Hello my friend!
It's been forever since we've met here, hasn't it!
With having stepped away from my livestreaming commitments with Heartfelt Creations, this will once again become the place to catch up with me on what I've been creating! I'm hoping to still meet with you here to inspire you from time to time!
Today is another release day with Heartfelt Creations! Have you seen the beautiful Floral Sentiments Collection? It's a new release that is sure to be used time and time again...with it's beautiful florals and stunning sentiments!
Let's take a peek at my creations featuring this newest collection...
The Floral Sentiments Collection allows you to create full sentiment floral pieces, or stunning floral frames depending on how you choose to use your die cuts! I love that Heartfelt always gives us several ways to use their products!
For this creation I've opted to stamp the Friend Floral Cling Stamp Set and Grateful Floral Cling Stamp Set onto bristol smooth marker paper using Jet Black Ranger Archival Ink. I've then colored the illustrations with my Zig Markers. I've die cut the sentiments so that I'm left with just the floral frames for both of these stamp sets. I wanted to show you how to create beautiful floral clusters using the flower images from these two stamps by snipping the sections apart! Snipping apart your die cuts is a great way to use your stamped and die cut images in a different and creative way!
As you look at your stamped images, you will find that there are natural breaks within the illustration where it is easy to snip apart the die cut into sections. You can create larger and smaller floral clusters depending on what you're wanting to design.
Here's a closer peek at the flower sections I've clustered together for this design...
To give the cluster a hint of dimension, I've gone ahead and adhered the first group of flowers to the card front, added the gold frame overtop, and then using some dimensional foam tape have applied the last layer of flowers. This gives your floral cluster a beautiful effect...the flowers look like they are growing together and appear multi dimensional! This tiny bit of dimension still even allows you to make this a mailable card...perfect for those friends and loved ones who live further away!
For the sentiment, you'll notice that it appears alone, and not as illustrated on the stamp! This is a super easy technique to achieve and again allows you to use the sentiment portion of the stamp in a new and exciting way! Using your stamp tool/acrylic block, simply ink the sentiment only using a Zig marker. I've used the MISTI to achieve this, and have actually had to ink the sentiment with the marker twice to achieve a nice dark appearance.
I chose the Fancy Classic Rectangle Frame Die to create the embellishments on the card base! It's such a beautiful die that yields such pretty results! I love the die cut frame that I did from the bold floral paper within the Floral Sentiments paper collection. It gives the card a nice pop of color and interest!
The gold layer within the matting and the inner gold frame die cut from the Luxe Gold Cardstock gives this design such an elegant appearance. I wish you could really see this card in person, as the photos don't do it justice!
The finishing touch of course is the application of the Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter! It is one of my favorite glitters...it lends such a beautiful shimmer and shine while not being "over the top"!
I do hope you've been inspired today! I'd love to know what you love about this newest collection and the project that I've shared with you...feel free to leave a comment below! I'd love to know that you stopped by!
I've also included the instructions to this card below for your inspiration! For the printable version, as well as the full list of products used in the creation of this project, please see the Heartfelt Creations blog or gallery! And, while you're there, be sure to check out the rest of the designs created by our super talented design team and leave them some love!
Until next time...
Instructions
Finished top fold card measures
6”x8”. To create card base, using white card stock cut card front panel
measuring 6”x8”, and back panel measuring 6”x8 1/2”. Score back panel at 1/2”
and using Dries Clear Adhesive adhere two card panels together to create top
fold card base.
Create first matting layer
using light green decorative paper from the Floral Sentiments Paper Collection.
Adhere to front of card base.
For next section of matting layers,
cut a piece of white card stock measuring 5 1/2” x 7 1/2", a piece of Luxe
Gold Cardstock measuring 1/16” smaller, and a piece of multi colored patterned
decorative paper from the Floral Sentiments Paper Collection another 1/16”
smaller. Adhere together in the order that has been listed for cutting. Apply
dimensional foam tape to back of layered section and adhere to card base.
Die cut larger decorative frame
from the Fancy Classic Rectangle Frame Die using one of the bold floral pages
within the Floral Sentiments Paper Collection. Adhere to card base using
Designer Dries Clear Adhesive. Next, die cut the center portion of the Fancy
Classic Rectangle Frame Die using the same light green decorative paper used in
the first layer on the card base.
Using the Grateful Floral
Sentiment Cling Stamp set and stamp tool/acrylic block, position where
sentiment placement should be on center die cut, ink sentiment portion only
using black Zig Marker and stamp sentiment. Adhere to card base using
dimensional foam tape.
Die cut center frame from Fancy
Classic Rectangle Frame Die using Luxe Gold Cardstock, and set aside until
ready to arrange stamped floral images.
Stamp one inking of the
Grateful Floral Sentiment Cling Stamp Set, along with one inking of the Friend
Floral Cling Stamp Set onto white Bristol Smooth marker paper using Ranger
Archival Jet Black Ink. Color with Zig Markers or coloring medium of your
choice. Die cut both images using coordinating dies including center portions
to create two floral frames.
Snip apart floral frames to
create smaller floral clusters. You will see that there are natural breaks
within the illustration where snipping apart will be easy, lending the smaller
pieces to be layered to create pretty mixed floral clusters.
Locate gold frame cut out earlier,
and place (not adhere) on design. Create a cluster of florals from the Grateful
Floral Sentiment Cling Stamp Set at the top left corner of the raised
sentiment, as well as the bottom left corner, arranging them under the gold
frame. Once happy with placement, adhere to card front. Next, adhere gold frame
to card front.
Finish floral clusters with the
flower sections snipped from the Friend Floral Cling Stamp Set using double
sided foam tape.
Lastly, using a piece of Hydra Sponge, apply a
small amount of Dries Clear Adhesive to floral clusters and sprinkle with
Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter.
