Coffee Cup Blue Blooms And Friendship
Coffee Cup Blue Blooms And Friendship
Other products: Sewing Machine, Clear Embossing Powder, Distress Ink: Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans and Gathered Twigs, white card stock, pearls, water, paper towel, foam tape, watercolor brush
Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdsIOVMXjIQ to learn how to create flowers with the Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit. Watch this video https://youtu.be/_2C3Dr29dIo for tips on cutting intricate dies.
Instructions: Cut a 4" x 4" white card stock square. Stamp the sentiment in the top right corner with gathered twigs ink, cover with clear embossing powder and heat set. Distress ink heavy around the edge of the square and then flick with water and absorb excess water with a paper towel. Let the piece dry or move the process along with a heat gun. Glue the square down on the coffee bean paper and cut with a 1/4" border around the edge. Cut out the decorative 6" x 6" panel from the patterned paper and glue down the distressed square. Create a border around the 4" x 4" square with a sewing machine as shown. Cut out the regal border from the designer paper using the navy blue for the top and then cut out a solid border to back in a lighter designer paper. Attach to the bottom of the card as shown with foam tape. Stamp the cup and cut out with coordinating die. Highlight the cup with the faded jeans ink watered down using a watercolor brush. Stamp the cup again on lighter cream designer paper and cut out the coffee portion. Glue down on the blue cup and then highlight with the gathered twig ink watered down and using a watercolor brush. Mount the cup as shown with foam tape. Lastly, stamp and cut out 10 flowers and ink with the faded jeans. Mold the flowers with the flower shaping tools and top the centers with half pearls. Stamp and cut out the leaves and shape them. Cluster the flowers around as shown and attach with the dries clear glue. Finish off the card by attaching it to a plain 6" x 6" plain card base.