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Verona Bouquet

Good Morning Crafty Friends,

Enjoying our Blog Blitz week so far?  Today is our last day so be sure to catch another post this afternoon with Olga! 

I chose to feature the new Verona Bouquet and decked it out in greens and purples–a favorite color combination of mine.

Verona Bouquet – Click to enlarge photo

For the background I embossed the Fronds Stencil.  It's a fun technique to play with using a stencil, paper and a thin rubber mat, then running it through a die cut machine.  I find that the embossing looks deeper and more detailed when I mist the surface of the paper with rubbing alcohol before sending it through.  The rubbing alcohol dissipates quickly and the paper dries faster than misting with water.  

Using the beautiful Memory Box Signature Patterned Papers, I added two Iayers to the petals and curved the top layer forward for dimension.  For a little extra greenery I added the versatile Eva Stem along with a smattering of pearls, a silk ribbon and a happy greeting.  Inside the card I added a strip of gingham and dotted paper to compliment the purple and green color scheme on the front.

Think this could brighten someone's day?  Maybe it would brighten your day to win the Verona Bouquet die.  Simply leave a comment to this post for a chance to win one.  Every blog post this week will have a chance to win a prize.  The deadline for submitting comments is 10:00pm EST on Sunday, March 30th.  Winners will be announced on the Outside the Box blog on Monday, March 31st.  Good luck!

Happy Friday—Thank you for stopping by!

 

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105 Comments

  2. Jenny, this is gorgeous! I always forget I can emboss with my dies, too. Great card!

  3. Super card – love the color combo and how you did the background. This die is so very pretty and love how you used it !!!

  5. Absolutely gorgeous card. This is my most favourite colour combination ever. The embossing with the stencil looks amazing.

  12. Oh my gosh! Just when I think I’ve seen the “best” of the best, this card comes up!!
    This is absolutely LOVELY!! The layering, the colors, the whole design! Definitely will be making this card. It’s a KEEPER!
    Thanks so much for continually amazing me with your beautifully created cards!!

  13. Oh, this is such a pretty card. I love the small print of Memory Box patterned papers.

  16. So pretty. Love that purple and the stencil background. That Eva stem is so light and airy.

  18. Love all the techniques used in creating this card. I now have several new ideas for using my dies and stencils! Beautiful card!

  20. Love your card. Thank you for the great inspiration to make a Spring card!
    It’s my birthday weekend so I get time to play in my scrap room, I’m going to try that background technique.

  23. The colors of this card are stunning. So Springy! I really like the Verona Bouquet and the Eva Stem. The more dies I see, the more dies I want!

  25. This is a beautiful card! I’m fairly new at this, and am excited to see how to emboss with my stencils – purple is a favorite of mine too, and this really makes me feel like Spring! Thank you.

  26. Thank you for the technique tip using an alcohol mist! Everyone loves this color combination…including me! Great new flower die!

  27. Love the purple and green combo on the white. And the different uses for the dies are so awesome. Thanks for the tip about misting with alcohol… makes sense! Beautiful card!

  30. What a pretty spring card! I love the combination of purples and whites and the Memory Box paper looks so crisp and fresh!

  31. A little piece of “Heaven” on paper…….gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!!

  34. I am so lovin’ the stems, fronds and bouquet. They are just fresh and unique. So different than all the others. Thanks so much for sharing!

  36. Absolutely gorgeous use of colour and dies here – love the patterns and layering!

  37. Have not tried to emboss a stencil, just figuring out how to use it the other way! Neat idea, thanks!. Like the patterned paper flowers, too.

  39. Lovely card! Love the purple silk ribbon tying together the pretty flowers. Love the layering of the flowers. Love the pearls. Love the green accents. Love the embossed background. And thank you so much for the helpful hint about spraying paper with rubbing alcohol. I will have to try this some time. Really quite lovely!

  41. Love your card, the colour (not a typo, I’m Canadian) combination and such great spring inspiration!

  43. Fabulous Card Jenny! I love your colour selection…and thanks for the embossing tip with using rubbing alcohol. I will have to give that a try! OMG – What an awesome die, that Verona Bouquet is!!!

