I was having fun playing with the new Hand-Penned Petals bundle making cards for customers and friends. I especially love working with the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper that coordinates with this stamp set. It is so pretty and I love each and every design both front and back. And that just makes it more hard to decide which one to use first. Soooo... I made 4 cards that are the same layout. But each of the cards uses a different designer print so I could cover all the bases here!
I'm so happy with these cards! Even though they are basically the same, they still look different because of the designer papers and using different colors of cardstock for the card bases. There was an added layer of Vellum under the die-cut focal piece to breakup the many prints a little bit, and just because it was pretty. *grin*
To make this card, start out with a piece of cardstock that is cut to 4 1/4" x 11". This is scored at 5 1/2" to fold in half. I measured in 3/4" an each side at the fold, marked it, then cut 3/4" off from the front flap on each side to make a skinnier front flap card. Just a little different fun-fold to change things up a bit.
The Hand-Penned DSP was cut at 5 1/4" along the 12" paper, then trimmed first to 2 1/2" wide and then two 1/2" wide strips for the sides. Each of these pieces was attached to the folded card base using adhesive.
The inside of each card has a layer of Basic White cardstock cut to 5 1/4" x 2 3/8" and attached using adhesive. I've left them all blank so I have room to write my notes which I think is essential when I'm sending cards.
The next step was stamping the flower stem. This was done on Basic White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The flowers and leaves were all colored with the fill-in stamps using a mixture of inks that coordinated with the DSP used for each card. Because the stamps did all the work of coloring, the job went very fast getting them all finished. They were all easily die-cut using the Penned Flowers Dies.
The last step was deciding on a sentiment. I chose to use one of the sentiments in the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set. Doesn't this font look perfect with the sketchiness of the flowers themselves?
On some of the cards I added some linen thread wrapped twice and tied into a bow to accent, and some I used the Blushing Bride Baker's Twine that is retired but still was a perfect addition. On one card there is a 6" Pale Papaya and White ribbon folded in half and attached under the flowers. I tended to use whatever worked for each individual card.
Cardstock Used: Evening Evergreen, Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya, Mint Macaron, Basic White, and Vellum.
Extras: Cinnamon Cider Blends (on the Evening Evergreen card right over the ink)
That's it for today's ideas. I really like how these cards turned out. This fun-fold is very easy to do and adds just a bit more interest to your card. And I actually have a few more versions that I made. (Can you believe that?) If you are one of the ladies that places an order in the month of May, one of these will be on the way to you after the end of the month. Which version of this card will you receive? Hopefully your favorite one!
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Happy stamping and have fun with your creating!
Blessings and many hugs,
Sharon
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