Hugs {Stronger Together}

One of the sweet gals that follows me on Instagram asked if I would be willing to make her sister, who is suffering with cancer, a card! Of course I said yes and got to work making a card for her and another to add to my stash! These two cards are actually similar to another pair I made a few years ago, but this time I chose cool tones to change things up.

To begin the pair, I first used the retired Modern Floral stamp/die from Pinkfresh Studio. I added some additional detail by using color pencils on the leaves and the larger blooms, and a white get pen on the small, darker flowers.

I heat embossed the background using white powder on a white panel and then added the ink around the edges. I die cut the panels out using the Essentials: Stitched Rectangles Die. I really like how nicely the finished edges look!

 I die cut the letters I would need for the YOU sentiment using the Jeff Alpha Die; this is one of my favorite alphabet dies! I die cut them from white cardstock and then added the purple ink using a blender brush. I layered the bouquet using foam squares, used a t-square ruler to place the letters properly.

Both cards feature a heat embossed sentiment; the previous sentiment is from the Simply Sentiments Hello and this one is included in the retired Modern Floral stamp set. I used gold to give both cards a touch of warmth.

I strategically added small dots of glue to the back of the embossing and then added it to the top of the letters.

I had a few bows that were sitting on my desk from a previous project, so I added one to each of the bouquets. A generous spritz or two of shimmer spray, a trio of sequins, and a white card base finishes off the pair of cards. Thanks for fluttering by!