  45. I love the colors you choose, too! So many new, fun things to buy. Thanks for the rubbing alcohol tip.

  46. Just lovely…great color and design combine to make a terrific Mother’s Day, Easter or Just Because card.

  48. What a great card! I love the way you brought the different elements together–dies, stamps, stencil, and patterned paper. Needless to say, the colors you selected are a great way to herald spring. Thanks for the inspiration!

  50. Sweetly beautiful. Love the crisp clean colors and the lovely diecuts and embossing. What a stunning composition!
    <3 J
    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

  53. Hello Jenny,
    Le choix des couleurs pour cette carte est un ravissement pour les yeux
    c’est très frais à l’image du printemps Qui a posé ses valises dans la capitale de l’Europe ou je vis
    Amitiés
    Danièle

  54. Love this bouquet!!! Definitely need this die since MORE snow is predicted for tomorrow night!! I love the green and purple together! Such a pretty combination!! I have loved seeing all of the beautiful creations this week and am in love with the new dies and stencils!! Thanks for the chance to win some awesome goodies!!!

  55. Pretty spring card! I love the Verona Bouquet die and the pretty stencil you used on the card too. Love the flowers cut of of the fun printed papers also!

  59. Another beautiful card. Thanks for providing such fantastic ideas of what we can do with your dies.

  62. I really like this beautiful card with the purple and light green! Wonderful combination of the stencil and die!

  64. Such a beautiful card! I love the purple and green combo so fresh and spring-like. This bouquet is wonderful, I love how you added the extra die to it. And the blind embossing is beautiful, such a nice touch. Great job! Thanks for sharing.
    Katie B.

  69. Wow Jenny! Gorgeous card! First of all those flowers cut from dp (I never remember to do that) and the color combo so beautiful! TFS

  72. This is such a gorgeous card! I think the Verona Die is my fave of all the new ones. Love what you did with it!

  73. This has been a great week, thank you 🙂
    This card is really delicate & pretty, just the thing for my mum for Mother’s Day on Sunday 🙂 xx

  74. I think this is my favorite card of the blog hop! Can’t wait to try the embossing techniqu with a stencil. It opens up so many possibilities. The color choices are gorgeous.

  75. Beautiful card. It did brighten my day. The embossed background layer compliments the flowers beautifully. Purple is my favourite colour. This is a lovely spring bouquet. Thank you for sharing this inspiring card today.
    Jacquelene L

  79. Yikes! Almost missed this one. Love the stencil embossing you did. The die cut bouquet you created is darling. Well done.

  81. I love your bouquet! So pretty. I like your colors too as the bluish purple hues are so restful.

  82. Another magnificent card you show on this blog (thanks for all the ideas you’re sharing!)!
    Love the dies because one can use the so many times, and always with different possibilities!

  84. A beautiful card, as always, so cheery – would brighten up anyone’s day. Thanks for the tip about misting with rubbing alcohol. Will definitely try that.

  85. Beautiful card! I absolutely love the embossed background! Thank you for the tip about rubbing alcohol too!

  87. Fresh and country-charming, yet also sophisticated and savvy. Split complimentary colours – love’em!

  88. Oh MY, but I adore your card! Your springy purples and greens have done much to lift my spirits (they’re saying we’re to get another 6 INCHES of snow AGAIN here!) and the background embossing adds just the right touch. Did I say I LOVE this card? Thanks for the tip about misting with alcohol – never have heard that one, but I’ll give it a try!

  89. I love the polka-dot used on the flower and the embossed
    background! Beautiful!!! 🙂

  90. Oh, what a beautiful card! Also, thank you for the tip about misting with rubbing alcohol before embossing….I use a mist of water to soften the paper, but quick drying is better!

  96. Thank you for the great tip for getting more detail with embossing by spritzing the paper with alcohol.

  98. Thank you for sharing this lovely, beautiful flower card. The stencil embossed background with pearls embellishment looks elegant! Purple flowers are my favorite! Love this card 🙂

  99. A beautiful card! Thanks for sharing your special technique for embossing with a stencil. Just another reason for me to collect them!

  105. I love the colors on the white embossed background. Cool idea of using patterned paper for the flower petal, very pretty!

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