Thoughtful Branches Birthday

This birthday card is for a much loved friend! I wanted to send her a cheerful, floral card. I think this Thoughtful Branches hydrangea card does the trick!

To create the fullness of the hydrangea flowers, I stamped and die cut two flower heads. I glued one to the card right side up and the second one upside down.

The inside has a sweet sentiment in Soft Suede and two flowers in Pool Party.

I would love to see what you make using the Thoughtful Branches Bundle!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Thoughtful Branches Birthday Card Project Supply List
Stamps	#144328 Thoughtful Branches Bundle #138471 Clear / #139167 Wood Birthday Blooms
Paper	#122924 Pool Party #100730 Whisper White #120953 Crumb Cake #131201 Pear Pizzazz
Ink	#126982 Pool Party #126978 Soft Suede
Embellishments	#119246 Rhinestones #104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	#126889 Stampin’ Trimmer #102300 Bone Folder #130148 Grid Paper #102394 Stampin’ Mist Cleaner #126200 Stampin’ Scrub #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat #104332 SNAIL Adhesive #138309 Fine-Tipped Glue Pen Acrylic Blocks A, B, and C (#118487, #117147, #118486) #143263 Big Shot Machine #133739 Polka Dot TIEF #138282 Labels and Tags Framelits

Paper Pumpkin August 2016 Alternative Project #3 Faux Cloisonne

I used the floral corner stamp, copper embossing powder, and ink refills to create these faux cloisonne thank you cards.

The faux cloisonne look is made by painting ink in heat embossed leaves and flowers with ink refills. Start by stamping your image with Versamark ink. Cover the ink with the embossing powder of your choice and heat set.

Once the paper is cool, you can start painting. Add two drops of each color of ink refill you are going to use onto a large clear acrylic block or into a painter's palette tray. Squeeze a small amount of water onto the ink with an aquapainter. If you want a more vibrant color, add less water. If you want a more pastel color, add more water.

Next pick up some of the ink with the aquapainter and fill in each flower and leaf. Keep painting and picking up more ink as you run out. When you are ready to change colors, squeeze water through the aquapainter onto a paper towel to remove all ink.

Both card bases measure 4" by 8". The card on the left is made with Shimmery White cardstock. I stamped and embossed directly onto the card base. The card on the left is made with Cajun Craze cardstock. I cut a 3-3/4" by 3-3/4" piece of Shimmery White cardstock to stamp and emboss on.

For these cards, I created two color palettes. The first color palette uses the 2016-2018 In Colors and Mint Macaron.

The second color palette contains the Paper Pumpkin Kit Coordinating Colors as well as Crushed Curry, Night of Navy, and Always Artichoke.

The thank you image is stamped in Early Espresso ink and punched with a 2" circle punch. Then the edges are sponged with Flirty Flamingo and Cajun Craze, respectively.

The inside contains a beautiful thank you sentiment from Thankful Thoughts and two flowers. Thankful Thoughts is a fantastic stamp set with sentiments for both the inside and the outside of a card, making it simple and more professional.

This technique does take time but is well worth the effort! Talk about WOW factor! I hope you give the faux cloisonne technique a try!

What alternative projects have you made with the August 2016 Bold Botanicals Paper Pumpkin Kit? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

August 2016 Alternative Paper Pumpkin Project #3 Faux Cloisonné Thank You Cards Project Supply List
Stamps	Bold Botanicals Thankful Thoughts
Paper	Shimmery White Cajun Craze Whisper White
Ink	Cajun Craze Flirty Flamingo Early Espresso Archival Basic Black Cajun Craze Ink Refill Bermuda Bay Ink Refill Mint Macaron Ink Refill Night of Navy Ink Refill Early Espresso Ink Refill Always Artichoke Ink Refill Crushed Curry Ink Refill Flirty Flamingo Ink Refill Dapper Denim Ink Refill Emerald Envy Ink Refill Peekaboo Peach Ink Refill Sweet Sugarplum Ink Refill Versamark
Embellishments	Stampin’ Dimensionals Copper Embossing Powder
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Bone Folder Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub Stampin’ Pierce Mat SNAIL Adhesive Multipurpose Liquid Glue Acrylic Blocks D and E August 2016 Bold Botanicals  Paper Pumpkin Kit 2" Circle Punch Aquapainter Heat Tool Embossing Buddy Sponge
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Paper Pumpkin August 2016 Bold Botanicals Alternative Project #2

The second alternative project I created with a gift card holder using the emboss resist technique.

First I die cut the gift card holder from Bermuda Bay cardstock. Then I cut a 2-5/8" x 3-7/8" piece of Shimmery White cardstock.

In the center of the Shimmery White cardstock, I stamped the For You image with Versamark ink. Then I heat embossed one sentiment with clear embossing powder and the other sentiment with copper embossing powder.

For this resist emboss, I used the ink refills and an aquapainter. On Clear Block E, I dropped two drops each of Bermuda Bay, Mint Macaron, and Cajun Craze. Once the paper was cool, I swished the lightest color Mint Macaron ink across the center of the sentiment. Then I swished the Bermuda Bay on top and then Cajun Craze on the bottom of the sentiment. Once all of the ink was dry, I rubbed a folded paper towel over the embossed sentiment to clean off any stray ink.

The closure is made with a 3/4" circle of Cajun Craze cardstock propped up with a dimensional.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

August 2016 Alternative Paper Pumpkin Project #2 Emboss Resist Gift Card Holder Project Supply List
Stamps	Bold Botanicals
Paper	Bermuda Bay Shimmery White Cajun Craze Early Espresso
Ink	Cajun Craze Bermuda Bay Mint Macaron Versamark
Embellishments	Stampin’ Dimensionals Copper Embossing Powder Clear Embossing Powder
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Bone Folder Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub Stampin’ Pierce Mat SNAIL Adhesive Gift Card Holder Framelit Acrylic Blocks D Big Shot Machine August 2016 Bold Botanicals  Paper Pumpkin Kit 3/4" Circle Punch 1/2" Circle Punch Aquapainter Heat Tool Embossing Buddy
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