Monday, April 13, 2026

Cherry Blossoms

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I hope you had a nice weekend and found some time to get creative.


This card was made with a new Simon Says Stamp embossing folder and die set.

I love being able to get the embossed details in the die cuts and when they
offered a discount on their embossing folders, I gave in to the temptation.

I thought that Donna's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches would be a good
fit for these little blooms.

Here's her sketch....


I used the smallest stitched rectangle die and cut six from Solar White Cardstock. 
Then on to the embossing folder.  The die cuts three so I cut once from mixed
media paper and colored with Distress Re-inkers used as watercolor.  The leaves
were from another die.

After the flowers had dried, I used a white gel pen to highlight details and a
tiny gem for the center to tie the flowers to the sentiment strip.

Challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches #731 - sketch by Donna
NBUS #85 - Never Before Used Schtuff - Embossing folder and die




Card Recipe
Stamps:  Sentiment Strips (Alt)
Ink:   Whisper White
Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore)
Other:  Cherry Blossoms EF & Die (SSS), Distress re-inkers (Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron), Subtle EF, Stitched Rectangles die (SSS), Fantasy Bouquet die (SSS)


Enjoy!


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5 comments:

Bobby said...

What a delightful card, Bonnie. Those sweet colored blossoms look beautiful scattered among the embossed ones.

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

So lovely. x

I Card Everyone said...

I adore Cherry blossoms, Bonnie! I'm very happy that you gave in to this temptation and love how you've used this wonderful EF and die set for Donna's darling little rectangles - those little pink ones are so perfectly placed and very sweet!
Thanks for playing along!
=]

JoAnn said...

What a great way to use your new EF and die set with this sketch. Love the pretty cherry blossoms with your coloring and placement.

TK said...

Your new folder has a perfect take on the sketch! I love the texture and unexpected pops of color from the colored blossoms. Great use of all the things 😉