Flowers and Love From the Heart

I am so glad you could join me for another Inspiration Wednesday from Heartfelt Creations!    

Today is a card I created using flowers from the February Release - Lush Lilac Collection and from the Flowering Dogwood Collection.   I love how both of these collections blend beautifully together! 

HCPC-3773, Flowering Dogwood Cling Stamp Set

HCD1-7129, Flowering Dogwood Die

HCD1-7170, Lush Lilac Die

HCPC-3816, Lush Lilac Cling Stamp Set

HCFB1-466, 3-D Lush Lilac Shaping Mold

HCD1-779, Regal Borders and Pockets Die

HCS1-457-1, Stamen - Pastel Pearls, Small

HCS1-475-2, Stamen - Pastel Pearls, Medium

159723, Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

352854, Glue Tips - Metal

HCST1-401, Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit

HCDA1-450, Stack and Store Daubers - Pack of 6

PGM15015, Rajni Chawla's Crystal Clear

TSMP-804, Memento Dye Ink Pad - Desert Sand

TSMP-507,  Memento Dye Ink Pad - Elderberry

TSMP- 708, Memento Dye Ink Pad - Olive Grove

71026, ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink Pad - Lime Pastel

71006, ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink Pad - Rose Coral

173742 Scor-Pal Measuring and Scoring Board

HCPP2-451, 8.5 x 11 Cardstock - White

532423-Kit, Sizzix Vagabond 2 With Solo Wafer-thin Adapter

359848, Spellbinders Tool N' One

Violet cardstock, Distress Ink - Seedless Preserves, glue gun, double sided tape, floral wire, 1/16 in. craft punch, clear Crackle Paint.

Cut card base at 11 x 5 1/2 inches.  Score at 5 1/2 inches.   Cut the mat layer from violet cardstock at 5 `/4 inches x 5 1/4 inches.    Adhere the layers with double sided tape. 

Using the Regal Borders and Pockets Die, cut two borders from white cardstock to create a belly band.   Adhere to the violet cardstock using Designer Dries Clear Adhesive.  

Stamp the dogwood flowers from the Flowering Dogwood Cling stamp set.  I used Memento Desert sand  to stamp the image.   The flower petals were die cut with the corresponding die.  

I placed a hole in the center with a 1/16 in. craft  paper punch.   The petals were sponged with Rose Coral and Lime Pastel ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink.  The Stack and Store Daubers work great to get into the small centers.  The flowers were lightly spritzed with a mini minister and shaped using the Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit.   The Small Pearl Pastel stamen were folded over floral wire and inserted through the hole in the center of the petals.  The stamen were secured from the underside with a glue gun. The Leaves were stamped with Memento Olive Grove ink and lightly sponged with Lime Pastel Chalk ink.  

The small lilac were stamped with Memento Elderberry Ink  with the Lush Lilac Cling Stamp Pad and die cut with the corresponding Lush Lilac Die.   Punch hole in center of each petal with 1/16 in craft punch.  Sponge the petal with Seedless Preserves Distress Ink.  Lightly mist with water from a mini mister and shape the petals with the Lush Lilac Shaping Mold.  Allow to dry.   Cut the medium pastel pearl stamen through the center hole and secure from the back with a hot glue gun.    Apply a very small amount of clear crackle paint to a few petals and lightly sprinkle Crystal Clear glitter.   

Adhere the dogwood and lilac leaves to the belly-band for a finished creation for that special friend.