Thursday, 20 April 2017

Heartfelt Thanks Build a Bouquet :D


A duo of cards using the same design for two occasions, I have used the gorgeous Build a Bouquet Stamp and Die set which comes free with issue 162 of Simply Cards and Papercraft :D I've got so many ideas for this set, so I expect you'll be seeing quite a few video with it :D

I love the bright and cheerful spring colours I've used on this card, in fact, just add purple and you've got my five favourite colours :D For the background I did a washy watercolour using my Gansai Tambi's and once it was dry I added on some over stamping using Lawn Fawn Merman ink :D I used the same sentiment that I knew I would be stamping in black as the focal sentiment, and I used a ink splatter stamp from the Creative Expressions Butterfly Splash Stamp set by Lisa Horton :D For my die-cut frame, I used the Darling Doilies Die from a past issue of Die-Cutting Essentials Magazine and I used a Tonic circle layering die to cut out the centre :D To create a nice full cluster of flowers, I used the cluster stamp from the set, and also three individual flowers which I die cut with the coordinating dies, and I used some of the individual leaves too :D For the finishing touches to the flowers and the background, I added in some pre-made Nuvo Crystal drops (colours in list below) I love the way they just finish off the centre of flowers, and how they just add that final finishing element to a background, these are definitely one of my favourite Tonic products (along with the glass cutting mat and the Nuvo Mousse of course :D) Hope you liked today's video :D

Main products used in this video:
Simply Cards and Papercraft Issue 162 - Build a Bouquet Freebie
Die-Cutting Essentials Issue 21 - Darling Doilies
Gansai Tambi Watercolours
Crafters Companion Clear Sparkle Pen
Tonic Studios Layering Circle Dies
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops - Sugared Almond, Bubblegum Pink and Caribbean Ocean
Lawn Fawn Merman Ink Pad
Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink Pad
Cosmic Shimmer Glue
White Card
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad
Spellbinders Platinum Die-Cutting Machine

Also, just a heads up, Crafter's Companion are having a fab Spring Sale (affiliate link) with loads of products starting from only £1! :D And the sale is on until the 23rd April :D There's even lots of Leonie's products reduced too :D

To see the process behind this pair of build a bouquet cards, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D


Lots more photos below :D