White Focal Point Floral Chain Thinking of You Cards by Anne Thompson

This month's challenge on the Outside the Box blog is to use a white focal point so I challenged myself to make three such cards using the FLORAL CHAIN die 94542 for that white focal point image.

materials used

• white notecards
• plaids from CHRISTMAS PLAID PP1009 (I noticed in the catalog that we are sold out of this paper pack, but you could easily substitute papers from Dashing Holiday PP1001, Garland PP1010, or any of the other 6X6 packs.  I chose papers that had white in the design to coordinate best.)
• FLORAL CHAIN 94542
• the medium banner from BANNER SENTIMENT TRIO 94580
• "Thinking of You" stamp from DEEP OCEAN BLUE CLEARSTAMPS SET CL5268
• FAIRY JEWELS BRIGHTS JWL003
• some larger black jewels from my stash
• white cardstock scraps
• red cardstocks from BERRY RED 6X6 PACK SP1001
• dark gray cardstock from EARTH NEUTRALS 6X6 PACK SP1009
• VersaFine Clair ink Nocturne (black)
• clear acrylic block for the stamp; tape runner; Glue Dots

Let's look at one card close up to see the steps I took to make it.

I started with a white notecard and added a piece of black/white checked paper from the Christmas Plaid pack trimmed 4 X 5.25.

I cut the Floral Chain twice, once from white cardstock and once from a dark gray from the Earth Neutrals pack.  I used Glue Dots on the gray flower centers and adhered the white flowers on top set off just a bit for a gray shadow.  I used more Glue Dots to attach the chain to the card front at an angle.

I cut two of the medium-sized banners, one from white cardstock and one from the dark gray.  I used the VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink to stamp the "Thinking of You" sentiment on the white banner before adding it on top of the dark gray one and attached the finished banner with Glue Dots to the notecard.

I added some large black gems to the flower centers and one to the sentiment banner to finish the card.

The other two cards are made in the same way but with red plaids, red cardstock, and red or green Fairy Jewels.

Do you have people that you send cards to regularly?  I have a list and mail cards usually every Wednesday to three friends who have moved into assisted living or rehabilitation facilities.  I hope these three cards this week will help to brighten their days.

And if you haven't entered our monthly challenge on the blog I encourage you to do so--with a white focal point.

Happy Crafting?

 

Comments

[Gail Scott]

The flowers all pop on these beautiful cards TFS