For my card today, I combined die cutting and ink blending.

• I first die cut all of the pieces for the flowers and bird from white card stock.
• I then ink blended each piece placing them over each other to make sure I had enough color on the bottom piece.
• Once I had all of my pieces colored, I pieced each image together using the “key” to make sure that I had them layered correctly.

I like using Altenew’s layering dies as they give you great directions for assembling the dies. Each die cut is marked with a “key” to help you line up each layer.

• For my background, I first stenciled my cardstock with Leap and Flourish by Hero Arts in a soft color.
• Once I had my image stenciled, I used Intricate Stitched Ovals cover plate to add some more interest.
• I layered this piece on a black mat using Dark Chocolate card stock and then added it to my card base.

• My sentiment is from Gina K’s Delicate Flowers.
• I foiled the sentiment using Twinkling Pink foil.
• I die cut the sentiment using the matching die. I die cut three additional sentiments in white card stock to stack behind the foiled sentiment.

To finish my card, I added a small black pearl for the bird’s eye.

This was a fun card to put together.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Supplies used:

Altenew: Gardenia Layering Die set

Gina K: Delicate Flowers Poly-Glaze, Delicate Flowers stamp & die, Twinkling Pink foil, Dark Chocolate cardstock, Detail Clear embossing powder, Master Layouts #1

Hero Arts: Leap and Flourish

PinkFresh Studios: Intricate Stitched Ovals cover plate

Simon Says Stamp: Hummingbird die

Inks:

Altenew: Pool

Gina K: Light Orchid, Medium Orchid, Dark Orchid, Lucky Clover, Grass Green, Fresh Asparagus, Medium Spruce, Innocent Pink, Turquois Sea

Hero Arts: Papaya, Pitch Black, Orchid, Amethyst, Cornflower

Simon Says Stamp: Bubblegum, Guava, Peony

Other: Rich Cocoa Memento ink, VersaMark Watermark ink

Tools:

Altenew: 9″ X 12″ Ultra Sticky Mat

Gina K: Intri-Cut die cutting and embossing machine, Fuse Foiling system