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I have two card ideas to share today, both created with the new Wisteria Stamp Set.



For my first card, I stamped the image with brown Lawn Fawn ink, then used the coordinating stencils to add color in two steps. I blended Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, and Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide Inks.



For the centers, I added a little Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink, and I filled in any tiny areas the stencils didn’t cover with a brown Ohuhu marker to finish the image. Then I cut everything out with the coordinating die.

For the background, I used the Tiny Flowers Backdrop Die, but instead of cutting the pattern, I dry embossed it into the cardstock. I love the subtle texture it adds without competing with the colorful flowers.



I attached the wisteria with foam adhesive and added a hot foiled sentiment. I used white foil on craft cardstock, so the sentiment still stands out, but not so much that it takes the attention away from the flowers.



For my second card, I heat embossed the stamped image with gold embossing powder. Instead of ink blending through the stencils, I used different shades of Ohuhu markers to create color transitions in both the leaves and the wisteria flowers. The gold embossing catches the light beautifully, while the changing shades add even more variation and dimension to the colors.



For the background, I went back to ink blending and added a colorful glow behind the flowers using Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, and Picked Raspberry.

For the sentiment, I used another hot foiled sentiment, this time with Satin Gold Foil, and attached everything to the card with foam squares.



What do you think of the Wisteria in these colorful combinations? I’m really loving how they turned out!

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Today I’m creating two colorful floral cards featuring the Peony Corners Bundle from the newest Alex Syberia Designs release.

This video is also part of the YouTube Hop + Giveaway, with some fun prizes to win!


You can watch the full cardmaking tutorial above and find the supplies linked throughout the post.

For these handmade cards, I’m combining the Peony Corners Bundle with ink blending, layered die cuts, and dimensional details. And as you’ll see in the video, one little ink blending mistake actually changes the direction of the card.

STAMPING THE PEONY CORNERS

I started with the Peony Corners Bundle, stamping the large floral image with my MISTI.

With larger stamps like this, I usually stamp the image at least twice to get a nice, crisp impression. I also give the ink a quick heat-set before moving on to the stenciling.

INK BELNDING THE FLOWERS

For the orange flowers, I stared with Catching Rays Catherine Pooler Ink, followed by the slightly darker Tiki Torch. For the final shade, I bring in Coral Cabana. Although all three colors belong to a similar palette, Coral Cabana is cooler compared with the first two warmer orange shades.


Using both warm and cool versions of a color creates a subtle contrast that helps the analogous color combination pop.

For the blue flowers, I use Cummerbund as the warmer shade and Serenade as the cooler shade. This is also where things don’t quite go according to plan. I accidentally blend some orange into the blue and use a brush that is too large for the area.

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STAMPING AND STENCILING

I started this card with the beautiful Peony Corners Stamp Set. I picked the corner image and stamped it twice with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink using my MISTI stamping platform. Once the images were stamped, I heat set them with my heat gun before moving on to the coloring.

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SENTIMENT