Hi there! We have a fun treat for you today! Angelica was not able to join us during the release, but she’s here today sharing a plethora of inspiration for you using the new Spring Fling release, as well as one of her wonderful videos!
Here is a link to Angelica’s video, and then below are some close-ups and details about the cards she showcases in the video. I love watching her coloring process, I hope you enjoy it as well!
Hello friends! I missed the product reveal and release of The Greetery’s Spring Flee Collection, so I thought I would showcase a lot of the products today. I have a lot to share so let’s started!
Let’s start with the BotaniCuts Lilacs. Do I even need to say how gorgeous these lilacs are? I used Shaded Lilac and Villainous Potion Distress Oxide inks on the flowers, and Crushed Olive, Forest Moss, and Rustic Wilderness for the stems and leaves. For the background, I glued a cream Square Dance die cut to a card base, and added the flowers and stems with glue and foam adhesive. I finished the card with an All Occasion Script Sentiment.
My second card features the lilacs in a different way.
I made a Seagrass Basket out of Coastal card stock, and gently inked the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Oxide ink. I filled the basket with lilacs, a Plucked dandelion, and a Garden Tub Filler. I made a white-on-white Woven Cane background, and attached the panel to a Kraft card base. I stamped Thank You from All Occasion Script Sentiment to finish the card.
For next two cards, I did some coloring over stamped images with colored pencils.
Let’s start with Spring Snowdrops stamp and stencil set. I stamped the leaves with a light green dye ink, and stenciled the snowdrops with a light yellow dye ink. Instead of using the detail stamps on the leaves and petals, I opted for colored pencils. I’ve had a pretty stressful past month due to a broken foot and a really intrusive surgery, this coloring session was well needed. Coloring has always brought me peace, and I had a lot of fun adding different color values to these flowers. I used a variety of greens on the stems, and violet, yellows, and brown to the petals. This did take about an hour to do, so I left the rest of the panel alone, and stamped a Script Sentiment so this card can go to a friend that is in the hospital at the moment.
The second panel I colored I stamped first with Spring Frame.
I stamped the frame with The Stamp Market’s No Line ink, and again used colored pencils to add details. Here’s a HUGE tip to have while using color pencils: make sure you have a good pencil sharpener next to you. These vines are thin, and the only way I could color and add detail was with sharp tips. Pencils are my favorite medium to color with, but the prices is at least twice as long as coloring with markers, so be sure you set time aside for your pencils. you will definitely need it. This frame took me way over an hour to color, but to me, it was well worth it. Once I finished coloring, I die-cut the frame, attached it to a Herringbone Parquet background, and finished with a To Mom With Love sentiment.
For my last card, I used Print Shop: Botanical Stamp + Stencil.
I used a variety of Distress Oxide inks to stencil the background, then added the details with the coordinating stamps. I added a few details to the flower centers with colored pens, and finished the card with a To Mom With Love sentiment.
That finishes today’s blog. I hope I was able to pass on a few ideas and inspiration using these products. Thanks so much for joining me!
