Last month I was asked to present three cards using the Tulip Field Bundle at a stamping retreat. This is one of the cards that I shared with the group.
When I envisioned this card, I thought I would use the die that creates a border of tulips. However, when I started making the card, I realized that the die I wanted to use was from the Flowering Tulips Bundle and not the Tulip Fields bundle. Oops!
I had already created my brick walls, and didn't want to scrap the whole idea, so I decided to use one of the designer series paper designs from the Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper (DSP) Collection.
I laid a piece of the Tulip paper behind the brick wall and plotted out a plan on how to fussy cut the paper so that it would follow the steps of the wall. Tedious? Yes, a bit, but I was really happy with the outcome.
To make the brick wall I used my brayer and inked up the logo side of the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder with Gray Granite ink. Note: You will want to use a hard rubber brayer, not a sponge brayer. I then added Basic White Cardstock to the folder and ran it through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Voila, I had brick with gray grout. I then cut the paper along the grout lines to create the steps on the retaining wall. The lower wall is the top piece that I had cut off. I just rotated it 180 degrees to make a second flower box "retaining wall".
The beautiful sky is another of the designs from Flowering Fields DSP. I could have used Basic White for the sentiment, but I didn't want it to become the focal point. I wanted it to sort of blend in with the sky, so I stamped it on the same DSP as I had used for the sky. I could have stamped it directly on the sky, but I thought the added dimension I got by popping it up on dimensionals added a bit of interest. The sentiment is from the Flowering Tulips Stamp set.
To create the bicycle, I die cut the bike three times with three different colors of cardstock, Basic Black, Poppy Parade and Mango Melody. I kept the Basic Black bicycle intact but cut the Poppy Parade and Mango Melody bikes into pieces. I then used liquid adhesive to add the different colors to the Basic Black bike. That way I still had black tires, but I was able to get a red bike with a Mango Melody basket. I added a couple of Rhinestone Basic Jewels as hubcaps -- plus they hide the Mini Dimensional that fits behind the wheel hub.
When I created the brick wall, I had three rows of bricks leftover, so I used these to create a flowerbox for the inside of the card. A little more fussy-cutting, and the flower box was filled with tulips!
What do you think of this card? Would you like to make it? I have a FREE tutorial available for download. Use this link to access it. If you have any questions, or if I can be of help, please leave a comment, and I will do my best to answer your questions.
The products I used for this card are listed below.
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