I'm back with more Paper Flower Party inspiration! You can check out the flowery goodness from the Inspiration Team all month long on Eileen's blog. It's amazing how versatile these dies are – you can create all sorts of projects with them. I used the dies to make some Mother's Day cards:
I used a few different techniques that I would like to share with you. First, fun with Distress Crayons (and Gelatos)! I used them to create the background of the card on the left and the basket on the card on the right. I diecut the basket out of scoreboard and embossed it with the Basket Weave folder. I embossed a piece of heavy cardstock with the Lace Medallions folder for the other background. Coat each with a layer of Distress Collage Medium (or similiar) to seal it. The Crayons and Gelatos blend much more smoothly over a sealed surface.
Next I scribbled the basket with two colors of Distress Crayons and blended them with my finger. A dampened paper towel can remove some of the color to lighten the high points.
I was curious to see how the Gelatos compared to the Distress Crayons so I used those on the card background. I think the Crayons are creamier but both blended smoothly and gave me good results.
For the flowers on the Bloom card, I used one of my favorite "papers", coffee filters! They take color well, cut beautifully, and look like tissue paper but are much stronger. I used various mists to color some filters and cut out a whole bunch of blooms from the Romance Flower die.
I mixed and matched sizes and colors and made a multi-layer stack with a brad in the center to hold it all together. I then scrunched up each layer to give them a bit of volume and texture.
Finally, I used Eileen's new Twist & Style Tool to make a handle out of jute string for the little basket. You'll be seeing more uses for this handy little tool. It is so much fun to use!
Thanks for sticking in here with this long post! Be sure to check out Eileen's blog for more inspiration and we'd love to have you share your projects on Eileen's Facebook page. I'm glad you stopped by!
The supplies I used for this project can be found at Sizzix or Simon Says Stamp. Follow the links below and a shopping you may go. ;-)
Lisa these cards are fantastic and bet your Mom loved hers!
ReplyDeleteshe did indeed Eileen, thanks! =)
Deleteoh Lisa! these are awesome!!
ReplyDeleteSuper cool using gelatos and distress crayons! Love the flowers Lisa!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely blooms on both of your cards Lisa! Wonderful colors and layers! Julia xx
ReplyDeleteLove how cheery and colorful your cards are Lisa! Gorgeous!
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