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Hello Stamping Friends,

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I have a very special card to show you today using the Artistic Dies!  Spoiler alert  – if you have an October birthday, you will see your card!

If a picture if worth a thousand words, what is a video worth?

Good question, Sal!  And here are pictures of the card:

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Recipe

• Base:  Shimmer White, 8 1/2 X 11, scored at 4 1/4
• Layer:  Shimmer White, 4 X 4, Embossed with the 3D Tasteful Textile folder
• Front Flower:  Shimmer White, 4 1/4 X 4 1/4, Die Cut with large Artistic Die bouquet layered on a double back adhesive sheet to make things easier
  • Rose- color with Lt Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend
  • Daisy- color with Lt Polished Pink Stampin’ Blend
  • Circles- color with Lt Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend
  • Sprigs- color with Lt Misty Moonlight Stampin’ Blend
  • Lg Leaves- color with Dk Granny Apple Green, reversed from the video colors
  • Sm Leaves- color with Lt Old Olive, reversed from the video picture
• Inside Leaves:  Granny Apple Green, 5 1/2 X 4 1/4; die cut 2 long leaves placed on card stock with a dryer sheet under the card stock and die.  Layer the card stock on a double back adhesive sheet for ease of adhering.  Tip:  after cutting out one of the leaf stems, turn it to the back side, place it on a shim of card stock and run it through the Cut and Emboss machine to give it a nice flat look since we are placing it on the card with the back side facing up.
• Greeting stamps and ink:  Pansy Patch with Smoky Slate; stamp the outside greeting then emboss; stamp the inside greeting and then apply your flower
• Ribbon:  5″ to wrap the front, 4″ for the tied knot and (X2) 1 3/4 for inside
• Embellishments:  Rhinestones and butterflies
• Pop Up Flower:  Copy Paper (copy paper can be brayered to color) or Envelope Paper,  (7) 2 3/4 X 2 3/4
  • Fold Corner to Corner three times
  • Holding point cut like an ice cream cone then use that cut as template to cut additional six flowers
  • Unfold your flowers and fold each flower in half repeatedly to give crisp folds on all of the flower folds
  • Stamp the middles of each with the largest ‘beard’ of the Pansy Patch stamp set; or sponge, or draw stamen
  • Cut out one of the petals on each flower and then glue the two petals on either side of the cut out together- neighbor on neighbor
  • Fold each flower in half
  • Step 1 – place a bit of tombow glue on the two petals on either side of the middle petal of a folded flower and place another folded flower on the glue on each side
  • Step 2 – place a bit of tombow glue on the middle three petals and place a folded flower on the glue
  • Step 3 – repeat step 1
  • Step 4 – repeat step 2

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I don’t get it….

It is so hard to explain even with pictures, Sal, which is why the video on this one is so important.

• Keeping the flower folded, place a dot of tombow on the middle petal of the seven petals and lay the flower on the inside right of the card by placing the flower with the open ‘V’ 1/8″ away from the middle fold. Hold to dry. Place another dot of glue on the middle petal that is now the top of the folded flower and then close the card front over the flower and hold to let the glue dry.   When dry, open and gasp at the awesomeness!
• Add a leaf stem on each side of the bouquet and two lengths of ribbon to the bottom of each side of the inside

.  Could you make a poinsettia bouquet for a Christmas card?

Maybe, Sal.  I do have red envelope paper from Stampin’ Up! a couple years ago.  We’ll see.  It sure was a fun one to make!

Thank you for giving me some of your precious time today!

.  ’cause we want to bring a pinch of creativity to spice up your crafting world!

lol, yes, Sal, that is the best part.

Enjoy this wonderful fall season!

SAL,   Saw A Leaf (a falling)

Karen

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