Wednesday, August 1, 2018

This Anniversary Card features the Wild About Flowers stamp set by Stampin' Up!.  This particular flower is one of 3 designs in the set and was stamped with Cajun Craze and Old Olive inks.  I added the sentiment and a couple of Cajun Craze butterflies to finish off the card front.  This is an A2 size card. 

Material List:
-Stamp Sets:  Wild About Flowers, Papillion Potpourri, Manly Moments Paper Pumpkin
-Punch:  Bitty Butterfly
-Inks:  Old Olive, Cajun Craze
-Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Watercolor Paper
-Tools:  Aqua Painters
-Basics: Scissors, Paper Trimmer, Dimensionals, Tombow Glue, Big Shot, Adhesive Tape Runner
 
-Card Base:  A2 Card (Folded Size 5-1/2" x 4-1/4")
-Cajun Craze Bottom Base Mat:  (5-1/4" x 4")
-Watercolor Paper Top Mat:  (5" x 3-3/4")
-Scraps of Whisper White to stamp the Butterflies.

Directions:
--Cut the top and bottom mats to size per list.
--Using the Aqua Painters with a good amount of water - color a light background wash onto Watercolor Paper with Cajun Craze ink.  Let thoroughly dry
--Stamp the flowers onto the top mat using the flowers from Wild About Flowers stamp set - Old Olive for the stems and Cajun Craze for the flowers.
--Stamp the butterflies from Papillion Potpourri Stamp Set onto scraps of Whisper white using Cajun Craze ink and punch out with the Bitty Butterfly punch.
--Stamp the sentiment using Old Olive and Cajun Craze inks where indicated.  Congratulations stamp is from the Wild About Flowers set.  The Anniversary stamp from Manly Moments Paper Pumpkin.
--Glue or pop-up the butterflies onto the top mat as indicated.
--Attach Top Mat to Cajun Craze bottom mat & then both to the card Base using tape runner.