Our friends at Spellbinders Paper Arts reached out with an invitation to play with Susan Tierney-Cockburn's newest collection called Nature's Botanical Garden! I was so pleased to receive the gift that included her Hydrangea and Forsythia etched dies!
Forsythia have always represented Spring to me - I'm always sad they don't last longer! And even though I don't have the luck to have them in my own yard, my neighbor lets me cut as many branches as I'd like!
I started my playtime by cutting the floral bits in white and the branch in kraft...
Then it was as simple as adding layered of watery washes of these inks:
Susan really tested me with those teensy centers - but I managed to
'curl' them to my will and mount them using Nuvo drops as glue!
Since it is butterfly season 'round here, I brought out one of
my many Spellbinders' embossing folders to add dimension to my card base
and to peek out from behind the SB Four Petal frame.
You know my favorite Betterpress A Little Sentiment set had to make an appearance, right?
My own Hydrangeas continue to test my patience - some years they bloom, often not at all! These paper ones are just like my favorites: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Agnes Parvelli.' Same steps to bring them to life as before...
Here is a closeup...
Did you spot the Stickles added to their centers? A stack of
those Four Petal frames with a bit of a watery wash in the background
and a few 'hand cut' stems and my card was complete!
One more? There is a gorgeous addition to Spellbinders' 3D embossing folder collection from Susan, as well: Botanical Wreath. I chose to use a piece of cold press watercolor paper then added a watery wash of color. After a quick fussy-cutting it was popped up on a creamy 5x7" card base - the center sentiment is from one of my Betterpress of the Month sets called Corner Sunflowers.
Spellbinders Paper Arts has LOTS of new things releasing today - you'll find them all right HERE! And I'll be back with more soon with a few of their Home for the Holidays collection of products! Hope you'll come back!
=] Michele
