This sentiment just cracks me up. I miss your face! Ha! My friend Christine from New Hampshire says this when she calls me. She makes me laugh. Maybe I should send this to her. Hmm…

This card was one of a few projects that came out of a rare Friday craft-therapy session at the beginning of the Coronavirus Pandemic. My friend Kim and I had taken the day off to go to a stamping expo, but that got cancelled. We decided to turn lemons into lemonade with some much needed craft-therapy. We had so much fun!

For this beautiful card, Kim first folded an 8.5″h x 5.5″w piece of Whisper White Thick Cardstock to make a 4.25″w x 5.5″h card base. She then used a brayer and the Rich Razzleberry stamp pad to create the ombre effect on a piece of Flowering Foils Designer Series Paper. This paper is a free Sale-a-bration item with purchases made through March 31st, but any foil or heat embossed paper will work create the same effect.

I then used the Label Me Lovely Punch to make a layer out of Blackberry Bliss and the Whisper White Sentiment layer. I used the Blackberry Bliss stamp pad for the ‘I miss your face’ sentiment.

Kim made a pretty layer from Rococco Rose for that gorgeous ombre background and then we started putting it all together. We used the Snail Adhesive for everything, except the sentiment layers, which we popped up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Super easy.

We dug into my stash for some retired Silver-edged Berry Burst ribbon to pull it all together, but the Silver Edge Metallic Ribbon would also look fabulous.

What a fun day we had!

How to Make the Ombre Effect

1. Choose one ink pad. That’s it. Just one. Open it.
2. Position your foil or embossed paper on a piece of scrap paper a few inches larger.
3. Using the brayer like a paint roller, roll it on the stamp pad rolling in one direction until the whole brayer is coated with ink.
4. Starting at the edge of the foil or embossed paper that you want to be darkest, roll the brayer back and forth the the width of the foil or embossed paper, slowly moving up the paper until the ink gets lighter. Stop an inch or so from the far edge.
5. Repeat with the ink and brayer until you reach the desired look.

Cutting Dimensions

• Card base: 8.5″h x 5.5″w piece of Whisper White Thick Cardstock folded to make a 4.25″w x 5.5″h
• Roccoco Rose Layer: 5″h x 3.75″w
• Flowering Foils Layer: 4.75″ h x 3.5″ w
• Ribbon: Roughly six inches of your favorite ribbon

Products Used

Here’s a look at the products I used to make this card. Click the image and you will be taken to my online store.

Isn’t this card simply stunning? I just LOVE the contrast of the Basic Black stems and leaves and the Crushed Curry flowers.  And it is SO easy to make. I’ve provided pictures, cutting dimensions and instructions below so you can make this card yourself.

Thoughtful Blooms is a free Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set and Punch both available for FREE with a qualifying order before March 31st.

The Thoughtful Blooms Photopolymer stamp set comes with 17 stamps! Stamps include three popular sentiments. Thank you, I’m amazed, but never surprised by your thoughtfulness and my favorite CongratYOUations. A-dorable.

The coordinating Small Bloom Punch is so versatile by itself or with the two coordinating flower stamps.

Ok Ok enough gushing about how much I love these Free products. Here’s the details.

I used a Crumb Cake cardstock base and a Stitched Rectangle Die  to create a Whisper White cardstock rectangle. Using Dimensionals, I popped the rectangle up a bit off the cardstock, but not before stamping the beautiful flower.

This flower looks so details and intricate doesn’t it? Seriously, TWO stamps. that’s it. One for the Basic Black stems and leaves and one for the cute little flowers in Crushed Curry. Another Basic Black Thank You and that’s it for the stamping.

Now on to the best part… punching out the flower. I used the Small Bloom punch to make two Crushed Curry flowers, which I alternated and secured with some adhesive, but only after I curled them a little.

My flower blossom curling technique is SUPER technical. Are you ready for this? I held one little blossom at a time in the palm of my hand, with my hand cupped a little. Then I used a super special tool… just kidding it was a Sharpie, and in a circular motion I pressed the Sharpie end into the center of the flower and just swirled it 5 or so times so the flower took the shape of my cupped hand and the edges were curved. I did this with both punched blossoms, adhered them together, added a super cute Basic Pearl and called it a day.

Before I added the flower to the card, I first used tied a bow – just a simple shoe string bow – with the Linen Thread and adhered it in the center of the stems and leaves. One or two glue dots later, I added that pretty little flower and that’s it. For real.

I mean seriously this is a 10 minute card. Super simple. Super cute. Don’t you just love it? I think I’m going to mail this off tomorrow. I have just the person in mind who needs to get this little cutie. What will you make today? #craft-therapy. Get some.

Cutting Dimensions

• Crumb Cake Cardstock 8 1/2″ h x 5 1/2″ w folded in half to 4 1/4″ w x 5 1/2″ h
• Whisper White Cardstock Stitched Rectangle Die 2 1/2″ w x 3 1/2″ h
• So Saffron Cardstock Small Bloom Punch (2)

Products Used

Here’s a look at the products I used to make this card. Click the image and you will be taken to my online store.

Design inspired by Monika Davis