It's a Wrap!

Morning all!

Christmas in July may be over, but it doesn't mean that your Christmas and winter supplies can't be put to good use all year round.

I don't know about you, but I have a special "New Supplies" bin on my craft desk where I store my new purchases until they've been used a few times and get put away in their permanent storage spot.

Well, the It's a Wrap Mini Posy Pocket die from The Greetery has been languishing in the "New Supplies" bin for far too long. Originally, I had great intentions of using this die with some of the Botanicuts Wildflower florals, but they were just a bit too big for this mini version of the larger It's a Wrap die. 

So, when I also spotted the Winter Medley dies in my "New Supplies" bin, I got to wondering... would they be the right size for the mini bouquet?

And the answer is a resounding YES!

In fact, they may just be the perfect pairing!

The great thing about the Winter Medley die set is that it provides a good amount of greenery to build up your bouquet. And as you can see, the flowers are really neutral - they will work for all seasons.

I cut some of the leafy branches from dark green cardstock to bulk out the bouquet and to contrast against the branches and stems I cut from white cardstock and coloured in with the foam daubers that I use with my Distress Oxide inks.

The flowers were also cut from white cardstock and are just coloured in with the dye inks that were already on some of the detail brushes I use for stencilling.

You can add dimension to the flowers with a rounded stylus and details with Nuvo drops, black and white pens, or pencils.

Once my bouquet was assembled, I needed a neutral background to let it sing, but also a pop of colour to add contrast. So I cut a piece of watercolour cardstock using one of the Crimped Circles dies and added some blue watercolour and splatter.

Once dry, I stamped a sentiment from the Curio Labels set on the crimped circle.

I finished off the card with another stamped sentiment, this time from the Sentiment Suite Birthday stamp set, and cut it out using one of the labels in the coordinating Sentiment Suite Basics die set. Such a handy die set that works with loads of sentiments, not just the Sentiment Suite series.

And there we have it - card complete!

Until next time, happy crafting!