Mini Slimline Think of You Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is loving this new release as much as I am. I have another card using the new Spring Magnolia release's Magnolia Bud trio and Magnolia Grove pattern papers.

Flower Buds:

Diet the Magnolia Bud Trio from heavy weight white card stock. Ink blend the buds using VersaFine Clair Purple Delight using a small makeup sponge. Ink blend from the bottom up toward the center of the flower to get a gradient of color. For the leaf portion I used VersaFine Clair Pinecone. Tip: I used a stencil adhesive pad to hold my die cuts. I put the negative paper on first then inserted the die cuts. this holds them in place to make it easier to ink blend. If I need I used a post it note to cover up other pieces so I didn't get ink in the wrong areas. Adhere the pieces together following the first picture of the flowers. It is pretty easy to follow.

Background:

Die cut 2 different size squares to stack on top of each other using the Magnolia Grove paper pad and the Square Basics Set. For the smaller, top layer choose a cream with gold fold paper (less distracting from the buds). Die cut with the 4th smallest square die. Adhere foam tape to back. For the larger, bottom layer choose a darker color that will help ground the card. die cut with the 5th smallest square die. Adhere the 2 sized squares on top of each other. Cut a strip of gold mirror paper from the Vintage Pastel Mirror pad to 1 3/4" x 5 1/2". Center the 3 squares to the strip of gold mirror paper. Adhere the strip to a mini-slim line card panel from the Magnolia Grove. I chose a dark purple with gold foiling.

Assembly:

Add the background panel to a 3 1/2" x 6" mini-slim line white card base. Adhere 1 of the Magnolia Buds to 1 of the squares. For the sentiment stamp cream card stock in the matching Pinecone ink using the thinking of you from the Big and Little Valentines stamp set. Trim around each word and adhere to the bottom of each bud.