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V I D E O T U T O R I A L
Watch the creation of these two beautiful flowers 2 cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Today I'm sharing a couple of new cards featuring the Beautiful Flowers 2 Stamp Set, coordinating dies, Tiny Words Stamp Set, Mod Stripes Stencil, and Sentiment Labels Dies. Flowers are always a good option for so many occasions. Using the same general design, I created both a thank you card and a sympathy card.
The flowers from the Beautiful Flowers 2 Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Antique Gold Embossing Powder before being watercolored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a water brush pen. Once dry, the flowers were die cut with the coordinating dies.
Background were created by inking Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Tattered Rose Distress Ink and then stenciling over the lightly inked background with Tattered Rose and Aged Mahogany Distress Inks with the Mod Stripes Stencil. Gold paint flecks were splattered over the background using a Kuretake Gansai Tambi gold color and a small paint brush.
When the paint was dry the flowers for both cards were adhered to over the stenciled backgrounds as shown.
Sentiments from the Beautiful Flowers 2 Stamp Set and Tiny Words Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat set with Antique Gold Embossing Powder. The sentiments were die cut into strips using the awesome new Sentiment Labels Dies. On one of the cards, I used the die to make the sentiment into more of a banner and on the other one I trimmed it straight. Either way you use them, they are a fantastic staple that make creating the perfect sentiment strips so easy! Both strips were adhered with foam adhesive.
Nuvo Crystal Drops in Pale Gold were scattered throughout each design to finish the cards.
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Gorgeous - I love the contrast of the florals with that graphic background! Love the gold embossing on the flowers too.
Posted by: Bonnie E | September 02, 2018 at 07:44 AM
So beautiful...
Posted by: Debbie D | September 02, 2018 at 08:31 AM
L♥VE both of these cards, they are so elegant. The Beautiful Flowers 2 set is so gorgeous. I still don't have the FIRST one and now I have BOTH on my wish list. I have to say, Nina's Sentiment Banner dies are a genius idea...Just another thing to add to the wish list! LOL
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | September 02, 2018 at 08:37 AM
WOW! I absolutely love how you put these together. The cards just "sing". The geo-floral perfection in really lvoely colours. Such great inspiration, thanks!
Posted by: Katya | September 02, 2018 at 08:41 AM
Truly inspired, Nicole.
Posted by: Laura L Buehler | September 02, 2018 at 08:55 AM
Beautiful cards! :)
Posted by: Kelsey Thomas | September 02, 2018 at 08:59 AM
Such lovely cards!
Posted by: Judy Kelly | September 02, 2018 at 09:11 AM
Absolutely beautiful!
Posted by: Jennifer Rasnick | September 02, 2018 at 09:14 AM
beautiful cards - love the colour combinations - thanks so much for sharing :)
Posted by: Tracy Ross | September 02, 2018 at 09:15 AM
Absolutely stunning cards as usual!
Posted by: Joyce mc | September 02, 2018 at 09:15 AM
These are stunning Nichol!
Posted by: Stacy Petersen | September 02, 2018 at 09:53 AM
Wow!! Beautiful cards!
Posted by: Jane | September 02, 2018 at 10:03 AM
Wonderful gold heat embossing.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
Posted by: Melissa SunshineHoneyBee | September 02, 2018 at 10:04 AM
What a beautiful card, I love that stencil!
Posted by: Lori | September 02, 2018 at 10:06 AM
Love the flowers and that stencil...the stencil will make it to my stash for sure. Beautiful cards!
Posted by: Leslie L. | September 02, 2018 at 10:28 AM
Gorgeous cards!! That stencil and stamp set are definitely on my wish list!
Posted by: Jennifer S | September 02, 2018 at 10:34 AM
Simply gorgeous cards!! I just love the colors you used!!
Posted by: Keena | September 02, 2018 at 10:42 AM
Love the pinks, very pretty
Posted by: colleen Howell | September 02, 2018 at 10:50 AM
These cards are stunning, what a great colours together simply awesome Nichol. I love this stampset and just like the gorgeous stencil he is on my wish list! Thank you so much for showing.
Posted by: Henriëtte | September 02, 2018 at 11:02 AM
Beautiful cards, Nichol! Love to watch you color with the Zigs. I have the Beautiful Flowers 1 stamp set and love coloring it. Will have to decide if I "need" the BF2 set or not!!
Posted by: joy meadows | September 02, 2018 at 11:06 AM
Beautiful cards as usual Nichol!! You never disappoint!
Posted by: Patty Eifert | September 02, 2018 at 11:09 AM
These are very beautiful. I do like the white sentiment strips better!
Posted by: barbara lassiter | September 02, 2018 at 11:26 AM
Beautiful cards! I love the stenciled background and the colors, so pretty!
Posted by: Heidi Rees | September 02, 2018 at 11:47 AM
Really Stunning cards!!! I love the deep reds with the gold embossing!!!
Posted by: Maureen Reiss | September 02, 2018 at 12:30 PM
Your cards are absolutely beautiful!
Posted by: Carol Rossouw | September 02, 2018 at 12:35 PM