From ‘How’ to ‘Wow’ #5: Floral Essence Birthday

 

This simple card sketch may not look very enticing at first glance, but add different textures, layers, and Glimmer Paper, and you turn this sketch into a beautiful card!

 

Cut Cardstock:

• Card base: Whisper White – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
• Second Layer: Soft Seafoam –  5 1/2″ x 4″, cut two
• Focal Point:
  • Pear Pizzazz – 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
  • Whisper White– 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
•     Floral Display: Scraps of Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Gold Glimmer Paper
•     Inside Stamped Layer: Whisper White – 5″ x 3 3/4″

 

Assembly:

Using the Basket Weave embossing folder, emboss one piece of the Soft Seafoam cardstock, then snail it onto the card front.

Use the Sprig Punch to punch out three sprigs each from the Gold Glimmer Paper and Pear Pizzazz scraps.

Using Blushing Bride ink, stamp one large solid flower and two smaller solid flowers from the Floral Essence stamp set. Use Pineapple Punch ink and the corresponding flower center stamp to add yellow flower centers to the flowers.

Use your paper snips to fussy cut the flowers. Add a bit of glimmer to the flowers using Wink of Stella.

Use the third largest scalloped oval from the Layering Ovals Framelits to crop the piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock.

Using Gray Granite ink, stamp ‘Happy Birthday’ from the Special Celebrations stamp set onto the 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Crop this piece with the second largest oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits, then snail onto the cropped Pear Pizzazz oval. Use dimensionals to attach this piece to the card front.

Arrange the Gold Glimmer and Pear Pizzazz sprigs in a pleasing pattern and use multipurpose glue to adhere the sprigs to the card front, tucking the ends under the oval.  See photo for placement.

Use dimensionals to attach the flowers to the card front, covering the ends of the sprigs and slightly overlapping the oval.

 

Inside:

 

Snail the remaining piece of Soft Seafoam cardstock to the inside of the card.

Using Gray Granite ink, stamp the sentiment from the Special Celebrations stamp set. Use Blushing Bride ink to stamp the small solid flower from the Floral Essence stamp set to the lower left corner on the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock. Use Pineapple Punch ink and the corresponding flower center stamp to stamp the flower center. Use Wink of Stella on the flower if desired.

 

Envelope:

 

Use Blushing Bride ink and Pineapple Punch ink to stamp the small solid flower to the lower left corner of the envelope.

 

This card sketch lends itself perfectly to a floral design. Which other floral stamps do you have that you could try with this sketch?

 

Product List

Floral Essence Photopolymer Stamp Set [149450]	Special Celebrations Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151396]	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730]	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146988]	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131201]
Gold Glimmer Paper [146958]	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301]	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [147100]	Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin’ Pad [147141]	Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad [147118]
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706]	Sprig Punch [148012]	Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [146841]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Clear Block D [118485]
Clear Block B [117147]