For my somewhat involved layout, I used several pieces of the Blushing Rose paper. ItÂ’s so beautiful, it almost hurts me to cut into it. I also used a few leftover strips (couldnÂ’t bear to waste it!) on some of the narrow inside panels. So as IÂ’m sitting there, playing around with layouts, I devised a little different accordion card.
The finished size still fits in an A2 envelope, but might need a little padding to protect that vellum rose. IÂ’m pretty sure rolling up the vellum for that rose was the hardest, most frustrating part of the whole card. Vellum does not like to rolled! After rolling it, I sponged the edges with pink inks, added a pearl brad center and some vellum leaves die cut from the ODBD Zinnia & Leaves dies. I sponged them w/ the bamboo ink. The front panel with the proverb is also from the Rose paper & was die cut with the large inset die of the ODBD Vintage Flourish Pattern dies.
Thanks so much for looking! There are more pictures of the insides and backside on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2014 GMT Views: 4977
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Registered: September 11, 2009 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 7266
Thu, Jul 10, 2014 @ 10:56 AM
As with all the cards you make this is perfection. A small tip for sending cards with delicate flowers: I cut slices of used toilet roll and place the circle around the flower to protect it. You can cut it to whatever depth you want and have heard back from recipients the cards make it intact.
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Thu, Jul 10, 2014 @ 12:54 PM
What amazing paper.........I would be hoarding that for sure!! This is just lovely, Julie. I love it all, right down to the piercing!
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Registered: August 7, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28113
Thu, Jul 10, 2014 @ 3:51 PM
Super beautiful Julie! Such a clever design and great use of this gorgeous dp!!!
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