Thinking of You

Hello and welcome back to my blog,

This card was created for a member of the crew of the HMCS Fredericton, which experienced a tragic accident last week. I live in a town with a Naval Base. These amazing people help weave the fabric of our community and it's hard to seem them hurting.

To create this card I used uses the Rooted in Nature and Good Morning Magnolia stamp sets.

Start with a Whisper White Cardstock base, measuring 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored in the middle at 4 1/4".  From your white, you'll also need a 2" x 5 1/4" piece, a 2 1/2" square (for the greeting) and a scrap (large enough for the flower.) Trim your Basic Black Cardstock to 4" x 5 1/4", 2 1/8" x 5 1/2" and a 2 3/4" square (for the black circle behind the greeting.)

For the one leaf that overlaps, I used the fabulous Stamperatus to line it up. Use your Embossing Buddy on the right hand side of the large black rectangle. Stamp your leaves with Versa Mark. Heat emboss with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. Repeat the process on the 2" x 5 1/4" piece of white. This time, heat emboss with Black Stampin' Emboss Powder. Do your greeting on the white square and heat emboss with black. On your scrap of white, stamp and heat emboss the flower bud in black. I used Granny Apple Green and Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends to colour the flower.

The greeting was cut out with the Layering Circle Dies. From your little black square, use the Stitched Shapes Dies and cut out the circle. With the Magnolia Memory Dies, cut out the bloom. 

For assembly I use the Multipurpose Liquid Glue because it gives you that moment to adjust. Attach the black piece with the white embossed leaves onto the front of the card base. Then attach the white piece, with the black embossed leaves, to the the white smaller rectangle of black. Make sure the right hand side is flush and has no margin. Attach this piece to the left had side. I also used liquid glue to attach the flower bud. Stampin' Dimensionals were used under the greeting.

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See you next Wednesday. Be safe, be grateful and share sunshine. 

Cheers,
Adrienne