Tulip Stems and Stencils

Hi everyone. I hope you have been enjoying all of the new dies and stencils. I know I was particularly excited about the stencils and all of the background possibilities.

For my card today, I started with some watercolor paper from Ranger and then taped the Rhapsody stencil on top of it. I then sponged it with some Tumbled Glass Distress ink and spritzed it with some London Blue Dylusions Spray. I liked the look, but I decided I wanted it to look more "watercolored," so I spayed it with extra water to blend all the colors.

Next, I added the new Tulip Stems dies to the card (98782). When you run the Tulip Stems die through a a die cutting machine, it will cut out the shape of the flowers. You then have to run it through the die cutting machine a second time with a rubber mat to get the flower petals to emboss. After I embossed the petals, I wanted them to stand out a bit more, so I edged the petals with a Mustard Seed Distress Marker.

Would you like to win the Tulip Stems die? Leave a comment to this blog post by 11:59 EST on Sunday, January 12. Good luck!

Comments

Fun project. Love the background and the flower too.

Posted by: Isha | 01/09/2014 at 12:37 PM

So pretty. Love your contrasting colours. Great background

Posted by: ionabunny | 01/09/2014 at 12:58 PM

What a gorgeous card, love the colors!

Posted by: Iris | 01/09/2014 at 12:59 PM

I love the frilly edges on the tulips.

Posted by: Nancy Johnson | 01/09/2014 at 12:59 PM

That background is stunning! The flowers are a nice pop!

Posted by: Suzi | 01/09/2014 at 01:09 PM

Very pretty and what a useful die that will be.

Posted by: Kelly Flaherty | 01/09/2014 at 01:30 PM

What a gorgeous card!!

Posted by: Sabrina Radican | 01/09/2014 at 02:45 PM

Those tulips really pop against your tie-dyed background! Thanks for the refresher on how to achieve the embossed look of the dies.

Posted by: Rebecca | 01/09/2014 at 02:49 PM

This is deceptively simple, yet so effective and elegant.

Posted by: Judi S | 01/09/2014 at 03:09 PM

So spring....really like the background you used - the stencil is a 'must have'! TFS

Posted by: Jan Castle | 01/09/2014 at 03:29 PM

The coloring on the tulips are so pretty. The background is a nice contrast.

Posted by: Betty Roberts | 01/09/2014 at 03:35 PM

I'm loving the look of the new stencils! The tulpis look nice and bright too - a promise of Spring to come:)

Posted by: Lynn Hardy | 01/09/2014 at 03:53 PM

Beautiful card and that tulip die is amazing. What a fun addition to any card. Your yellow tulip is a real standout against that gorgeous blue background.

Posted by: Barbara Brenneman | 01/09/2014 at 04:03 PM

The stencils are so cool! Cannot wait to buy some and try for myself! Thank yiu

Posted by: Janet | 01/09/2014 at 04:05 PM

Wow, I am loving these stencils. Beautiful card.

Posted by: Candida | 01/09/2014 at 04:08 PM

I love the dimensional look of the tulips!
Thanks for the idea!
MJ

Posted by: Mary Jane S | 01/09/2014 at 04:09 PM

Pretty card! I love how the ink-edged petals look more dimensional and realistic. Love the background you created with the stencil too! Tulips are one of my favorites!

Posted by: Denise Bryant | 01/09/2014 at 04:21 PM

Gorgeous! I just love tulips and these are great.

Posted by: Pam | 01/09/2014 at 04:47 PM

Laura this is great! I love the tulips!

Posted by: Cortney Skerl | 01/09/2014 at 05:04 PM

Love all then new stencils and dies. The card is beautiful, especially like the technique you used with the stencil.

Posted by: Bab | 01/09/2014 at 05:07 PM

I really like this tulip die. it is a must have.

Posted by: sharon c | 01/09/2014 at 05:28 PM

What a beautiful card! I really like those tulips!

Posted by: Patt H. | 01/09/2014 at 05:49 PM

I love and want the tulips die!!! great card