Alice Houston
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Peaceful Poppies: A Study in Purples |
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A fancy z fold that emphasizes the hues of lovely Peaceful Poppies in hues of Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss.
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Paper Cut Sizes:
Blackberry Bliss base - 5 1/2 x 4 8 1/2, scored at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4
Rich Razzleberry inside fold - 5 1/4 x 7 1/8, scored at 4
Whisper White insert - 5 x 3 3/4
Shimmery White - 2 1/2 x 3
4 pieces of Peaceful Poppies DSP - 2 pieces of 1 7/8 x 5 1/4; 1 piece of 2 7/8 x 5; 1 1/4 x 2
1/4
Blackberry Bliss - 1 1/2 x 2 1/2
plus enough for 2 circles 1 3/4 diameter
Scraps of Shimmery White and Flirty Flamingo
Stamp the small poppy flower and 2 leaves on Shimmery White card stock using Stazon Ink.
Ink a the small flower stamp with Stazon and stamp the bottom left corner of the envelope and the bottom of the Whisper White insert.
Stamp the small poppy onto a piece of sticky note or masking paper. Cut the outline of the flower out just under the line. Mask the previously stamped flower.
Stamp leaves so that the leaf stems are hidden under the flower.
Remove mask from flower. Color with aqua painter as in the next step.
Stamp the small group of poppies stamp onto Shimmery White card stock again using Stazon Ink.
Color stamped images with an aqua painter using Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss inks. Obtain ink by pressing lid of closed ink pad into the inked pad. This puts excess ink onto the lid to dip the aqua painter in. The amount of ink can be diluted by squeezing a drop or two of water into the pool of ink on the inside lid of the ink pad. Alternatively a small clear block can be pressed into an ink pad and this surface then holds ink for aqua painting. See the next step for further suggestions about aqua painting.
Color the flowers with a the lighter color first all over. Then use the darker color to shade in darker areas like the petals behind others or the center. Do the same for the leaves using the lighter color over the entire leaves. Then shade the darker color along the leaf center, veins or where the edge would be beneath the flower. Do the same for the flowers on the envelope and Whisper White insert.
Lightly sponge Razzleberry or Blackberry Bliss on edges of Shimmery White with stamped poppy group. Start off the Shimmery White panel sponging into middle in circular motion.
Round two opposite corners, then punch detail into the other corners using the detailed trio punch.
Cut out the painted leaves and flower from the Shimmery White scraps using the dies. Also die cut a small edge or border using this small die and a scrap of Flirty Flamingo.
Assemble the front tab by first taking the small piece of DSP and gluing it onto the small panel of Blackberry Bliss. Then cover one end of this panel with the a circle. Glue them together. Then glue the other circle onto the back. Set aside to dry for a moment.
Glue the Whisper White insert panel to the inside of the Rich Razzleberry panel. The 3" fold should cause the Rich Razzleberry to partially overlap the Whisper White when folded.
Glue the Rich Razzleberry panel onto inside of the Blackberry bliss in a kind of double card but facing the opposite direction. Make sure the bottom edges are centered.
Glue the other pieces of DSP onto the card. 2 pieces on the inside front of the Blackberry Bliss, then bend this panel back at the fold to for a z so that one strip of the DSP shows.
Glue the 3 inch panel into the center of the inside Razzleberry panel so that it faces the white insert panel.
Adhere the die cut flower onto the circle of the tab using a couple of dimensionals, DSP side up. Do the same for the leaves. Adhere a small bow onto the circle under the flower with a glue dot or two.
Glue the back straight edge of the tab along the edge and no more than 1/2" in toward the circle. Adhere to the z folded front edge of the card to the bottom third.
Adhere the small Flirty Flamingo die cut edge to the panel of stamped poppies with multipurpose liquid glue.
Insert the overlapping piece of Razzleberry between the folded front of the card but under the tab. Glue the panel with the group of poppies above your glued on tab.
Embellish card front panels with Frosted Flowers that have been colored with Dark Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends.