Happy Sunday, Friends! On today’s blog, I’m sharing with you an extra-dimensional inspirational card made with a “Floral Border” look using the Floral Border Hot Foil, Floral Border Stencil, Floral Border Die, and Floral Border Stamp. Along with this beautiful set, I also used Essentials: Fancy Diagonal Stripes Die to add more dimension and texture to the card background plus, PFS- Inks to add colors to the floral frame. So, without further ado, let’s jump right into the step-by-step for how I made it ↓
Therefore, I started by getting the hot foil stamping done over a large piece of white cardstock, so to do that, I used the Floral Border Hot Foil along Glimmer Hot Foil System Platform and Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine and a large piece of satin champagne glimmer roll from the Glimmer Hot Foil 4 Rolls - Satin Metallics Variety Pack.
Next, after I got the hot foil stamping done for the floral border, I placed the cardstock with the hot foil stamped image over my Glass Craft Mat, and then I proceeded to use each stencil included in the Floral Border Stencil coordinating set to add pops of color to the flowers and leaves. Thus, to get the floral border inked up, I used a few ink blending brushes along with the following ink hues; Coral Reef Ink and Passion Fruit Ink for the red flowers. Peach Fuzz Ink and Apricot Ink for the small flowers. Sunshine Ink and Sweet Mustard Ink for the yellow flowers plus, Marigold Ink and Clementine Ink for the flower’s centers. And lastly, Grassy Knoll Ink with a touch of Olive Ink for the leaves.
Thus, after getting the inking done for the floral border, I went ahead to put it aside to create one large and dimensional paper spring, so to do that, I went ahead to use my Paper Trimmer to trim down a white cardstock piece to W 5.0 x H 11.0 inches. Next, I placed the cardstock pieces with the longest side vertically over the Scor-Pal Eighths to trace over it some scoring lines at 1.0, 1-1/2, 2.0, 3.0, 3-1/2, and 4.0 inches. By the way, I used the standard Teflon bone folders from the Craft Treat Teflon Bone Folder set. So, after adding the scoring lines to the cardstock piece, I went ahead to fold them over in a mountain, valley, and mountain on each side, then I got the 1.0-inch ends glued together and reinforced the folds using the side of the bone folder. You can have an idea of how the fold looks by looking at the image above.
Moving on, as soon as I had finished getting the large paper spring, I went ahead to put it aside, and then, I used the Floral Border Die to cut out the floral border from the cardstock piece. Once, I had that step done, I used a sharp pair of scissors to cut out smaller paper springs of different sizes from the large one, and then I got used Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue to get them glued down to the back of the floral border, in a way that you can see in the image above.
Here is a side view for you to see the amount of dimension that the paper springs add to the floral border as if it was a shadow box but without using a whole rectangular dimension or any craft foam adhesive. And even better by doing this way you still will be able to fit this card after is finished inside an A2 size envelope. That being said, after adding the paper springs to the floral border, I went ahead to put it aside to get the die-cutting card background cut from white cardstock using the Essentials: Fancy Diagonal Stripes Die.
So, for the card sentiment, I used one of the card sentiments included in the Floral Border Stamp, and then I used the MISTI Mini Stamp Tool along with a small piece of white cardstock, Magic Powder Bag, and Embossing Ink for the stamping plus, Metallic Embossing Powder- Gilded and Wow Dual Speed Heat Tool for the heat embossing process. Also, I used the coordinating die included in the die set to cut the card sentiment from the cardstock along with a few more to make it dimensional.
Due to the dimension of the flora border and the dainty size of the card sentiment, I needed something to support and hold into place the card sentiment in the center of the card, so to do that, I used a strip of acetate with the following measurements; W 3-1/2 x H 3/4. Then, I got the sides of the acetate strip glued down to the back side of the center part of the floral frame.
Lastly, after getting the piece of acetate glued down to the floral frame, I went ahead to get the card assembling started. Thus, I went ahead to glue down the die-cutting card background to the front part of an A2 size top folding white card base. Next, I got the floral border glued down over the front card background. And lastly, I got the card assembling finished by getting the card sentiment glued down over the piece of acetate.
And, with that being said friends, I hope that you’ve enjoyed reading the step-by-step for how I’ve made this extra-dimensional inspirational card with a “Floral Border” look using stamps, stencils, dies, and more by Pinkfresh Studio. As always, I appreciate the time that takes you to read my blog posts. Below, you’ll find the supply list for the products used in today’s blog post. And… If you get inspired by today’s project, be sure to tag me on Instagram ➝@cardsandcraftsbyyaz, I’d love to see what you’re creating.
Thank you and happy crafting.
Stay Awesome & Beautiful
— Today & Always —
Love,
Yasmin
Supply List
Floral Border Hot Foil
Floral Border Stencil
Floral Border Die
Floral Border Stamp
Essentials: Fancy Diagonal Stripes Die
Solid Hot Foil Plate
PFS- Inks
Coral Reef Ink
Passion Fruit Ink
Peach Fuzz Ink
Apricot Ink
Clementine Ink
Sunshine Ink
Sweet Mustard Ink
Marigold Ink
Grassy Knoll Ink
Olive Ink
Tool ‘n One
Wax Seal Starter Kit
Do Not Open Wax Seal Stamp
Glimmer Hot Foil System Platform
Glimmer Hot Foil 4 Rolls - Satin Metallics Variety Pack
Glimmer Hot Foil 4 Rolls - Satin Metallics Variety Pack
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll - Polished Brass
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll - Matte Gold
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll: Aura
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll - Opal
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll - Gold
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll - Champagne
Mirror Gold Cardstock
Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue
Tool and Accessories Main Attraction
Universal Plate System Accessory Bundle
Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine
Memory MISTI
MISTI Stamp Tool
MISTI Mini Stamp Tool
Permanent Tape Runner
Double Sided Adhesive Foam Strips
Double Sided Adhesive Foam 1/4 Roll
Double Sided Adhesive Foam Roll 1'‘
Clear Double Sided Adhesive Roll - 1/4 Inch
6 Pack Flat top Craft Ink Blending Brushes
DMC Diamant Metallic Gold Thread
DMC #20 Tapestry Hand Needles
Precision Tip Scissors
Porcelain Watercolor Paint Palette
Magnetic Sheets
Silver Brush - Limited Black Velvet Master Travel Set
True Snow Craft Supply
Glitter Snow
Scor-Buddy Eighths
Scor-Pal Eighths
Jewels Picker
Rhinestones Sunlight Gold
Comfort Paper Trimmer
Glossy Accent
Crystal Diamond Glitter
Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen
Mini Desktop Vacuum Cleaner
Nail Polish Rack Wall Mounted Shelf
Recollections Gold Foil Cardstock
Craft Treat Teflon Bone Folder
Acrylic Heart Brush/Pen Holder
Mini Ink Blending Brushes
Tonic Studios Nuvo Media Spatulas
Viva Decor 3-Piece Palette Knife Set
Liquitex Basics Light Modeling Paste
Handy Art Designer's Palette Artist Acrylic Modeling Paste
6 Pack Flat top Craft Ink Blending Brushes
Sizzix - Big Shot Switch Plus Machine
VersaMark Ink Pad
Embossing Ink Reinker
Magic Powder Bag
Brutus Monroe Embossing Ink
Embossing Powder Ultra Fine Alabaster
Metallic Embossing Powder- Gilded
Magic Powder Bag - Refill
Inkadinkado Embossing Powder Tool
Wow Embossing Powder Gold Pearl
Wow Dual Speed Heat Tool
Glass Craft Mat
Desert Storm Heavy 100 lb. Cardstock
Hammermill Cardstock
Hammermill Cardstock 100lb - 100 Bright 8.5x11 6 Pack
Hammermill Cardstock 80lb -100 Bright 8.5x11 8 Pack
Hammermill Cardstock 100 lb - 100 Bright 17x11
Hammermill Cardstock 80lb - 100 Bright 17x11
Crafter's Essential Cutting and Alignment Mat
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All photography provided by Yasmin Diaz
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