Merry Christmas Sweater Card

It is so fun to work with the  new Joset Designs Winter Sweater die set to see how many different sweaters you can create.  You can watch the Elizabeth Craft Designs - Technique Friday with Els YouTube Video for instructions.   Els guest designer this week is Joset to show you how to assemble the Winter Sweater.  Joset also displays many different sweater ideas. Go to this Elizabeth Craft Designs YouTube Video at this LINK.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  For the background, I used a piece of design paper I received from a dear friend in the Netherlands called Winter Bauble.  

The Winter Sweater was die cut using light blue felt.  I used a piece of design paper, with an Argyle  design, and cut out the narrow strip to go down the front of the sweater.  To dress it up, I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Silver Line Stickers to go around the edges of the design, plus around the collar and cuffs.  

For a frame, I used the Els van de Burgt Studio Fitted Ovals and Fitted Frames 4 Curvy Oval die sets to die cut it, using Soft Finish White Cardstock.  The two frames were glued together.  Silver Peel Off Sticker Glitter Dots were added into the die cut circles in the frame.  Silver Peel Off Merry Christmas Stickers were used for the sentiment.  On the same sticker sheet, there are little stars, which were arranged around the sweater.  Silver Peel Off Corner Stickers were used on each corner.  It is so nice to have the Peel Off Stickers to add finishing touches to your projects!

I have more cards designed using Joset's new Winter  Sweater die set that I will be posting soon.  You can also check out all the cards on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Facebook page.

The following Supplies can be purchased from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

Joset Designs Winter Sweater

Els van de Burgt Studio Fitted Ovals

Els van de Burgt Fitted Frames 4 Curvy Ovals

Peel Off Stickers

Soft Finish White Cardstock

Christmas Pudding

Doesn't this Christmas Pudding look delicious!  

The holidays are filled with so many wonderful things, which include eating things that are special for the holiday. The Joset Designs Christmas Pudding die set helps us celebrate this tradition. I have never made a Christmas Pudding, but after working with this die, that will be one of the new recipes I must try.

This is the card I designed for my Elizabeth Craft Designs design team blog post at this LINK.
Start with a 7 x 5 1/2 inch card base. Cover the front with either design paper of your choice or use another piece of white card stock as I did with scored lines down the front, to create stripes.

Use the Joset Designs Christmas Pudding die set to die cut all the pieces using the White Soft Finish Cardstock. This cardstock has a beautiful textured finish. Sponge the "cake" die cut using Tea Dye Distress Ink, then sponge Aged Mahogany Distress Ink along the bottom. Sponge a little Tea Dye Distress Ink along the bottom portion of the icing.  

Using Gold Metallic Shimmer Sheetz, die cut the "trims" for the cake plate using a Metal Adaptor Plate. Glue these pieces to the plate then add small Red Glitter Dots to the scallops along the bottom of the plate. Glue the icing to the top of the pudding and attach to the cake plate.  Use a piece of white card stock with Clear Double Sided Adhesive on one side to die cut the Holly and Berries. Use Silk Microfine Glitter; I used True Red for the Berries and Go To Green for the Holly Leaves. Glue to the top of the pudding.

Use the largest Els van de Burgt Studio Dotted Scallop Circle die to die cut a circle, using design paper of your choice. Cut the circle in half about 1 1/2" from the bottom of the edge, to use as a doily. I used a Gold Line Peel Off Sticker for a trim along the edge, just above the scallops of the die cut.  Use a thin line gold Line Peel Off Sticker to go around the top edge of the scallop trim on the plate, and on the two gold trim die cuts on the bottom of the cake plate.

 Die cut the A Way With Words Merry Christmas using Red Metallic Shimmer Sheetz. Use a Metal Adaptor Plate to die cut.

 Assemble the card as shown. To finish the card, use Gold Line and Corner Peel Off Stickers to outline the card front.

