Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!
This month’s theme is The Language of Love. We hope our creations inspire you today! The lineup at the end of my post will help guide you to all the Pals participating today.
Love and gratitude are always in season, and what better way to express them than with a handmade card? This month, we’re celebrating The Language of Love, and today’s creation is all about heartfelt appreciation. Featuring the stunning Stampin’ Up! Memorable Blooms Bundle, this Love & Thanks watercolor card brings together delicate florals, soft colors, and elegant details to create something truly special. Whether you’re crafting for a friend, a loved one, or simply for the joy of creating, we hope this project inspires you to spread a little extra love today!
card tutorial: love & thanks watercolor card
- Begin with a 4 1/4 x 11 piece of Basic Beige Cardstock. Score and fold at 5 1/2 (portrait style card).
- Adhere a 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Old Olive Cardstock with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Crop the center of a 3 3/4 x 5 piece of Basic Beige Cardstock with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (Standard) and the Memorable Blooms die. Adhere the outside piece with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and the inside die-cut with doubled-up Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Stamp the image (Memorable Blooms) in Jet Black Stazon Ink onto a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Color with Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Melon Mambo Watercolor Pencils. Blend with a Water Painter. Adhere with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
- Use the stem/leaves die (Memorable Blooms) to crop a piece of Old Olive Cardstock. Separate the leaves and adhere pieces with Mini Glue Dots tucked behind the floral image as shown.
- Stamp the sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto Old Olive Cardstock two times. Snip apart as shown with Paper Snips. Adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Tie a bow of Linen Thread and adhere tucked under the sentiment with a Mini Glue Dot.
- Embellish with Old Olive Ombre Matte Decorative Dots.
download a free tutorial and make this love and thanks watercolor card with memorable blooms:
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color combination:
- calypso coral
- old olive
- basic beige
- basic black
more language of love inspiration awaits!
We have more inspiration to share, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. We invite you to join us next month when our theme will be Birthday Celebrations.
hop along with the stampin’ pretty pals here:
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
- Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
Beautiful card and coloring!
This is a beauty, Stesha! Love it!
What a beautiful card, Stesha! I love the watercolored floral image!! I wish I felt more comfortable doing that technique. One day!! Thanks for joining the blog hop this month.