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Tulip Stems and Stencils

Hi everyone.  I hope you have been enjoying all of the new dies and stencils.  I know I was particularly excited about the stencils and all of the background possibilities.

For my card today, I started with some watercolor paper from Ranger and then taped the Rhapsody stencil on top of it.  I then sponged it with some Tumbled Glass Distress ink and spritzed it with some London Blue Dylusions Spray.  I liked the look, but I decided I wanted it to look more "watercolored," so I spayed it with extra water to blend all the colors.

Next, I added the new Tulip Stems dies to the card (98782).  When you run the Tulip Stems die through a a die cutting machine, it will cut out the shape of the flowers.  You then have to run it through the die cutting machine a second time with a rubber mat to get the flower petals to emboss.  After I embossed the petals, I wanted them to stand out a bit more, so I edged the petals with a Mustard Seed Distress Marker.

Would you like to win the Tulip Stems die?  Leave a comment to this blog post by 11:59 EST on Sunday, January 12.  Good luck!

 

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101 Comments

  8. Those tulips really pop against your tie-dyed background! Thanks for the refresher on how to achieve the embossed look of the dies.

  17. Pretty card! I love how the ink-edged petals look more dimensional and realistic. Love the background you created with the stencil too! Tulips are one of my favorites!

  20. Love all then new stencils and dies. The card is beautiful, especially like the technique you used with the stencil.

  26. I love how you instructed us to emboss the tulips. They look so real with the edges of the petals outlined. Am going to try that on some of the other dies and see what happens. Thanks for a chance to win some tulip dies because I don’t have any tulips and they would be a great flower to have. Love dies.

  27. Laura,
    I love the way you blended your stencil and your card looks beautiful! This tulip die is so pretty – -my favorite flower!

  31. I just loved this background and the tutorial on how you actually did it. Thank you. I need to get some stencils and try this. So pretty.

  33. Wow, Laura, I sure would like to win this die! and what a fantastic background as well. Thank you.

  37. Your card is lovely and the background with those beautiful tulips is stunning! Thanks for the chance to win the die – it would be a great gift for my birthday tomorrow!!!

  45. Love the Tulip Stems die! I can think of a few “outside of the box” ways to use them! Thanks for the chance to win it so I can see if my ideas work!

  49. Great card! Love the background, and the edges of the tulip petals too. Thanks for sharing.
    Katie B.

  56. Beautiful card. Love those gorgeous tulips. Im also so excited about the stencils, I have never tried stencils before and like how they look on the background.

  63. WOW!! Totally BEAUTIFUL!! LOVED all of your Cards and the New Products shared this Week!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and for the chances to win!! Have a Fabulous Weekend!! =)

  65. Love the tulips. The edging helps the petals stand out nicely. They show up well on that outstanding background as well!!

  76. I make a garden journal every year and I would love to win this tulip die to add some beauty in my journal.

  78. It is Beautiful, I am going to try and use my inks for a watercolour effect.
    Thank you for the inspiration x

  97. Since I’m Dutch, I love everything tulips. I really like how you edged them to give them dimension. Clever! Like what you did with the background-so soft and elegant.

  101. I love how the background looks almost like china and the yellow of the beautiful tulips makes me think of Spring. I do hope Spring IS just around the corner. Brrrrrrr!

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