The following products can be purchased from Elizabeth Craft Designs - 

Joset Designs Christmas Pudding

White Soft Finish Cardstock

A Way With Words Merry Christmas 2

Dotted Scallop Circle

Gold Metallic Shimmer Sheetz

Red Metallic Shimmer Sheetz

Clear Double Sided Adhesive

Silk Microfine Glitter - True Red and Go To Green

Peel Off Stickers - Gold Line and Gold Corners

Red Glitter Dots Stickers

Noel

I love creating scenes with my die sets whether it is using Susan's CountryScapes die sets or other dies available from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I have used a variety of collections to create this card.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  Using the largest Els van de Burgt Fitted Ovals die set to die cut an oval in the center of a piece of Soft Finish White card stock. (This piece should be slightly smaller than your 6x6 inch card.)  Use the two largest  Fitted Ovals dies to die cut 3 outline ovals.  These three oval die cuts will be glued together and will frame the die cut oval opening.  

Add Clear Double Sided Adhesive to a piece of card stock.   Die cut three mountain pieces using Joset Designs Skis die set.  Add Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter to the mountain die cuts.  Arrange and glue them together to create a mountain range scene. 

Using another piece of card stock covered with Clear Double Sided Adhesive, use Karen Burniston's Outdoor Edges die set, to cut one edge with the trees and one snow bank edge.  Add Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter to these die cuts.  Use Karen's  Evergreen Pivot Card die set to die cut three small Evergreen trees, using white card stock. These trees will not be glittered.  Use Karen's All Season Tree die set to die cut 5 snowflakes using white card stock.  

Use Susan Tierney-Cockburn's - Garden Notes Whitepine Boughs die set to die cut four boughs. 

Assemble the card as shown. 

Use Suzanne Cannon's A Way With Words Noel die, to die cut one sentiment, using white card stock.  Use the same die and a piece of white fun foam to cut another sentiment.  The fun foam, die cuts like "butter"!  Using the fun foam will give dimension to the sentiment. Glue the card stock sentiment over the die cut fun foam die cut.  If you use Clear Double Sided Adhesive behind the card stock die cut sentiment, it is easier to attach to the fun foam.   Attach the sentiment to the bottom of the die cut oval.

Creating scenes is very fun.  Have you given it a try?

Products used from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

Joset Design Skis

Els van de Burgt Studio Fitted Ovals

A Way With Words - Noel

Karen Burniston Evergreen Pivot Card (Trees)

Karen Burniston Outdoor Edges (Snowbanks)

Karen Burniston All Season Tree (Snowflake)

Susan's Garden Notes Whitepine Boughs & Pinecone

White Soft Finish Cardstock

Clear Double Sided Adhesive

Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter

Winter Sweater

Have you been over to Elizabeth Craft Designs to see all the new Joset Designs dies and stamp set to create fabulous "Winter Themed" cards?  

This card is designed using Joset's new Winter Sweater die sets.  There are so many ways you can create totally different sweaters.  I chose to add Clear Double Sided Adhesive to a piece of white card stock and die cut the sweater, with the die on the release side of the card stock, so I could add glitter.  To create a three toned sweater, I peeled down the top portion of the release sheet and poured on Lavender Silk Microfine Glitter.  Next I pulled down just a little further on the release paper to create a narrow strip in the center, and poured on Lavender Ice Silk Microfine Glitter.  For the bottom of the sweater, I used Bright Grape Silk Microfine Glitter.  All the glitter was rubbed in well with my fingers to give it a very glittery finish.  The die cut for the collar, cuffs and bottom of the sweater were die cut, using the Clear Double Sided Adhesive on the card stock, and Cool Diamond Microfine Glitter added.  The white pieces were glued in place on the sweater.  The snowflake in this set was die cut using just plain white card stock and was attached on the top portion of the sweater.  I wanted some definition between the different glitters, so I die cut several of the Els van de Burgt Studio Chains 1 using white card stock.  Small pieces of the Chain was cut and glued on to define the stripped look.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  A white piece of card stock was cut slightly smaller and scored along the edges.  For the background on this piece, I stamped the snowflake, from Joset's Winter Sentiments stamp set, using a light purple ink.

For the frames, I used Els van de Burgt Studio Dotted Scallop Oval dies to die cut two sizes of ovals using purple card stock for the largest, and white card stock for the smaller frame.  For the dark purple frame, I used the Fitted Frames 4 Curvy Ovals die set.  There is dimensional tape between the ovals to give them dimension.

At the top of the white oval, I used one of the stamps from Joset's new Winter Sentiments clear stamp set.  The sweater was attached with dimensional tape on the oval frame.  To complete the card, purple rhinestones were added to the corners of the card, and one added to the center of the snowflake on the sweater.

