A big congrats to Diane, the newest Featured Stamper (FS856)! She has a really lovely gallery & after much browsing, I chose THIS card to case. I loved the fancy lower edge & layout, so I kept those, but I used different dies, colors & papers.
For my card, I did something I don't usually do..I picked the floral paper first & die cut it. I wanted to make sure it would stand out enough behind the top panel. Then I cut a smaller white panel & used an oval die to do a partial die cut edge.
I then die cut the fancy oval & the envelope of flowers out of white & trimmed off what I wasn't going to use. I placed the section of the fancy oval under the curved edge & the flowers/leave of the flower envelope I trimmed to fit on top. I cut some pieces of 2 different dusty pinks to place behind the 2 big flowers & 2 small buds. The greeting was stamped in black & heat embossed. I didn't have the right color of gems, so I used a Copic marker (RV34) to color the clear stones. The greeting circles were popped up just a bit.
Thanks so much for looking. I have some pics showing the partial die cutting process on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023 GMT Views: 284
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105237
Sun, Jul 02, 2023 @ 12:36 PM
So pretty with the flowers, I almost chose this card myself.
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79657
Sun, Jul 02, 2023 @ 2:18 PM
I don't often know how to use some of those more busy floral backgrounds, but I love how you used this print with all the white. It just works so beautifully!!Into my favorites so I can remember to give this a try! I love it!
------------------------------ LizThe joy of the LORD is my strength.Right Brain Madness --My blogProud member of the redDivasKSS certified multi-step stamperFan Club member since 2004