Happy TGIF! We have a special guest for today’s TGIF – Caly Person is joining us today with a beautiful card she created using Budding Beauties Spring and Just Mason Around. I love the clever way she did the background…read on for all the details.
Hi Friends!
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy springtime when flowers begin to bloom and the grass is at its greenest! I love fresh cut flowers and decided to play with the Budding Beauties Spring set to create an arrangement using the Just Mason Around set.
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I began by stamping all the images using different shades of ink, being thoughtful what colors I wanted to pop off my card in the end. Baby’s breath is a soft and delicate flower that I knew would be really subtle, so I gave my cherry blossoms and tulips more vibrant colors in pink and purple. When I was done die-cutting the foliage and flowers, I looked up at my daughter – who is usually painting or coloring across from me – and asked her what color she felt my mason jar should be and knowing what my favorite color is, she said “teal!” So teal it is – or as close as I could get with my ink selection.
For my background, I found inspiration just looking at photos online. Shiplap backgrounds
stood out to me so I used the Alpha Alignment Guide to create my own. I masked off the sides of my card and ink-blended each plank from the top down with light gray ink. To give it
additional interest, I used a ruler and black drawing pen to frame in my shiplap background
before arranging my flowers and jar with foam adhesive for lots of dimension.
I felt the tulips needed additional color, so I used a dark purple colored pencil and lightly added shading until I was happy with what it looked like. I didn’t think my card needed a sentiment so I left it as it is. Sometimes, a peaceful arrangement speaks for itself, doesn’t it?
Thanks so much for stopping by today.
I hope everyone is taking care during this time. Enjoy your flowers (or plant some – I assure you, it does the soul good!)
~Caly
