Hello everyone! Nice to see you here with me today! Before I post anything else I just want to say a big giant thank you for all the love that has been coming my way! Thank you all for the nice comments here on my blog, on Facebook and on Instagram - regarding my entry for Gallery Idol. (see post below) Wow, I am so touched by how sweet everyone is. I think it was worth it to enter - just to read the nice things people said. Now I don't even care if I make it to the Top 20! (well, maybe I care a little LOL). Sincerely - THANK YOU! When people ask me why I craft and blog I always say - the people! We will know if we made it to the next round sometime on Friday. YAHOO! So many of my fun and talented blogger friends entered cards - the creativity blows my mind. Good luck everyone!
Today I'm sharing a POP of color and a pretty flower I made! One of the things I HAD TO HAVE from CHA was this gorgeous Brenda Walton (Sizzix) Camellia Die!!! OH. MY. WORD. Had to have it. I live in Sacramento and we are known as the Camellia City - and I have three giant Camellias in my front yard. Okay, I totally digressed right there with trivia. Well....the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge this week is BOTANICAL! Okay - right up my alley. I got my hands on this die and got inky!!
Here is my finished card and below are step by step photos:
POW!!! Did I not tell you it was a POP of color!!?? I adore this Raspberry Distress Ink. Yummmy. The Hello Die cut and the Sweet Friend sentiment are from WPLUS9. I stacked three green die cuts on top of each other to get the dimension off the page. (As if this card didn't have enough dimension)...
Here is a view from the top down. I made the flower first and then designed the card around it. I stamped the giant word stamp (Impression Obsession) in the matching Shabby Shutters green ink and then edged the paper in brown.
I thought this card needed a pearl, too. The card base is a 5x5 square....
Here are all of my die cut pieces - cut out from Watercolor Paper. This is how many pieces you need to make the flower as shown. Of course you can always add or subtract according to the look you want. I think in this form, they look like Dogwood blooms!
One of my favorite techniques - watercoloring with Distress Inks.... What a mess, but oh, so worth it. You can see I'm not super careful with this process - just have a good time!
While the petals are still wet, gently curve them up with the palm of your hand and let them dry like this.
OOOOOOOH. Pretty!
Glue it all together and this is what you get! Yay!
Um, I'm pretty sure this one won't fit in an envelope! I'll have to deliver this one in person! Have a very happy day and thank you again for being a part of my creative journey! XOXO
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Whoa! That is one AWESOME BLOOM!! Thanks for sharing your tutorial, too!
Posted by: donna mikasa | 05/25/2014 at 12:59 PM
OMWord Miss Wanda!! this is GOR-JUSS!!! LOVE every Watercolory detail Lady! Now I think I need to have that die too! lol..8-) Hope you are having a Super Memorial Day weekend!!
Big Hugs
Shannon :-)
Posted by: Shannon White | 05/24/2014 at 02:26 PM
Holy WOW, this is stunning, Wanda! That flower is absolutely breath taking! Love the distress ink coloring and love the dimension. Such amazing details with the background stamp and sentiment work. Can you believe I have this die and have yet to use it? You are seriously making me re-think the error of my ways!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 05/23/2014 at 05:29 AM
Absolutely stunning flower which adds amazing dimension to your design. Amazing pop of colour too. Love this. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Tracy x
Posted by: Tracy Evans | 05/22/2014 at 02:36 PM
oh wow, this is gorgeous.... There are some beautiful new flower making dies out there and this is one I don't have but am going to have to get..... Thank you for the tutorial on how to make it and for sharing your creativity....
Posted by: Ms Cookie | 05/22/2014 at 11:32 AM
Beautiful card.
Posted by: julie | 05/22/2014 at 09:23 AM
Wow! This card is just stunning! The colors POP.... The flower POPS.... WOW.....
Posted by: Chris | 05/22/2014 at 07:58 AM
BEAUTIFUL, Wanda - and thanks for sharing your process!
Posted by: Lin | 05/22/2014 at 06:18 AM
Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | 05/22/2014 at 06:00 AM
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE every single bit of this card..sooo Gorgeous...love the colors and the Hello die...really super stunning card!
The one who gets it is so very lucky!
hugs Holly.
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 05/22/2014 at 02:10 AM
Fabulous camellia color!
Posted by: CJ | 05/21/2014 at 10:42 PM
What a beautiful card!,, the color of the flower is so vibrant & I love how you've curled the petals! Exquisite!!
Posted by: Fonda Jo | 05/21/2014 at 10:07 PM
Gorgeous!!!!
Posted by: Caroline T | 05/21/2014 at 08:35 PM