Welcome to another Mediterranean (Grand Vacation) Achievers Blog Hop! The theme for this month is "All You Need Is Love." So follow along and check out all the other blogs in the hop (see the list below) so you can see a great collection of hand-stamped cards and paper crafting projects that reflect admiration and adoration. Oh, the creativity you will see as you hop from blog to blog! Have fun.
I have a crush on the new Rose Garden thinlits! I can't get enough of them. And I knew the instant I saw them in the 2016 Occasions catalog, that they would be one of the first things I would purchase.
This card below is my favorite that I've made with these thinlits so far!
The process is tedious. Patience for picking up and gluing tiny pieces is a must. (I love that sort of thing.)
First I die-cut all my rose/leaf pieces:
- 2 Basic Black roses (the smaller of the two rose dies)
- 2 Basic Black leaves
- 1 Real Red rose
- 1 Watermelon Wonder rose
- 1 Pear Pizzazz leaf
- 1 Mossy Meadow leaf
Hint: Die-cut them on a dryer sheet. I didn't do that (as you can see in these photos), but discovered later that the dryer sheets would be helpful when I teach class with this technique later.
Then I used the Fine Tip Glue Pen to attach my black outlines. The weight of one or two clear blocks was helpful for holding the outlines down to adhere them to the card base.
Next I filled in the outlines with the colored cardstock "puzzle pieces" (adhering them with the Fine Tip Glue Pen). My tweezers came in handy a couple times with those very tiny pieces.
The leaf end that I trimmed off on the top of the card became the piece that I placed in the upper right corner.
And the second rose outline became two flowers when I used the half I trimmed off from the far right flower and glued it at the bottom of the card.
The colored puzzle pieces sticking off the edges in this photo below got trimmed off got added to the other outline flower half.
The two shades of red and the two shades of green give the illusion of shading/highlighting to the flowers and leaves. And there was no rhyme or reason to how I added the color. I just tried to alternate so that I had a good amount of both colors in each section.
The final step was layering the cardstock together to form a card and adding the sentiment. For the sentiment, I stamped the frame image and then the words inside that onto a scrap of Pear Pizzazz. After die-cutting this, I put SNAIL adhesive on the backside, added loops of gold thread, secured the thread in place with Dimensionals, and attached this to the front of the card.
Measurements:
- Pear Pizzazz cardstock: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" (folded in half) and two 1-1/2" x 3" scraps
- Mossy Meadow cardstock: 1-1/2" x 3" scrap
- Real Red cardstock: 3" x 3"
- Watermelon Wonder cardstock: 3" x 3"
- Basic Black cardstock: 4" x 5-1/4" for the middle layer, two 3" x 3" scraps and two 1-1/2" x 3" scraps
- Crumb Cake cardstock: 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
- Gold Metallic thread: about 20"
Thanks for checking out my blog today. Have fun on the hop. And remember to stamp your art out! 🙂
Rachel, this is truly a labor of love and it’s stunning. I love all your work!
so clever. My brain is jumping with ideas. Thanks for the fire! Love when there are unique ways to use things.
GORGEOUS!!! I’m totally in love with your card!! It’s truly a work of art! 🙂
It’s beautiful, Rachel. You are really creative.
Beautiful card Rachel! You are so talented! If only I had an once of your creativity :-), I’d be a happy camper!
Wow Rachel. This stained glass effect is gorgeous. And your patience is worthy of a shout-out, for sure! Thanks for joining this month. Happy hopping and God Bless, ~Cynthia <><
Stunning!! and your disclaimer made me giggle. 🙂
Great technique, Rachel! You get to practice puzzle making skills along with stamping! So fun!
Great card! Love the colors!
Awesome Technique. Angexx
Great Card and awsome technique!
Rachel, I absolutely LOVE this card!!! Because of your inspiration I am going to try this. FABULOUS!!!
Gorgeous Rachel!
I like the way you made this into a puzzle! Very inventive.
Rachel, you could frame this and put it in your studio! Just beautiful! Appreciate your tips for gluing the pieces in place. Will be using… 🙂
Stunning. So much fun. x Carolyn
You are sweet. Thanks, Lisa. I love all YOUR work!
Hahaha! Love your comment. Glad you liked my idea.
Thanks so much, Tonya. It was one of my mom’s favorites too.
I had seen a few projects out there on the internet, so it wasn’t completely my idea. But thank you for the sweet compliment.
LOL! You made me blush. Thanks, Kim.
I have yet to hop. (Sick kiddos at home.) Thank you for the sweet comment, Cynthia. Can’t wait to see what everyone made!
Thanks, sweet friend. 🙂
And who doesn’t love puzzles!
Thanks, Constanze. 🙂
And a fun one, too! Thanks, Angela.
Thank you, Anja!
Oh goodie! I inspired you!!
Thanks so much, Caro. 🙂
Super glad you liked it and will be giving it a try! And great idea to put it on display in my studio! I have the perfect spot. 🙂
Thanks Carolyn! 😀
What a great idea, like it very much ;O)
Thanks, Janneke!