Hello my friends. Hope you're staying warm and dry wherever you are. I'd said that rain and colder weather was on its way, and it's arrived. So, what do you do when it's raining? Stamp, of course. I checked out the Global Design Project website to see what the challenge was this week. This is what I created from the design.
I pulled together many different current and (retired) Stampin'Up! products to make the card. As soon as I saw the card we were to CASE, this idea popped in my head to use a cross for the center cascading images. Do you see where I followed the idea? I prefer having a meaningful and Christian card to send out for Easter, and I think this fits the bill.
Contributors were to CASE a card by Jay Soriano. This is his creation. I really liked the look of the vertical lines with the cascading fruits down the middle. I just had to try this look.
To make my card, I started with a base of Basic White Thick cardstock that measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" that's scored and folded in half. I knew I wanted to use the soft floral print from the retired Flight & Airy DSP that was a Sale-a-bration item previously. It's cut at 5" x 3 3/4", then it's cut in half to make two pieces of 1 7/8" x 5".
After trying several colors of cardstock to be the backing layer, the Boho Blue watercolor print on the back of one of the Flight & Airy DSP papers was the perfect look. This measures 5 1/4" X 4". The two flowery panels were attached to this with Tombow Multi Purpose Liquid Glue.
The crosses are two die-cuts from the Cross of Hope Framelits set. Not sure how many years back this goes, but I love the size of these crosses and have used them often. The filigree cross is cut from Basic White Thick cardstock. The smaller cross is cut from the Gold Foil Sheets for a contrast. They are layered together with adhesive then attached to the center of the card using adhesive also.
For the cascading images, I found the flowers in the Sweet Citrus set were about the right size. Several were stamped from Boho Blue and another couple from Balmy Blue ink. There is just a touch of the same colors used to color the inside of the petals. The centers of the flowers were stamped with Daffodil Delight ink. Then they were die-cut with the Sweet Citrus Dies.
The leaves are from the Stippled Roses Dies. To get the leaf color that I wanted, both Garden Green and Shaded Spruce ink were swirled on a piece of Soft Sea Foam cardstock using a small Blending Brush. After they were die-cut, a little more Shaded Spruce was added to the outer edge of the leaves.
The leaves are attached to the card front with adhesive. The flowers are shaped by cupping into the palm of my hand and using the large stylus end on my Take Your Pick Tool to shape it. These are attached with Mini Glue Dots.
The sentiment is from the new Easter Lilies set. It's stamped in Boho Blue ink and the words are trimmed apart for the card. Both pieces are attached with Mini Dimensionals.
This whole layer is attached to the white card base by using Dimensionals.
For a little bling, several of the clear Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added to the design.
This was a fun project. I love getting out my retired (but still loved) stamps and creating with them again. This card was a good mix of many sets, new and not-so-new. Hope you like and are inspired with this project. Please feel free to leave a comment for me. Now I have one more card made for my Easter stash. I better get making a few more because they need to be mailed soon.
Thanks for stopping by today. Now is the time to get out those stamps and goodies to create your own project. If there are any products that you need to order for your next project, I would be happy to help you out. Please consider using the current Host Code shown at the top of my blog page. It is much appreciated.
Happy stamping and creating,
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