It's release day for the Spring Fling Collection from The Greetery! Everything will be available beginning at 10 am ET today! I created two bonus cards for you today using the lovely BotaniCuts: Lilac dies paired with some fun products from the last release! They are some of my favorites, so I couldn't wait to incorporate the lilacs with the postal theme!
I decided to make two cards; one horizontal and one vertical to add to my stash! To begin, I used the Airmail Border Stencil with Almost Amethyst and Certainly Celery ink from Stampin' Up! I set the two panels aside and then die cut all of the lilac pieces I would need for the two cards. I colored the blooms using milled lavender, shaded lilac, and dusty concord distress oxide ink. The leaves are colored using twisted citron, mowed lawn, and rustic wilderness distress oxide inks. I used a fine-tip black Sharpie marker to add dots to the flower centers. Not the ones on the large, main piece, but rather just the individual blossoms.
I used the smallest tip of my stylus and a foam mat to curve each of the individual blossoms and then added them to the main cluster using liquid glue and a gem picker for ease. I spritzed both the leaves and the blooms with Shimmer Spray and set them aside to dry while I got to work on the rest of the background pieces.
I used the Postal Modern stamp set for all of the postal themed accents. This is seriously one of my favorite stamp sets and I have a sneaking suspicion I will be reaching for it often! I chose two of the beautiful sentiments from the Scripted Sentiments stamp set for each of the cards.
I love the guides on the Postcard Details Pierce Plate; it gives the perfect place to add the accent sentiments and the lovely pierced detail. As you can see on this card, I chose to use it for a vertical design rather than the traditional horizontal looking postcard! Before I forget, I did add a bit of black ink splatter for added interest.
Once all of the postal elements were in place and the scripted sentiments, I had fun arranging the lilacs and leaves until I was satisfied with the arrangement. I did go in and fill in with a few additional postal images. I hope I didn't go overboard....I have a tendency of doing that! ha ha! I hope you've enjoyed this bonus post today! Everything will be available for purchase in The Greetery Shop beginning at 10 am ET! Thanks for fluttering by!
GORGEOUS!!!! I LOVE that you used the Postal Stamps & Dies with the Lilacs! Your cards came out QUITE LOVELY!!!! And I should tell you also, so glad I am not the only one who has "old" SU colors! LOL LOVE your color selections! And You DIDN'T go over-board! ;) ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful bonus cards! I love your lilacs so much.
ReplyDeleteLove the postal set and the lilacs. The colors you chose are gorgeous. I just love these cards, they're perfect.
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely stunning cards! Everything about them is inspiring, colors, layout, products. And thank you for the detailed description of how you created them. There is so much in "the detail" and it is not always easy to figure out all that went in to someone's creation (down to all the pretty ink splatters and dots). Thank you, your cards were a joy to look at this morning and created a jumping off point for me when I placed my order.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards, Kelly! Can't wait to get those lilacs at my house!
ReplyDeleteKelly, This is just beautiful! Your designs have always resonated with me. I agree with Valerie, in that my favorite of this release is the lilac. I didn’t order from the January release, but will go back and do so. I have always liked the look of old postal designs and the botani-cut lilac fits perfectly.
ReplyDeleteEXACTLY Susie!! I didn’t order from the January postal release either. But then, when you put botanicals and florals with it, I’m all in. I went back and ordered from the January postal release also because of Kelly’s cards/post. I hope these lilac cards get added to The Greetery look book.
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