Create dimension and interest to your card front using a double matted frame to highlight your image.
Today’s beautiful card design comes from the very talented Kittie Caracciolo, our resident die expert! Kittie shared, “I love that Brass and Bliss added the newly released Fern Leaves set that creates more opportunities for floral designs. I highlighted my bouquet with a double matted frame using the new Tall Hex Nesting set to create dimension”. We think this card is truly beautiful and love the dimension she was able to achieve.
Card Base and Double Matted Frame
Cut an A2 sized card base with the “Basket Weave” cover die using white cardstock. Attach the cover to the base using double stick tape around the back of the cover frame border.
Use the largest hex die in the “Tall Hex Die Nested Set” to cut a layer, line up the layer on the cutting platform with a smaller Hex die and run through the machine to create the frame. Repeat these steps to create a smaller frame and attach it to back of the larger frame using pieces of mounting tape.
Bouquet and Sentiment
Use colored card stock to cut the vase (Large Garden Pots Die) and small flowers (Small Flowers #3 Die Set). Form the flowers with a small tipped stylus and molding pad and attach the large and small sections together using Nuvo glue.
Cut several sections of fern (Fern Leaves Die) and begin attaching 4 sections to the back of the vase. Continue adding sections to the back of the ferns to fill in and create the arrangement. Make sure to offset each fern for a more natural design. Check out my Ivy Floral Design Video to see the steps for adding the foliage. In the video I attached flowers to the foliage first but you can do it either way.
Stamp the sentiment from the “Thank You Stamp Set” and use the coordinating die to cut it out. Attach it to the vase using small pieces of mounting tape.
Here are the products that I used to make this project.
Fern Leaves, Tall Hex Nesting, Large Garden Pots. Thank You Stamp, Thank You Coordinating Die, Basket Weave Cover and Small Flowers #3.