And here are the cards I created (yes, there are two!):
After cutting out the rectangle from the flower panel, you are left with a flower rectangle that you can use for a second card:
I was watching a video from Jennifer McGuire on how to create a floating frame card and I just had to give it a try. I loved how the cards turned out even though they were a bit time consuming since I had to fussy cut each of the flowers by hand. I actually went out and bought some Glad Press 'n Seal specifically for this project! The dimension on these are just fabulous!
They really turned out fabulous; I'm sure I will be doing this again in the future. After trimming the panels down, I had one almost completely whole flower left over, so I added to the inside of the card (because, you know I just can't throw something like that away!).
Thanks for stopping by! Make sure you head on over to The House blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with this photo. And if you "need" any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your entire order coupon code over in my lift sidebar.
Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Pattie's Flower Outline", "Mum Outline", "Kathy's Flower Outline", "Striped Flower Outline", "Leaf Outline Large" all from the Flower Power Separates collection, "Hello Cling Set" hello and gorgeous, and "I'm so glad . . ."
Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle
Card #1:
Challenges:
Cards Galore #62--anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude #50--anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage #117--no patterned paper
Southern Girls--frame it
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #103--anything goes
Crafty Creations #385--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday--beautiful blooms
Card #2:
Challenges:
Pattie's Creations #157--flowers
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #33--anything goes
Creative Fingers #161--anything goes
Your Next Stamp #111--florals
Word Art Wednesday #382--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Cardz TV #87--anything goes
Pink Gem Challenge--anything goes
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #350--anything goes with snippets (all the flowers were stamped on scraps)
Crafter's Cafe #217--Easter and/or florals
Challenges:
Cards Galore #62--anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude #50--anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage #117--no patterned paper
Southern Girls--frame it
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #103--anything goes
Crafty Creations #385--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday--beautiful blooms
Card #2:
Challenges:
Pattie's Creations #157--flowers
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #33--anything goes
Creative Fingers #161--anything goes
Your Next Stamp #111--florals
Word Art Wednesday #382--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Cardz TV #87--anything goes
Pink Gem Challenge--anything goes
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #350--anything goes with snippets (all the flowers were stamped on scraps)
Crafter's Cafe #217--Easter and/or florals
OH BEAUTIFUL and sounds like labor intensive. But oh so worth it as you got two cards as a bonus. I think I might have seen Jennifer do this. Just a side note did you know her husband invented the press and seal.?? The coloring is beautiful and it does look like the frame is floating. Great job.
ReplyDeleteHeather these are AMAZING!! I love your coloring and that floating frame is such a neat effect! I think I almost like the second card (with the leftovers) even better -- super beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow, these are beautiful, I fell in love with the colors immediately and how perfectly they matched the inspirational photo, the beautiful design and then I clicked on them to see the cards enlarged and the details and dimension are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis technique is on my to do list - awesome job!!!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice card! Love the floating feature, how fun! Thanks for joining us at Craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteYummy colors! Beautiful card! Thanks for joining us at A Gem of A Challenge!
ReplyDeleteSandy DT
LOVE this card Heather - the colours are so vibrant and those flowers are just beautiful! I bought some Press and Seal a while ago and can't remember why to be honest. But, it's also great stuff to use for sealing things for the fridge :)
ReplyDeleteHugs
Di xx
Heather,
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous and intriguing card. Before even stopping to leave you a comment about your wonderful project, I watched Jennifer's video AND visited Altenew to purchase one of the stamp sets she used in her video lesson. Thanks for the inspiration!
Gorgeous card Heather! LOVE it!!! Well actually I love both!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, Heather!!!!! These cards are amazing. I've seen that technique before and used it once myself, but I'd forgotten about it. You nailed the colors of the inspiration and knocked this out of the park!!!
ReplyDeleteSuper Cute. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Creations Challenge. Marlene
ReplyDeleteOh so many lovely flowers, Thank you for joining the current challenge at the Crafter's Cafe.
ReplyDeleteDorothy S, DT member
Such a pretty card, the flowers are fun and colorful. Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards and to get the two out of it makes all that work worth it, looks amazing. EmmaT
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful. Thanks for playing along with us this month at Creative Craft Cottage. Lisa DT
ReplyDeleteA fabulous set of cards! They may have been labour intensive, but well worth the effort. They are stunning! Thank you for sharing your project with us at the Crafts Galore Encore “Anything Goes” April Challenge. Good Luck and hope to see you again soon!
ReplyDeleteCarole x DT