My Favorite Things–Have A Beautiful Day!

 

Hello!

 

Happy Monday to you all!!  I’ve got a super busy week ahead of me, but I wanted to pop in today to share a little project that I made with some My Favorite Things products.

 

 

I employed a couple of different techniques to create this project.  One is to assemble multiple shaped items (the flowers and leaves) and then arranging them and trimming them to make another shape.  The other technique is one I learned from my sweet friend and teammate, Laurie Willison.  She’s the genius that figured out that by using Press ‘N Seal plastic wrap on pre-arranged die cuts, you can maintain their shape and position as you adhere them to your project – absolutely GENIUS, I tell ya!!  Here’s how I created my project!

 

1. Trim an A2 vertical top-folding card base from Sweet Tooth Card Stock.  Score at 5.5”, fold in half and perfect crease with a Teflon Bone Folder.
2. Die cut an image panel from Grout Gray Card Stock using the scalloped stitched rectangle die from the Blueprints 27 Die-Namics.
3. Stamp the sentiment from the Spring Wreath Stamp Set at the bottom of the image panel using Black Licorice Hybrid Ink.
4. Emboss a Pierced Heart STAX Die-Namic into the image panel using an embossing pad.
5. Watercolor two pieces of watercolor paper, one using pinks and oranges, and the other using shades of green (I used Peerless Watercolors on Ranger Watercolor Paper.)  Allow to fully dry.
6. Using the Upsy-Daisy Die-Namics, die cut the flowers from the pink/orange  water colored panel and the leaves from the green water colored panel.  Arrange the die cut flowers and leaves on the image panel, inside and outside the embossed heart.  Once you’ve decided on the arrangement, adhere a piece of Press ‘N Seal plastic wrap to the die cuts.  Use the Pierced Heart STAX Die-Namic to trim off the edges of the flowers and leaves so that the arranged die cuts fit perfectly inside the embossed heart.  Adhere foam tape to the backs of all of the die cuts and adhere them to the image panel inside the embossed heart.  Carefully remove the Press ‘N Seal.
7. Apply a light coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the flowers and leaves.

 

This really is easier than it looks!!  And I love the final look of the shapes inside a shape.  It’s really another fun way to stretch the use of your dies!  I’ve listed all of the products that I used below.

 

That’s it for me today, friends!  I’m running some errands most of today, and then I’m headed to my craft room later today!  I truly hope that you have a BEAUTIFUL day, just as my project suggests!!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

LJD Spring Wreath Die-namics Blueprints 27 Die-namics Pierced Heart STAX Upsy-Daisy Die-namics Black Licorice Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth Card Stock Heavyweight Card Stock Grout Gray Ranger Watercolor Paper Peerless Transparent Watercolors - Joanne Palette Peerless Transparent Watercolors - Small Bonus Pack Peerless Transparent Watercolors - Complete Edition Book Waterbrush Small Waterbrush Medium Wink of Stella Brush - Clear Foam Tape 3/8" Small Teflon Bone Folder Embossing Pad Combo

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