Spring is coming and this bouquet set against this stunning background is just the inspiration needed to bring warm floral vibes your way.
Today Donna has created this beautiful floral card that is colorful and bright and packed full of encouragement. Donna said, “I’ve always loved a vintage, tone-on-tone look paired with florals, and that combination was the inspiration behind this card.” The ink-blended background with the French script is a combination that wins every time. This is a great background to make in bulk and use for a number of projects because it’s such a versatile layer. Follow along as Donna shows us how she created this bouquet of encouragement.
- I began this card by creating the background using a piece of salmon cardstock, inking the edges with dye ink to deepen the color and add contrast.
- Next, I used the 3487-09 French Script Background Stamp and stamped over the panel with a slightly darker dye ink. I was going for a soft, vintage, tone-on-tone look, then set the background aside while I worked on the die-cutting.
- I die-cut the 5814D Flower Wrap with Bow Die, 5709-02D Spring Flowers Die, and 5709-05D Spring Greenery #4 Die using colored cardstock. I played around with the floral colors at first using magenta, dark blue, light pink, and yellow cardstock, but ultimately settled on just yellow (my favorite flower color), which worked beautifully with the rest of the palette.
- I inked the edges of all the die-cuts with dye ink to add depth and dimension, then began assembling the bouquet.
- Using liquid glue and glue dots, I secured the finished focal point die-cut to the background and stamped the sentiment using black ink from the 38002-02 All Occasion Birthday Greetings.
- Once everything was adhered, the card was still missing a bit of texture, so I spattered the entire card front with white paint and added a few gel pen highlights to finish it off.
