Enchanting Poppy Stems Slimline by Jean Okimoto

Enchanting Poppy Stems add spring color to a slimline friendship card. Layer them over an ink-blended backdrop and the Cascadia Background Strip. Hi, Jean Okimoto here with another beautiful, versatile floral set from our February 2022 Collection.

Cut white cardtock with the 7-¼" x 2-¼" Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die. Cut the rectangle with Cascadia Background Strip. Blend blue, green, purple and teal inks on smooth white cardtock - use a piece large enough for the background strip and the greeting background.

Dry the inks, then spritz it with a light mist of Imagine's Sparkle Shimmer Spritz. Dry it, then trim it to fit behind the Cascadia border. Skip the measuring and/or guessing - just trim it with the 6-½" x 1-½" Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangle die. It's one size smaller...and guaranteed to fit behind the border!

Cut the Enchanting Poppy Stems blossoms from two shades of the Ocean Blue Collection 6x6's. Cut pieces of the middle-sized layers from the darker 6x6. Assemble the flowers.

Cut the leaves and stems from a Lush Green Collection 6x6. Brush a light layer of Pearlescent Thyme Brilliance onto the narrow accent pieces. Assemble the leaves.

Cut the extra ink-blended cardstock with the Miss You Posh Script background. Cut the greeting from white cardstock. The tiny dot over the "i" disappeared somewhere between my diecutting area and my desk. I used a screwpunch to punch a tiny hole in the background. The background will be layered over white cardstock and will match the rest of the greeting.

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-½" x 8-½"). Add the pale aqua Christmas Fairy Crystals. Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Hope you'll join our March Challenge - the theme is Miss You/Thinking of You. Flowers always add a special touch to cards for any occasion - and would especially appreciated right now. Here are the details.

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