I am sure you would have fun creating a winter sweater or how about creating a sweater with a school's letter or mascot!

The following products can be purchased from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

Joset Design Winter Sweater

Joset Design Winter Sentiments

Els van de Burgt Dotted Scallop Ovals

Els van de Burgt Fitted Frames 4 - Curvy Ovals

Els van de Burgt Chains 1

Soft Finish Cardstock

Clear Double Sided Adhesive

Silk Microfine Glitter

Let It Snow

Let It Snow --  Can you tell someone is loving the snow!  This snowman is.  This is the card I designed for my Quietfire Creations Design Team Blog Post using Suzanne Cannon's new A Way With Words  - Let It Snow die.  You can see complete details on the Quietfire Creations Blog at this LINK.

Be sure to check out all the beautiful A Way With Words dies to create your beautiful holiday cards.

Products used:

A Way With Words - Let It Snow

Joset Designs Snowman

Els van de Burgt Studio 5 Part Pine

Karen Burniston's Outdoor Edges

Karen Burniston's All Season Tree

Silver Peel Off Sticker Corners

Glitter Dots Peel Off Stickers

Merry Christmas

Today I have another Christmas card for you.  This is a 5x7 inch card.  A piece of plaid design paper was added to the front.  To create the frame, use the largest Els van de  Burgt Studio Dotted Scallop Rectangle to die cut a red frame and the largest Stitched Rectangle to die cut a white frame.  

Use Susan's new Snowstorm & Mounds Stencil to create a background on the white Stitched Rectangle.  Place the "dots" up close to the edge and center the stencil, taping down with removable tape so it won't move.  Run it through your die cutting machine to emboss the design.  Another way to get the Snowstorm effect, is to use Texture Paste over the Stencil, or you can sponge on color through the stencil. Attach the embossed frame to the red die cut frame.

Die cut the Cardinal using Susan's new Garden Notes Garden Birds 1 die set.  Color with makers.  

For the glittered branches, attach Clear Double Sided Adhesive to white card stock.  Place the Garden Notes Whitepine Bough die on the adhesive side and die cut three branches.  It is easier to die cut if you use the Metal Adaptor Plate when using card stock covered with Clear Double Sided Adhesive.  Use Go To Green Silk Microfine Glitter to cover the adhesive.  Be sure to polish the glitter with your fingers after applying it, so it will become very sparkly.

Use the new A Way With Words - Merry Christmas 2 die to die cut the sentiment out of Gold Shimmer Sheetz.  Again, use the Metal Adaptor Plate.

Attach the embossed frame over design paper.  Start assembling the design by first attaching the die cut "Christmas" so the bottom of the sentiment is even with the bottom of the card.  Next attach the "Merry" die cut.  Now you can attach the Pineboughs so they do not cover up the sentiment.  Attach the Cardinal as shown, with a dimensional glue dot.

For a little more elegance, add Gold Peel Off Line Stickers around the white embossed frame and around the edge of the design paper.

This card will mail in a 5x7 envelope.

You can purchase the following products from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

Garden Notes - Garden Birds 1

Garden Notes - Whitepine Bough & Pinecone

A Way With Words - Christmas 2

Snowstorm & Mounds Stencil

Dotted Scallop Rectangles

Stitched Rectangles

Clear Double Sided Adhesive

Silk Microfine Glitter - Go To Green

Metal Adaptor Plate

Gold Shimmer Sheets

Soft Finish Cardstock

Gold Peel Off Line Stickers

Merry Christmas Gingerbread Man

Do you decorate your Christmas tree with Gingerbread cookies. Joset Designs new Gingerbread Man die set is perfect to create cute cards, scrapbook holiday pages, and to make garlands for your tree. For this card I have used the new Joset Designs Gingerbread Man die set, the new A Way With Words – Merry Christmas 2 die, Susan’s Garden Notes new Poinsettia-Small die set. 

 Start with a white card base of 6×6 inches. Cover the front with a piece of design paper of your choice.

Die cut both pieces of the Gingerbread Man using Soft Finish White Cardstock. Sponge on Really Rust Distress Ink.  Layer (glue) the two pieces together. Be sure to save the eyes and the mouth from this die cut.

Use White card stock to die cut the other two die pieces – the scarf, bow tie, buttons, candy cane and the icing trims.

Use a red marker to color the scarf, bow, and to add stripes to the candy cane.

