Paper Flowers Card with Embossed Background For Dare To Get Dirty Day 2

Aug 5, 2018 | Belleek Inspired, Flowers, Rubbernecker, Uncategorized | 3 comments

Good Sunday morning.  My paper flowers card with embossed background was made for Dare To Get Dirty Day 2 of the Splitcoaststampers Dare To Get Dirty week long challenge event. This event is a special thank you to all of the fan club members who support the site all year long. Have you had a desire to be on the Dirty Dozen design team? This special week of challenges will give you tons of opportunity to be inspired and to show off your wonderful and creative projects right along with the current Dirty Dozen team as well as the alumni team members.  Are you a member of the Splitcoaststampers Fan Club? If not go here to check out all the benefits of being a member. If you are a member hop right on over the special challenge forum here.

Belleek Inspired Background and Frame

Years ago I was introduced to the Belleek Inspired Technique in one of the Technique Lovers Challenges on Splitcoaststampers.  This technique was based on the beautiful Belleek Traditional Irish Gifts and Home Decor.  I prepared an decorative embossing folder by applying in with a brayer to the top inside of the folder.  Next, I inserted the white cardstock in the folder and ran it through my Big Shot.  I attached the embossed layer to the card base using thin strips of mounting tape.  You can see step by step pictures of the Belleek Inspired Technique tutorial.

I cut the frames using Rubbernecker Rectangle Combo #2 die and attached the three sections together on the back using double stick tape.  Next, I applied thin strips of mounting tape around the back of the frame and attached it to the embossed layer.

The Flowers and Foliage

I cut several sets of the Mixable Flower Stack die using white cardstock.  Next I placed Spun Sugar reinker in the lid of my ink pad to use as a palette.  I I used a Color Wash technique to color the flowers.  I applied a mixture of water and reinker in my watercolor brush and painted the flowers.  Next, I dipped the brush into a stronger section of reinker and touched the brush into the center of the flower and allowed it to run out on the wet petals.  I heat dried each flower section with my heat gun. I used this method so the flowers would perfectly match the pink on the embossed background.  You can see step by step photos of this technique in my Color Wash Flowers tutorial. 

I formed each flower section using my stylus and molding pad.  I laid the sections face down on the pad, formed the leaves using a rolling movement with the large stylus on each petal.  I turned the flower sections face up and pushed down on the center using a smaller tipped stylus.  I attached all the different sized flower sections together using glossy accents to form the completed flowers.

I cut several sections of the Leaf Group and Small Leaf Group to use as the base for my flowers.  Next, I gently formed the larger leaves with my fingers to add a more natural appearance.

Assembling the Paper Flowers Card with Embossed Background

I started creating a foliage base for the flowers by attaching some of the larger sections of leaves to the frame corner using glossy accents.  Next I attached the flowers using glossy accents.  I cut smaller sections of foliage and tucked under and around the flowers to fill in and attached with glossy accents.  I finished by forming two of the round circles from the flower die, formed them lightly with a stylus and attached to the flower centers with a small piece of mounting tape.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my paper flowers card with embossed background.  Please check out the Splitcoaststampers Dare To Get Dirty event if you would like to see lots of wonderful projects.

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