TGIF theme challenge #73 - Detailed Floral Thinlits

Wow, what a crazy busy week it's been. The kids seem to have heaps on, hubby had been flying all over the country for work and I've been getting lots of crafty stuff done. Then suddenly Friday has sneaked up on me and I suddenly remembered it was my week for DT at TGIF. Luckily I have a gorgeous card to share this week.

Firstly here is the sketch for this weeks challenge:

And now to share my gorgeous little card:

I actually used this card for my class this week too, I love killing to birds with one stone, and it was such a big hit. The Detailed Floral thinlits really are fantastic no matter which colour you use. On this card I wanted the negative space to be the hero which is why I used Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper for the background.

I never really make a lot of soft girly cards, even though I really love them. But this card is off to my kids teacher as a little thank you for all that they have done this year. Those teachers really do put in lots of hours and a little Thank You goes along way!!

Well that really is all from me today. I'm off to my craft room and get ready for my weekend of workshops!!

Make sure you pop over and check out what the other DT's have come up on the blog. I love being a part of such a fantastic and talented team!!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo  

Measurements for this Card

* Crumb Cake Base: 

Cut - 11 3/4" x 4 1/8"

* Whisper White Cardstock:

 Cut - 4" x 5 3/4" 

* Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer: 

Cut - 4 x 5 3/4"

* Vellum:

Cut 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

* Crumb Cake Cardstock: 

Cut - 2" x 2"

* Bushing Bride Cardstock:

Cut - 3/8" x 3 3/4"

 Product List 
 

Detailed Floral Thinlits Dies [141482] $49.00	Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141767] $31.00	Papillon Potpourri Clear Stamp Set [123759] $26.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75
Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $14.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $11.50	Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper [135315] $8.75	Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies [138135] $29.00
Elegant Butterfly Punch [127526] $28.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75	Blushing Bride Sequin Trim [138400] $8.75

Floral Phrases - 50th Birthday Double Display card

So one of my dearest friends is turning 50 this week and I of course wanted to make her something special.

Now this friend is also a fellow Stampin' Up! demo so when I said I had to make something special I mean REALLY special. Something we've not seen or made before, and gosh that was a task and a half.

I decided to turn to my good friend google and looked through, what felt like a thousand fancy fold images, until I found one that was stunning and looked very tricky, which of course meant it would be perfect. The card is called a Double Display Card and I found the tutorial over at the The Craft Spa. Amanda's Double Display cards are absolutely beautiful and I knew it was perfect for my card.

And here is my Double Display Card:

The card really came out absolutely stunning and I am so thankful for Amanda's super easy instructions. It also stands beautifully and it really is just gorgeous.

Now my darling friend loves blue and you would swear that the Floral Boutique suite was made just for her. So it was a no brainer that this would be what I would be using. I of course had to add a big shiny 50th to the front and I love the sentiment from the Number of Year's so that went on the inside.

 The hardest part of this card was choosing which pieces of the beautiful Floral Boutique paper to use.


I used the flower from the Floral Phrases stamp set as my background for all my sentiments. I stamped it off three times in total before stamping it on my cardstock. That way it allowed me to use Night of Navy ink for everything, as I really didn't want to add another colour.

So after such a stunning card I then had to come up with a beautiful gift to match it!!

Now a little while ago I had made myself a pretty frame using a Stampin' Up! vinyl that I've had for a while and added some flowers made from the Pop of Pink DSP and the Botanical Builders Framelits. You can see that one HERE. Well my friend saw this and loved it. It also just so happened that I had one more vinyl logo left:

 Wow this was super hard to photograph!! So, I brought a 12x12 frame from my local Big W and transferred the vinyl to the front of the glass. That's the only part of this frame which is permanent.

I think I used each design from the Floral Boutique DSP to make the flowers, with a little added Silver Glimmer for a bit of pop. I slipped one full sheet of DSP into the back of the frame.

Because the flowers are attached to the glass with glue dots, they can easily be removed and swapped out for different papers. The same goes for the larger piece in the back. The whole frame is a bit like living art!!

Needless to say, I gave this to my gorgeous friend and she loved it!! She was so touched with all the work that had gone in to it, which of course I knew she would. Only a fellow crafter would understand and recognize the work and effort.

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Product List 
 

Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141767] $31.00	Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Bundle [142355] $72.00	Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set [140653] $47.00	Number Of Years Photopolymer Bundle [140811] $85.75	Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper [141663] $19.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $11.50
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Night Of Navy 12" X 12" Card Stock [124282] $9.95	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $8.75	Botanical Builder Framelits Dies [140625] $56.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $8.75

Congratulations - Floral Phrases and Detailed Floral Thinlits

While I currently wait for my main catalogue order to arrive, which seems to take f o r e v e r...  my lovely friend Kim offered to share her gorgeous new goodies with me (this is just one of the many reasons why I love that girl!)

So after looking through her HUGE box of new stamps, I decided that I really wanted to try out the new Detailed Floral Thinlits. This set was one of the first items that I saw in the catalogue and knew it was a must have. The matching stamps are beautiful and the coordinating Paper, Washi and Bakers Twine are stunning too. So after a very quick run through the Bigshot and a bit of sticking, I literately had this fantastic card all in about 15 minutes!!

The photo really doesn't do the die justice. It cut out beautifully with the precision plate and I used our nifty little Sizzix brush and mat to roll over the die and poke out all the little bits. It really was so quick and easy and the card has a huge wow factor to it.

I finished it off with a little stamping, using the matching stamp set Floral Phrases and there it was, done!

Oh and just a little note, the framelits have three pieces, two are the floral dies and the other one is an outline die that actually matches both of the floral pieces.... Now THAT'S clever!!

Enjoy the rest of your short week (Yippee!!) and Happy Crafting,
Chlo


Product List 
 

Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141767] $31.00

Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Bundle [142355] $72.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $11.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $14.00

Big Shot Die Brush [140603] $19.00