Embossing a piece of vellum with the Parisian Flourish embossing folder makes a lovely backdrop for the cherry blossom branch from the Forever Blossoms stamp set.
Cut Cardstock:
- Card Base: Pool Party – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
- Vellum Layer: Vellum – 5 1/4″ x 4
- Flowers and Greeting: Scraps of Whisper White
- Inside Layer: Whisper White – 5 1/4″ x 4″
Assembly:
Using Gray Granite ink, stamp the flower branch from the Forever Blossoms stamp set twice onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock. Crop with the corresponding die.
Add a bit of Petal Pink ink to the flowers using a sponge dauber. Use a clean sponge dauber to apply Granny Apple Green ink to the leaves. Using paper snips, carefully cut one of the flower stems into two bunches of flowers and set aside.
Use Gray Granite ink to stamp the greeting from the Positive Thoughts stamp set onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock. Crop with the second smallest label die from the Stitched So Sweetly dies and set aside.
Emboss the vellum with the Parisian Flourish embossing folder. Because the vellum is translucent, it’s best not to use a lot of glue or snail to adhere it to the card front. For this reason, I find it better to first attach the flower branch, the top half of the cut flower branch and the greeting to the vellum using dimensionals.
When you turn the embossed vellum piece over, you can see where to apply glue to the vellum behind the flowers and greeting so that it won’t show through to the front. Attach this piece to the card front. You may want to add just a drop of glue or a touch of snail at each corner of the vellum so that it doesn’t curl up.
Make a small bow with the ribbon and attach it to the card front with a glue dot. Refer to photo for placement.
Inside:
Use Gray Granite ink to stamp the sentiment from the Positive Thoughts stamp set to the 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock.
Snail the remaining piece of the flower stem to the inside of the card toward the bottom left side. Use snail to attach the completed piece to the inside of the card.
Envelope:
Use Gray Granite ink to stamp a flower from the Forever Blossoms stamp set to the lower left corner of the envelope. Use a sponge dauber to add a little Petal Pink ink to the flower.
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