Glue the white pieces to the Gingerbread Man as shown. I added a small black circle to each eye.

Use Ladybug Red Soft Finish Cardstock to die cut the A Way With Words Merry Christmas and the petals for the Garden Notes Small Poinsettia. Assemble the Poinsettia using Susan’s Flower Tool Kit. Add Prills to the center of the flower.

Die cut Susan’s Garden Notes Whitepine Boughs using dark green card stock.

Use Els van de Burgt Studio Ropes 1 die set to die cut the rope, using Soft Finish White Cardstock. Sponge with Really Rust Distress Ink.

Assemble the card as shown. Add a Red Glitter Dot Peel Off Sticker to the center of the bow on the Gingerbread Man.

The following products can be purchased from Elizabeth Craft Designs :

Joset Designs Gingerbread Man

A Way With Words – Merry Christmas

Garden Notes Poinsettia

Garden Notes Whitepine Bough & Pinecone

Els van de Burgt Studio Ropes 1

Prills

Flower Tool Kit

Soft Finish Cardstock

Red Glitter Dot Peel Off Stickers

Christmas Tree

With Susan's CountryScapes - Woods 4 Holiday Evergreen & Trimmings die set, you can create the most realistic decorated Christmas Tree.  

This die set includes everything you need to create a beautiful decorated Christmas tree, including dies for the gifts.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  A piece of design paper was attached for the "wall paper". In order to create a realistic room scene, a piece of gray card stock was cut for the "rug", then a narrow white strip cut and scored down the center, to resemble the floor board, and was glued over the gray piece.  By creating the rug/floor board, it grounds the tree.

For the window, Susan's Garden Notes Carolina  Window & Shutters die set was used.  A piece of light blue card stock was cut and glued behind the window to show the sky.

Three or four (depending on how thick you want your tree branches) Holiday Evergreen pieces were die cut and glued together to create fullness in the tree; be sure to alternate the branches.  All the decorations for the tree were die cut using Shimmer Sheetz.  The gifts were die cut using different pieces of design paper.  

There is still room on the card for a Christmas sentiment.

You can purchase these fabulous dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

CountryScapes -Woods 4 Holiday Evergreen and Trimmings

Garden Notes Carolina Window & Shutters

Shimmer Sheetz

Soft Finish Cardstock

Mr & Mrs

Good Morning.  This week the Quietfire Creations design team is celebrating the marriage of Yvonne, one of our design team members. This is the card I designed using the new A Way With Words die cuts.  You can read all the information about this card on the Quietfire Creations Blog at this LINK.

Thank you for stopping by.

Garden Notes Amaryllis

Good Morning.  Today I have the card I designed my Susan's Garden Club design team blog post at Elizabeth Craft Designs.  The beautiful flower was created with Susan's Garden Notes Amaryllis new die set.  You can read complete details on how the card was created on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog at this LINK.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Autumn

Autumn will be here soon.  We have huge fields of sunflowers growing not far from my house, and that is where my inspiration came from for this card.  Sunflowers remind me that Autumn is not far away, so I wanted to use the A Way With Words 4-Seasons Autumn die cut.  After creating the sunflower, using Susan's Garden Notes Sunflower dies, I decided to see what other items I could add to the card to complete an Autumn scene.  

I have used a variety of Susan's die sets:  CountryScapes Build A Scarecrow (scarecrow, bale of hay and Jack o' Lanterns), CountryScapes Country Critters 1 (blackbird), CountryScapes Farm Accessories 1, and Susan's Garden Garden Patch Woodland Leaves.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  For the background, I used a piece of Els van de Burgt, Through The Lens-Wood cardstock.  In the lower right corner, I used one of the Dotted Scallop Circles for a frame for the sunflower. Before taking the circle out of the die, it was sponged lightly with Really Rust Distress Ink.  A black Line Peel Off Sticker was attached around the circle to help make it stand out.  Once the circle was completed, it was glued to the outside corner, with the right side and lower edge hanging over the side of the card; it was trimmed off, with scissors, so only about 3/4 of it was on the card.  

Once the Garden Notes Sunflower was created, I decided to use a mixture of Prills for the center of the flower.  The leaves were colored by sponging on Distress Inks.  

