A Step Card Featuring Eileen Hull's Watercolor Flowers & Lattice Layered Stencils

 Here's a cheerful step card made with the Watercolor Flowers and Lattice Layered Stencils.  I love the pretty design made by using the layered stencils.

I first stenciled the lattice background with yellow ink.  I chose a light color because I wanted the stenciled floral images to cover over the lattice stenciling.  There are two floral stencils which gives the multicolor look to the flowers.  The larger petals are lightly stenciled with Distress Oxide ink (Victorian Velvet).  Then using the small petal stencil, I applied the same color of ink but used a heavier hand.  

I thought my card was sort of dull so I added the two lacy doilies die-cut with Eileen's Mandala die behind the center card and I think it was just what the card needed. The small bow finishes it off nicely!

This is a step card, which is one of my favorites. It stands up by itself and looks pretty wherever it stands!    Here's a link for a template to make this card.

Be sure to stop by Eileen's blog for more great ideas from all of the designers.

Supplies

Sizzix Layered Stencil 4PK - Watercolour Flowers & Lattice By Eileen Hull

Share: Sizzix Thinlits Die - Mandala By Eileen Hull

Other

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink - Iced Spruce, Victorian Velvet

Landscape Rose Etched Dies from Spellbinders

 I'm back with another great bloom that you can easily create with Susan Tierney-Cockburn's Landscape Rose die from The Nature's Botanical Garden Collection.

 These flowers came together quickly and add such a great focal point to my card.  Here's the die set.  You can make two different sized flowers with this set.

I like how the handmade flowers resemble the flowers on the journal card.

Thanks for stopping by,

xoxo Maggi

Spellbinders' Supplies

Landscape Rose Etched Dies From The Nature's Botanical

 Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn

Notched Corner Frames Etched Dies from The Better press Autumn Collection

Spellbinders Nature's Botanical Garden

 You know I love flowers, so today I have a really cute card using gorgeous blooms from Spellbinder's  Susan Tierney-Cockburn Nature's Botanical Garden collection.

I love this pickup truck filled with hydrangeas. I'm so impressed with how realistic the flowers look!  Change the color of the flowers to match the season.  I've never seen an orange hydrangea but who said the flowers had to be real?  All colors of hydrangeas exist in my mind!

Here's the new die set I used for the flowers. 

Now, about that pickup truck, I do so love that die set.  Although it's an older die, it is still AVAILABLE!  Make that truck red and put an evergreen in it.  Presto, you have a Christmas card.

Thanks for visiting!  Be sure to pop by tomorrow to see another bloom from the fantastic Nature's Botanical Garden Collection.

xoxo,Maggi

Spellbinders' Supplies

Hydrangea Etched Dies from The Nature's Botanical Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn

Truckin Through the Season Die Set

Notched Corner Frames Etched Dies from The Better press Autumn Collection

Using Layered Stencils to Make Cards

 Have you seen Eileen's new layered stencils, Watercolor Flowers & Lattice?  The stencils are such a great way to build a lovely floral design on your projects! Even better, there's a matching Thinlits Die Set, Painterly Blooms & Background that you can use to cut flowers that match the stenciled flowers.

Here's a card I made using both the stencils and the die set. 

The process for making this card began  with choosing a simple background piece of design paper cut to 5 1/8" square.  The stencils in this set are designed to be used with the Sizzix Stencil & Stamp Tool but I don't have this tool yet so I just "winged it" and it worked just fine!

I used the lattice stencil first and just taped my stencil to my design paper and stenciled the lattice.   I also marked the circles at the top so I could properly line up the leaf stencil. (pictured below) 

After stenciling the leaves, I used large floral stencil, pictured below before applying ink. I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink as I like that it is opaque.

Here's the finished stencil. For this, I only used 3 of the 4 stencils.

Now to add dimension to my design, I used the Thinlits Die Set, Painterly Blooms & Background, to die cut some flowers and leaves. I cut several sets, inked and painted on some Lindy's mist to give them shimmer. I layered 3 blooms together and topped with a pearl and strategically placed the blooms and leaves over the stenciled image to add a 3D effect.

Last, I added two sentiments making this a cheerful card to send to a friend.

There are so many creative things you can do with these stencils and die set.  Be sure to stop by Eileen's blog to see all the wonderful creations of her inspiration team.

Thanks for visiting,

xoxo Maggi

Supplies

Sizzix Layered Stencil 4PK - Watercolour Flowers & Lattice By Eileen Hull

NEW Share: Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Painterly Blooms & Background By Eileen Hull

Other

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink - Iced Spruce, Victorian Velvet

Lindy's Starburst Mist - Cosmopolitan Pink, Edelweiss Moss Green