Whimsical Gladiola and Upcycled Offcuts by Jean Okimoto

Remember those saved offcuts from the April 19th card shown at the left here?

Use the purple rectangles and the reverse side of the lavender floral rectangles to create a birthday card with the new Whimsical Gladiola. It's a day-after-Earth-Day paperscraps celebration! Hi, Jean here with a design featuring the extra pieces from last Friday's design.

Cut the petals and background stem (with the pointy top and two large petals near the bottom) from a lavender Twilight Purple Collection 6x6. Cut the 4 big leaf sections and the other stem from a green 6x6 in the Leafy Collection.

Highlight and add dimension to the accent diecuts by pressing them onto a clean VersaMark inkpad and - using tweezers - carefully heat-embossing them with detail clear powder. They'll be glossy and slightly darker than their original colors - and there's no need to find the "right" ink colors for shading.

Assemble the gladiola - glue the green stem over the lavender stem - instant buds! Then attach the other petals.

Build the background with the extra offcuts from my previous card. If you don't have those pieces, cut the Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 print and a dark purple Twilight Purple Collection 6x6 with the die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder Set.

Attach the offcuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼"). Add an instant greeting with a Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tab. Add a little more sparkle with green-gray Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones. Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Here's a link for the Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 set -