Astrantia

Susan's Garden Notes has a fabulous new release now available.  Good Morning, today  I have a card designed using two of the new die sets, Astrantia and Trevi Urn, along with a pair of of previously-released favorites, Maidenhair Fern and Primrose.

Step 1.  Use a 12x6 inch piece of white card stock.  Score across the middle and create a 6-inch square card.

Step 2.  Cover the front of the card with a piece of the ModaScrap Christmas Holidays card stock.   Use Susan's Little Words That Mean A Lot stamp set for the sentiment in the upper right corner.   Using a ruler, draw two parallel lines across the bottom, approximately an inch from the bottom, using a thin line black marker.

Step 3.  Use the new Garden Notes Trevi Urn die set and die cut two urns, using white Soft Finish Cardstock.  On one of the urns, sponge tan and brown inks on the urn.  Use a thin line brown pen to draw in the designs on the urn.  The die cut has scored lines to make this easy.  Attach the two die cut urns together, for dimension.  Attach the bottom of the card.

Step 4.  Use the Maidenhair fern die set and die cut 4 ferns.  If using white card stock, sponge the ferns with green ink.  Shape the leaves, using the Flower Tool Kit.

Step 5.  Use the Garden Notes Astrantia die set and die cut three flowers.  Color the petals light pink.  Color the base of the petals using a bright pink ink or PanPastel.  Color the tips of each petal using a light gray marker.  Shape the flowers using Susan's Flower Tool Kit and assemble using the Kids Choice Glue.   Use two stamen pieces for each flower, for fullness.  Die cut the tiny white flowers that are attached to the tips of the stamen pieces.  Press the flowers down into the shaping mat using a gray thin line marker.  Attach the tiny flowers to the tips of the stamens.   Die cut the leaves and shape with the Flower Tool Kit.

Step 6.  Use the Garden Notes Primrose die set and create three flowers. Use the lime green PanPastel to lightly color the base of the petals.  Assemble using the Flower Tool Kit and Kids Choice Glue.

Step 7.  Arrange the Maidenhair Fern, Astrantia, and Primrose in the Trevi Urn.

This card can be mailed in one of the clear acrylic boxes from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

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