It’s the second day of sun! Woo Hoo! The snow is gone and Spring is finally here (for now…)! It’s time to celebrate with another flower card!
Not only do I have a flower card for you today but I also have a new technique and a little trick to make it easier for you. I’m not sure of the official name (if there is one) for this little technique but I’ve heard it called the Puzzle Technique so that’s what I’m calling it. 🙂
If you look closely at the rose you can see that there are two different colors of petals. (Yes….you need to look CLOSELY!) I used Watermelon Wonder and Calypso Coral for my rose. The first thing I did was die cut the rose from Basic Black card stock to get my outline. Then I die cut the rose two more times from the Watermelon Wonder and the Calypso Coral and placed some pieces of each color in the black outline. But wait….this is where the tip comes in…….
When making your “sandwich” on your Big Shot you want to place your card stock on a piece (the sticky side) of Glad Press ‘n Seal wrap (found at your local grocery store). Now layer as usual and run through the Big Shot. This little trick has (most of) your little pieces sticking to the Press ‘n Seal wrap in the shape of the flower. This makes it much easier to know which piece goes where when you place them in the Basic Black outline flower.
Once you have your colored roses die cut it’s time to place the pieces in the black outline. Here’s where things get totally random. Yes, I know….I don’t do random well but I think I did ok on this flower. Actually, the great thing about this technique is that you have enough pieces for 2 flowers!
This technique is really quite fun but you need a little patience and a pair of tweezers comes in handy for those little bitty pieces as does the Fine-Tip Glue Pen. I would definitely give this technique a try sometime.
Oh…..if you like the designs on the corners of the Whisper White card stock you might want to run to my store and grab a Curvy Corner Trio Punch before they’re gone. I’m so sad that this punch is retiring and won’t be in the new catalog on June 1st. 🙁
Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!