Maple Leaf and roses square card - Day 17 of my 365 day challenge

Maple leaf and flowers square card

Day 17 of my 365 day challenge

Hi Craft addicts!

Today I have made this square card using the Maple Leaf Stamps By Me Synergy die along with some of their flower stamps and both alcohol markers and watercolour pens.

How I made this card:-

•    I took the Maple leaf Synergy die (outer edge) and placed it in the centre of a 7in white card and cut it out in my Cut n Boss – I hung the back half of the card over the edge of the plate so it wasn’t part of the cutting process.
• Using the Maple Leaf die cut that was left, I then used the main die and placed it over it (making sure there was an even border all round and again cut it out.
• I then repeated the process using one of DoCrafts Xcuts red self-adhesive papers.
•  Using various shades of alcohol markers I coloured the leaf in trying to make sure that the veins etc showed.
• Whilst that was drying, I added the outer border from the red maple leaf to the inside of the card using the aperture as a guide. I also added a little bit of glue to it just to make sure it was stuck properly.
• I then used the flower spray stamp from one of Toni Darroch’s Stamp collection – these are from her Thinking of you one and stamped it on either side of the aperture using Versafine and let it dry. 
• I also used one of the smaller rose stamps and stamped I then used the flower spray stamp from one of Toni Darroch’s Stamp collection – these are from her Thinking of you one and stamped it on either side of the aperture using Versafine and let it dry. I also used one of the smaller rose stamps and stamped it four times
• I coloured the leaves using 2 shades of watercolour pens from the Zig Clean Color range and then used red and orange shades to colour the flowers in. 
• I used water colour pens as I didn’t want the colours to bleed into the back of the front of the card (if that makes sense!).

And there you are, a card that is simple to make but does look harder than it is! It would make a general card of you could add a sentiment in the corner or inside.

Products and items you may need to make this card

•    7in white square card with matching white envelope
•   Maple Leaf Synergy Die set from Stamps by Me (2 dies)
•   Rose spray and rose stamps from Stamps by Me
•   Red self-adhesive XCut DoCrafts paper
•   Green alcohol markers
•   Red and orange watercolour pens (from Zig Cleancolor pens)
•  Onyx Black Versafine ink pad
•  Tape runner pen (from Create  and Craft)
•   Foam pads

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