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Best Yet and a Summer Kick-off

Hi friends! I'm popping in today to share a couple clean & simple cards.  As soon as I saw the Dazzling Dahlia set, I knew I wanted to make a gel print and then emboss the flower in white over it.


So that's what I did, using acrylic paints in pinks, purples, and a bit of white on my gel plate until I had a background I liked. Then I dried it really thoroughly and embossed the flower in white.  I did the same thing for the leaves with a gel print of greens.  Then I fussy cut everything out and layered it together.  I absolutely loved the way it looked, but kept fussing over a layout.  Every time I tried it on a card I just felt like any background distracted from the beauty of the flower.  So I finally decided to {gasp} cut the flower in half and make two cards out of it.


I picked two sentiments from the Inspirational Word Art 2 set and stamped them in the open area of a white card base, then popped the half flower images up on foam tape along the outer edges.  I added a few holeless sequins for accent on one and just added the leaves on the second.


Easy peasy, no fuss coloring, and two encouragement cards ready for the mailbox!

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6 comments

kiwimeskreations said...

Stunning cards Julee, and I love the depth of colour you obtained with the gelli print background. How great to unexpectedly get two card form the image :)
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine

Purple Princess said...

Such pretty cards!

Aryan khanna said...

Beautiful Cards I must say

Nora Noll said...

Oh I LOVE how you cut that in half and made two cards!! Your coloring is gorgeous!!

buggin2stamp said...

I absolutely love these cards. I especially like that you cut the flower in half. I bought gel plates from SNSS back in March and haven't used them yet. I'm definitely adding this to my list of things to try when I finally get them out to play.

Prince Gaurav said...

I absolutely love your cards. They are so beautiful