Surprise someone you haven’t seen in a while with the new Magnolia Blooming Bud, plaids and stitches on a simple slimline card. Slimlines are my favorite style to send – and receive – because the envelope looks boringly businesslike, but there’s an unexpected handcrafted card inside. Hi, Jean here with another great die from our best-selling Magnolia Collection.
Spritz heavy white cardstock with a light mist of water. Paint it with loose overlapping layers of green, yellow and light orange inks. I used the inks from my very vintage Melon Melody Kaleidacolor inkpad on a 6″ square of the cardstock so I’d have an array of inky areas to diecut. Cut Magnolia Blooming Bud – chose your favorite sections for the blossom. Assemble the blossom.
Use a dauber, blending brush or sponge to ink the stem with Toffee VersaFine. Color the leaves with mowed lawn Distress Oxide. The die set also includes a large leaf – save that for another project.
Cut lime green cardstock and the diagonal green Magnolia Plaid 6×6 with the smallest Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangle die.
Stamp the greeting – from the Big & Little Reverse Words Clear Stamp Set – on light chartreuse cardstock with Shady Lane VersaFine Clair. Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder and let it cool. Cut it with the coordinating die that’s part of the stamp set.
Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card – 3-⅝” x 8-½” – use foamtape for the top of the blossom and big leaf, and the greeting. Add clear Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones. Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect your card front for mailing.
I’ve never seen a yellow magnolia but the Magnolia Budding Bloom die set is great for blossoms in any shade of ink or cardstock. The layers can be attached as shown on the packaging – or arrange them to fit the mood of the card. Complete the design with all 3 leaves – or just a pair, for a lighter look.
Thanks for visiting – enjoy creating unique blossoms for your spring and summer cards!
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