It is fun to build the Scarecrow using whatever scrapes of cardstock and/or design paper you have.  After the scarecrow was built and all the other pieces die cut, the card was assembled.  Black Peel Off Line Stickers were used around the edge of the card.

The following products can be purchased from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Garden Notes Sunflower 

CountryScapes Build A Scarecrow  

CountryScapes Country Critters 1

 CountryScapes Farm Accessories 1 

Susan's Garden Garden Patch Woodland Leaves

A Way With Words 4 Seasons

Dotted Scallop Circles

Soft Finish Cardstock

Prills

Through The Lens Wood Cardstock

Peel Off Line  Stickers

Ice Skates

Good Morning.  It is time for my design team post on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog.  I have designed a card using the new Joset Design -Skates die set, along with the new A Way With Words - Noel die cut.  You will find complete directions for completing this card at this on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog at this LINK. 

I am sure you will want to go check out all the new products COMING SOON at Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Let It Snow

This is the card I designed for my Quietfire Creations Design Team Post.  Suzanne Cannon's new A Way With Words,  Let It Snow,  die set is fabulous to use on so many different themed winter/Christmas cards.  You will find all the information about this card on the Quietfire Blog at this LINK.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Joset Design Sled

Lots of new products will be available at Elizabeth Craft Designs very soon.  This card was designed using one of the new Joset Design die sets - Sled.  Isn't that a fabulous Sled die cut!!!!!  I love it!  The sled was die cut using Soft Finish White Cardstock and the color sponged on.  It is very easy to assemble this sled.  A piece of red twine was added.  The flowers and leaves are also pieces in this die set.  

I used a piece of Els van de Burgt  Studio Thorough The Lens Wood card stock for the background.  A black Stitched Oval was die cut and also a white Dotted Scallop Oval, which were layered for the frame.

In the upper left corner, I used Susan's Garden Notes Whitepine Boughs & Pinecone dies to create the pine bough.  The bow on the pine bough was die cut using the die in Joset's Winter Mittens die set.  

Be sure to go over to Elizabeth Craft Designs and look under the Coming Soon tab to see the new products that will be available very soon.

The following products can be purchased from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

Joset Design Sled

Joset Design Winter Mittens

Garden Notes Whitepine Boughs & Pinecone

Stitched Oval

Dotted Scallop Oval

Soft Finish Cardstock - white

Through the Lens - Wood card stock

Joset Designs New Release

I am so excited about all the new die sets being released this month at Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I posted a card earlier today with a card showing Susan's new Garden Notes - Garden Birds 1 die set and one of Suzanne Cannon's new A Way With Words sentiment dies (Noel) but I couldn't wait to show you this new die set from Joset Designs.  The name of the set is Skis.  This fabulous set includes the dies for the skis and poles plus the die cut mountain.  The stamped image is from the new Joset Design stamp set.  

These skis are very easy to assemble.  I used small pieces of Elizabeth Craft Designs Peel Off Stickers to decorate both the skis and the polls.  Els van de Burgt Studio Fitted Circle and Dotted Scallop Circle dies were used for a frame for the sentiment.  Three Mountain die cuts were used and the tips sponged with light blue ink. ECD Peel Off Sticker Snowflakes were added to complete the scene.

Be sure to check out the Elizabeth Craft Designs LINK to view all the new products to be released very soon - Click on the Coming Soon Tab.

Garden Notes Cardinal

I have never personally seen a red Cardinal but I love to create Christmas cards with them.  Susan has a new die set, Garden Notes - Garden Birds 1 in her new release at Elizabeth Craft Designs. There are two birds in this set. Isn't this cardinal beautiful!  Also, I have used Suzanne's new A Way With Words Noel die cut which will be available very soon. Suzanne's A Way With Words dies really help create gorgeous cards.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  The Cardinal was die cut using white card stock and colored with a combination of red inks then Susan's black PanPastel was sponged lightly over the bird to give it depth of color.  

For the Holly Branch, I used Susan's CountryScapes The Woods 1 die set to die cut the tree.  One smaller side of the tree was cut off and the larger side used for the holly branch.  Two trees were die cut using white card stock then colored with brown markers and glued together, for strength.  The Holly was die cut using the Garden Notes Holiday Holly & Berries die set.  The leaves were colored then Viva Inka Gold paste rubbed over them.  Red flat backed pearls were used for the berries.

