Marvelous Magnolia Embossed Card by Anne Thompson

Today I used the MARVELOUS MAGNOLIA 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER AND CUTTING DIES EF1035, a piece of leafy paper from MAGNOLIA GROVE PP1022, and a white Prismacolor pencil to create this "let hope carry you through" card.

I began by using both the Marvelous Magnolia embossing folder and the cutting dies with pieces of black card stock.

I trimmed the embossed image to 5 1/4 X 4 and added it to a white note card that I had covered with a leafy print paper from the Magnolia Grove paper pad.

I added the three die cut blooms to the inside of the note card.

I went back to the front of the card with a white Prismacolor pencil because I thought the image looked too stark and added white to the embossed branches and blossoms.

The next step was to choose an appropriate sentiment to add to the front of the card..."let hope carry you through" from the FLOWERING CACTUS CL5271 clear stamps set seemed right for this image and for the person who will receive it.