Hey friends, today I am sharing this bouquet of blue flowers. I was inspired by the patterned paper that I used for the front and the new Cascade Pop Up which I doubled for this card.
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I found this beautiful 6” x 6” paper pack from Dollarama and started with the paper for the front and the 2 for the inside. I cut the card base as shown and trimmed the patterned paper and added as shown.
The brown cardstock was a bit on the thin side so I cut a thicker cardstock to firm it up and added it behind the paper that I was putting on the front. I grabbed the blue paper from the same pack for the back.
I cut out 2 mechanisms from the Cascade Pop Up. (Karen has a video tutorial on the product page at the link ⬆️ ) I added the top one then turned the card around to add the bottom one the same way.
I die cut several flowers using dies from the Woven Basket, and Flower Pot Add on . I cut some of the patterned paper from the same paper pack and coordinating cardstock. I used alcohol markers to add shading and a white gelly roll pen to add highlights. I trimmed what will be the middle circle a bit to shape the layer so the bottom layer would be more visible. I trimmed a bit of the bottom circle so it would fit in a bit tighter to the mechanism.
I duplicated the same process for the other side.
I stamped the greetings using stamps from the Garden Greetings, and Rainbow Greetings clear stamp sets. Using circles from the same die set I cut and layered a bigger circle and a smaller circle as shown. I decorated as shown and added to the tops of the 2 mechanisms. I added a bit of twine and some tiny rhinestones.
I diecut Celebrate twice and layered. I cut out the large banner from the Greeting Labels from the three colours. I cut the blue and the brown in half as shown. I adhered the blue and the brown layers as shown to make borders. I wrapped it with twine and added foam adhesive to the back then added to the card. I added a twine bow and some tiny gems as shown.
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