The new A Way With Words Noel was die cut using red card stock.  Around the edges of the card Gold Peel Off Line Stickers were added. 

The following products can be purchased from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

Garden Notes Garden Birds 1

A Way With Words Noel

Garden Notes Holiday Holly & Berries

CountryScapes Woods 1

Gold Peel Off Line Stickers 

Autumn is a Second Spring

Good Morning.  Autumn is not far away.  I have designed this card for my Quietfire Creations Design Team Blog Post using one of Suzanne Cannon's  beautiful die cut sentiments, along with one of her matching stamped images.  You can read all the details on the Quietfire Creations Blog at this LINK.

Father Christmas

We all love it when we have new things to work with.  This is the card I designed for my Elizabeth Craft Designs Susan's Garden Design Team Blog Post using some of Susan's new CountryScapes die sets and one of her new stencils.   You can read all the details and find a complete supply list on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog at this LINK.

Thank you for stopping by.  Hope you like my card today.

Build A Witch

Halloween is not far off!  Susan's new CountryScapes Build A Witch die set is so fun to create cards for this holiday.  I also used Susan's new Shade Trees Stencil for the trees below the witch.  The new products are shown in the Coming Soon Section at Elizabeth Craft Designs.

My card base is 6x6 inches.  A piece of Graphic 45 design paper was cut slightly smaller and attached to the card front.  A black frame was cut and glued over the edges.

Using the Els van de Burgt Studio Fitted Circles die set, I die cut an orange moon.  I used the 4th die in from the largest circle die.  

There are so many fun ways to create your Witch.  Choose all black for her dress or your favorite design paper with a design.  I used a piece of Graphic 45 design paper for her dress.  I die cut the hat, the dress sleeves, and the legs using black card stock.  I cut the shoes off the black legs.

The face, hands, and legs were die cut using white card stock.  These pieces were colored using a Copic E95 (Flesh Pink) marker.  On the face die cut, the hair was colored black.  The eyes and lips were drawn in with a fine line marker.  On the legs, a marker was used to create stripped stockings, then the shoes, that were die cut using black card stock, were glued on.  For the hat, I die cut it a second time, using dark gray card stock and cut out the hat band and used a black marker to draw on the strips.  A Silver Marker was used to draw in a buckle on both the hat and on the shoes.

The broom was die cut using white card stock and colored using markers.  The cat from CountryScapes Critters 1 die set was die cut using black card stock and a white marker used for the eyes.  The bats were die cut using the die in the CountryScapes Critters 4 die set.

To create the scene, I used Susan's new Shade Tree Stencil to color in the trees the witch is flying over, right onto the design paper.  I used a black marker to fill in the stencil opening so I achieved a nice dark black image.  

The die cut pieces were then attached over the background, above the trees.  The sentiment is one of the stamps in Karen Burniston's What's Up Clear Stamp set.  It was stamped on a light yellow card stock and trimmed with scissors.  On the inside of the card you can stamp Happy Halloween or write your own message.

I am sure you will have a lot of fun creating many different Halloween cards using this cute CountryScapes Build A Witch!

The following products available from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

CountryScapes Build A Witch

Shade Tree Stencil

Fitted Circles

CountryScapes Critters 1

CountryScapes Critters 4

What's Up Stamp Set

Clay Pot with Marigolds

Good Morning.  Today I have another card from Susan's new collection that will be available soon from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  This card was created with the Garden Notes Marigold and Garden Notes Potted die sets.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  I used a piece of the Els van de Burgt Studio Through the Lens Wood card stock for the background.  Two green ovals were die cut using the Stitched Ovals die set from the Els van de Burgt Studio collection.

Using Susan's new Garden Notes Marigold die set, enough flower petals, to create five Marigolds, were die cut using yellow card stock.  A red marker was used to color the center of each petal, then they were shaped using the tools in Susan's Flower Tool Kit.  A lot of the Marigold leaves were die cut using green card stock.

The clay flower pot was die cut using rust card stock, assembled, then sponged with a darker rust ink.

Assemble the pot of Marigolds as shown.  

These flowers are so realistic, I can almost smell them!

The products used are available from  Elizabeth Craft Designs.  

Garden Notes Marigold

Garden Notes Potted

Susan's Flower Tool Kit

Stitched Ovals

Through the Lens Wood Card Stock.

Soft Finish Cardstock