaller than my base card and glued it to the front of my cardbase. Next I cut myself another piece of cardstock this time using the basic white, and again making it 1/16" smaller than the green layer.
I used my rule to draw myself a template of my initial, onto a piece from a roll of masking paper that I've had in my stash for many years, this was an easy initial to draw as it has straight lines all the way round!
I then positioned it onto my white card layer and proceeded to stamp the leaves from the 'Plentiful plants' bundle, using Evening Evergreen ink, then I used my blending brush to blend Soft Succulents ink all over the card layer. Once all was dry I carefully peeled off the initial to reveal what it looked like, and I have to say it was a 'wow I love it' moment.
This piece is then glued flat onto the cardbase.
The initial looks so crisp and white when you lift off the mask it is such a lovely technique to use on your projects, especially if you want to give the effect of thing sitting behind other things!
All that remained for me to do then was t stamp and die cut all of the elements again from the 'Plentiful plants' bundle. The flower pot I gave a slight curve to using my bone folder and then attached it to the cardbase. The leaves were all tucked under the flowerpot and glued into place.
Love this little flowerpot all of the shading is done for you by using the stamp, very clever and cute.
I tied a double bow and glued this onto the leaves just at the top of the flowerpot.
The sentiment I used was from the 'Pansy Patch' stampset as I really like the font that is used in this set, as well as the beautiful pansies of course!
Final thing to do was to attach some of the 2021-2023 Incolor jewels onto the card front and to put an extra layer of white cardstock in the middle and the card is finished.
Hope you enjoyed todays card and find time to join in with the challenge it's great fun, and I love to see what you make from it. Please do hop over and have a look at all of the other design teams makes you'll be very wowed at what they all thought of , I know I was!
Until next time take care
Huge Crafty Hugs
Natalie x
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