Hello Crafty friends,
This is Sylvie @kaliscards. Today Alex Syberia Designs is launching a new release and we will be having a celebration blog hop later today, to share loads of inspiration and details for a chance to win a gift certificate!
This is literally my very first project with this release. As a total peony lover, I was thrilled to see this gorgeous press plate in the new release. For this project, I’m also using the new Essential sentiments press plate and die. And I decided to combine the peony set with a former stamp and die set and one of the Kokeshi beauties.
To create this card, I started by cutting 2 panels of 6 by 4 inches from Strathmore bristol cardstock.
On one panel, I stamped the Peony blossoms press plate with Spellbinders BetterPress black ink, using the Spellbinders BetterPress system. On the second panel, I stamped the Gorgeous peonies with Memento Tuxedo black ink.
I then watercolored both panels, using Ranger Distress ink Salvaged patina on the background and Prima watercolors on the florals.
I then stamped the Kokeshi dolls press plate on Neenah solar white crest cardstock and the Essential sentiments on a Spellbinders A2 Porcelain cotton card panel. I used the Kokeshi dolls and Essential sentiments coordinating dies to cut out the doll and sentiment.
I then colored the Kokeshi doll with Copic markers, using BG10 and BG72 for the teals, RV35, RV32 and RV10 for the pinks and R39, R29, R35 and R22 for the reds.
To assemble the card, I adhered the Peony blossoms panel onto the cardbase, with liquid adhesive. I then arranged the Gorgeous peonies die cuts at the bottom and top of the panel and picked them with low tack adhesive tape. I added foam tape at the back and adhered the compositions on the panel.
Finally, I added more foam tape at the back of the sentiment and Kokeshi doll and adhered them on the card panel.
Thank you for stopping by. Don’t forget to hop along with us later today!
Have a lovely crafty week!
Sylvie