Flowering Tulips Thinking of You

 Greetings!

This past week I participated in a Sample Square Swap.  This is a swap where instead of making a full card, you simply make a small square, preferably sans text, that measures 2" square, then matted so the finished product is 2-1/4" square.  A minimum of 9 people need to participate so each participant ends up with 9 different squares.  These can then be arranged into a 8" square picture frame  displayed as a sampler.  For this swap, the requirements were to use only the colors featured in the Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper (DSP) as well as only prints from this collection.

I love the way my square turned out, so I made a few extras. I decided it would be gorgeous as a focal point on a card and here's what I ended up with.  

This card was completed in no time!  Having the tulip image colored, matted and ready to go on a card made this so easy and I realized this is a great way to have things ready to put together.  Make up a few of an image you love, matte it in colors that work well coordinating papers, and it's ready to assemble onto your card base with whatever features and message you want to add.  Such a great idea!

Gather Your Supplies:

• Flowering Tulips stamp set
• Pear Pizzazz cardstock 
• card base 4-1/4 x 11 scored & folded at 5-1/2 OR 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored & folded at 4-1/4
• Basic White cardstock
• 5-1/4 x 4 panel
• 1-3/4 x 1-3/4
• Rich Razzleberry cardstock
• 2 x 2
• Fresh Freesia cardstock
• 2-1/4 x 2-1/4
• Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper 
• 5-1/4 x 1/2 
• 5-1/4 x 1-1/4
• Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad
• Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad
• Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad
• Wink of Stella© Clear Glitter Brush
• Artistry Blooms adhesive-backed sequins
• On the Horizon stamp set

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Product List

Flowering Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [157672]	Flowering Fields 12” X 12” (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157670]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131201]
Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115316]	Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155613]	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091]	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611]
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Artistry Blooms Sequins [152477]	On The Horizon Cling Stamp Set (English) [157770]

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Here's How It's Made:

Ink "Thinking of You" from On the Horizon stamp set with Fresh Freesia and stamp in lower right corner of Basic White cardstock panel.  Adhere to Pear Pizzazz card front.

Adhere strips of Flowering Fields prints to Basic White panel, leaving approximate 1/4" in between strips.  For the 1/2 tulips strip, I simply cut it from this print (see below), the backside of which is the grid print used on this card. 

 

Here are the steps for creating the tulip. Stamp near top edge of 1-3/4 square of Basic White cardstock.  This picture shows the three stamps used to create the bloom, using Rich Razzleberry and Fresh Freesia inks.

Use Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush immediately after final stamp of tulip, as it blends best while inks are still a bit wet.

Ink stem stamp with Pear Pizzazz and stamp below tulip.  Ink tulip leaf and stamp to right of stem.  Adhere onto Rich Razzleberry cardstock square, and then onto Fresh Freesia cardstock square.  Embellish with Rich Razzleberry Artistry Blooms sequin.  Here's a close-up of the square:

These tulip stamps are so versatile.  There are multiple stamps to create your tulips with so play around and see how many different flowers you can create.  This is the advantage of two and three-step stamps to create the full image and in a multitude of color pairings.  

 

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Essential Tools:

Product List

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Clear Block Bundle [118491]	Paper Snips [103579]
Grid Paper [130148]	Bone Folder [102300]	Simply Shammy [147042]	Take Your Pick [144107]
Stampin' Seal [152813]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]

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Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you're inspired to gather your supplies and get creative!  

Have a beautiful day!  😊  

Beverly J