Remember those saved offcuts from the April 19th card shown at the left here?
Use the purple rectangles and the reverse side of the lavender floral rectangles to create a birthday card with the new Whimsical Gladiola. It’s a day-after-Earth-Day paperscraps celebration! Hi, Jean here with a design featuring the extra pieces from last Friday’s design.
Cut the petals and background stem (with the pointy top and two large petals near the bottom) from a lavender Twilight Purple Collection 6×6. Cut the 4 big leaf sections and the other stem from a green 6×6 in the Leafy Collection.
Highlight and add dimension to the accent diecuts by pressing them onto a clean VersaMark inkpad and – using tweezers – carefully heat-embossing them with detail clear powder. They’ll be glossy and slightly darker than their original colors – and there’s no need to find the “right” ink colors for shading.
Assemble the gladiola – glue the green stem over the lavender stem – instant buds! Then attach the other petals.
Build the background with the extra offcuts from my previous card. If you don’t have those pieces, cut the Glimmering Gladiola 6×6 print and a dark purple Twilight Purple Collection 6×6 with the die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder Set.
Attach the offcuts to a white A6 card (4-½” x 6-¼”). Add an instant greeting with a Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tab. Add a little more sparkle with green-gray Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones. Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.
Here’s a link for the Glimmering Gladiola 6×6 set –
https://www.memoryboxco.com/PP1028-Glimmering-Gladiola-6×6-pack_p_4181.html
Thanks for stopping by – see you on Friday!
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