SplendidEmbossingFolder | Experiments With Card Making Etc

PE: Honorable Mention at Timeout challenge!

Hello and welcome! We have a new challenge at Seize the Birthday challenge. This time, I am the leading lady and I have chosen the topping to be ‘Use a Frame‘. As always, every Challenge still carries the ‘Anything Goes‘ option.

And here’s what I made –

I started with the flowers in the background. I wanted to make a wild garden like scene. I used Simon Says Stamp Butterfly Blossoms, stamped them with a light ink and then watercolored it using Daniel Smith watercolors. I also stamped the butterflies using Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink and then watercolored it the same.

My initial idea had a branch of flowers on top, but once I was done with the background, I liked the version without it better, so I left it out.

I cut out a panel of white cardstock, die cut this using Hero Arts Infinity Dies Arches. I also die cut a frame using the same dies from a piece of yellow cardstock. I also embossed the white die cut panel using Spellbinders Splendid embossing folder.

Assembling the card, I adhered watercolored panel on a white card base. I then adhered the frame to the window panel and then foam mounted it on the card base. For the sentiment, I used a sentiment from the same stamp set, stamped and fussy cut it and then foam mounted it partially on the stamp, the rest covered with glue. The butterflies came last, fluttering around the garden. 🙂

And that finished my card. And I’m joining these challenges –

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Bright & Cheerful