Be bold blooms cards

I had so many flowers and leaves leftover from my previous card that I decided to make another. This time using less flowers.The Memory Box Matinee Rectangle was used to cut a panel from white cardstock. I used the second largest die. This gave a smaller canvas, if you will, to arrange the flowers on. I decided to dry emboss it using the Darice Basketweave Embossing Folder. If you look at my cards you will see that adding texture behind a focal point is a favorite of mine. I like the way i

Guess what? Today's a playdate with a friend. Yep. We're 'Playing Cards With Friends' today. My sweet and talented friend, Michele Ferguson from I Card Everyone asked if I'd like to join her and create a card. Delightful! Michele gave these parameters: Make a card for a neighbor or friend, and hand deliver it. Flowers are always welcome, in fact, let's make them die cut flowers. Include a kind sentiment. Check, check and check! And if you look closely, I added an embossed background…

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I love this set of Be Bold Blooms dies from Spellbinders. There are different sized flowers and leaves and they layer together to give a lot of visual interest. I also cut some larger leaves using the My Favorite Things Layered Leaves die. Dimension to the center of the flower was added by using a darker hue of pink ink and ink blending with a mini blending brush.The layout was inspired by a similar card made by Jennifer McGuire. I used gold mirror cardstock for the center of my flowers and