A Special Technique

The first card was featured at one of my club events.  I wanted the background to stand out, so we die cut a two-step stamped flower and placed it so you could see the background.

THIS card.  When I saw this technique - WOW!    When I first saw this card it looked like the butterflies were inlaid on the background.  They're not.  Each butterfly is popped on top of the colored background with dimensionals. 

This technique uses blender brushes!  I made a stencil from this single-die cut that cuts out all six of these butterflies, then layered Calypso Coral, So Saffron, and Daffodil Delight with a swirling motion so each butterfly had a bit of each color. 

The greeting comes from the Many Messages stamp/die cuts.

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If you don't currently have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I'd be thrilled to talk with you about furthering your crafting pursuits!
Product List

Brilliant Wings Dies [155523] $44.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $12.00	Many Messages Cling Stamp Set [154510] $22.00
Messages Die [154422] $34.00	Art Gallery Bundle [156227] $50.25	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317] $9.00

Meadow Flowers

The wildflowers are die cuts from a set called "Meadow".  I did not order the stamp set, just the dies.  We made this at our club 2 weeks ago.  I cut a bunch of the wildflower dies from white cardstock, and we used sponge daubers to color the flowers!

We embossed the background with the 3D painted texture folder, added a double-double bow from the Pierced Blooms die set, and the Thank You is from Flowers of Friendship stamp set.

I also added some of our new jeweled accents and Wink of Stella to let the colors stand out.

Technique:  Emboss, and use the blending brushes to swirl Pool Party ink as a background towards the top.

For the wildflowers, we used these colors:  3 greens for stems; Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, and Mossy Meadow in smaller amounts respectively.

To color the flowers, we used the following:  Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Highland Heather, and Gorgeous Grape

Click on any of the products below to purchase materials to make this project.

If you don't currently have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I'd be thrilled to talk with you about furthering your crafting pursuits!
Product List

Meadow Dies [155852] $38.00	Pierced Blooms Dies [154312] $37.00	Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] $22.00	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317] $9.00
Flowers Of Friendship Cling Stamp Set [155358] $21.00	Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials [155567] $9.50	Blending Brushes [153611] $12.00