Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #281. Our host, Billie A., chose Create a Blended Background with 2 or 3 Colors for the theme. I used a die cut Everyday Arch for my stencil, then use it for the inside of the card

When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

Here’s my card:

To Create the Blended Background:

I used blending brushes with Old Olive and Peaceful Pine ink. I used the Stylish Shapes circles and cropped a variety of sizes from a piece of white cardstock. Then, I used the negative of that piece of cardstock as a stencil, a dauber, and the white craft ink to add white ink in a faux bokeh pattern. After I added the white, I decided that the background was too bright for the Fern & Flora DSP that I wanted to use. Therefore, I used a blending brush and Secret Sea ink to tone down the brighter greens.

Measurements:

The Secret Sea cardstock for the base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
You need three pieces of white cardstock, the first piece measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches, and there are two pieces measuring 4 by 5-1/4 inches
The Fern & Flora DSP (designer series paper) for the front measures 2 by 5-1/4 inches
The DSP for the envelope flap measures 6 by 2-1/2 inches
Don’t forget to punch a 1-inch circle of coordinating DSP and run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker to make the envelope seal
I used leftover pieces Berry burst cardstock for the sentiment
I stamped and cropped the floral pieces from the white cardstock mat for the front of the card since it will all be covered

What I Did:

Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together
Adhere the white cardstock (4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches piece) to the front of the Secret Sea base
Adhere the blended background cardstock to the white cardstock mat
Then adhere the Moonlit Flora DSP to the blended cardstock paper
Use the bar stamp from the Fern & Flora stamp set in Berry Burst on the piece you are going to use for the sentiment and on the white cardstock for the inside of the card
- I stamped the bars on the white cardstock without reinking the stamp so it would be lighter
Wipe down the Berry Burst cardstock then stamp your sentiment using VersaMark ink
Add white embossing powder to the sentiment and heat set with your heat tool
Crop the sentiment using one of the squares from the Stylish Shapes dies
After using the Berry Burst blends to color the flowers, adhere them to the back of the sentiment block
Then I used a length of Secret Sea ribbon and glue dots to create a loopy loop bow and adhered it to the back of the sentiment suqare
I added dimensionals to the back of the sentiment square and straddling the ribbon, then adhered it to the front of the card
Then I added three of the white butterflies ,included with the In Color butterflies, to the front of the card
Finally, I stamped the inside sentiment in Secret Sea ink
- It really worked out that the sentiment fit between the rows of bars

With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

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Product detail

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