Friday, August 10, 2018

Here's another card using the new Botanical Bliss stamp set and coordinating Botanical Tags Thinlits from Stampin Up!.  I have used Pear Pizzazz, Balmy Blue, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow for the colors and really liked the combination.  This is an A2 size card.

Material List:
-Stamp Sets:  Botanical Bliss
-Dies: Botanical Tags Thinlits, Stitched Labels Thinlits, Stitched Shape Framelits
-Inks: Mossy Meadow
-Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Balmy Blue, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White
-Embellishments: Wink of Stella
-Extra Tools: Petal Burst Embossing Folder, Rich Razzleberry & Old Olive Stampin Blends
-Basics: Adhesive Tape Runner, Scissors, Tombow Glue, Dimensionals, Paper Trimmer,  Big Shot
 
-Card Base:  Whisper White A2 Card (Folded Size 5-1/2" x 4-1/4")
-Pear Pizzazz Bottom Base Mat:  (5-1/4" x 4")
-Scrap: 1 strip of Balmy Blue 3/4" x 5"
-Scraps of Balmy Blue to die cut square mat
-Scraps of Rich Razzleberry to cut branches
-Scrap piece of Old Olive to stamp the sentiment
-Scrap of Whisper White to cut tag

Directions:
--Cut the Pear Pizzazz bottom mat per list.  Emboss using the Petal Burst Embossing Folder.
--Die Cut a piece of Balmy Blue using the largest square die in the Stitched Framelits set.
--Cut the strip of Balmy Blue & use the die from the Stitched Label Framelits to apply the stitched edges.
--Die Cut a scrap of Whisper White using the bird tag die from Botanical Tags Thinlits. Trim. Color with Rich Razzleberry & Old Olive Stampin Blends as shown. Apply Wink of Stella to the 2 birds.
--Die Cut the 2 branches from scraps of Rich Razzleberry.
--Stamp the sentiment on a scrap of Old Olive using Mossy Meadow ink.
--Use the label Framelit from Stitched Labels set to die cut your sentiment.
--Glue the Old Olive bottom mat onto the card base using tape runner.
--Attach the Balmy Blue strip to bottom mat with tape runner as shown.
--Glue the tag to the Balmy Blue Square and then glue the square to the bottom mat as shown.
--Pop-up the sentiment using dimensionals.
--Glue the branches as shown.