Floral Banner for My Friend
Floral Banner for My Friend

Instructions:
Cut white cardstock to 9 x 6 3/8”, score and fold at 4 1/2”. Cut 3 pieces of paper from Floral Banners paper collection. Cut the pink piece from sheet 12B to 4 5/16 x 6 1/8” ink edges with Rose Madder and adhere directly onto card base. Cut aqua piece from sheet 9B to 4 1/16 x 5 7/8”, ink edges with Garden Patina ink and adhere onto card base using foam adhesive. Cut patterned piece from sheet 11A to 3 15/16 x 5 3/4”, ink edges with Garden Patina ink and adhere onto card.
Diecut two decorative pieces from HCD2-7326 Ornate Flourish Gateway die onto white cardstock, using a light hand, apply Rose Madder ink randomly using a Stack and Store Dauber. Adhere onto card using Dries Clear Adhesive, creating a slight bowed effect.
Stamp Climbing Clematis flowers from HCPC-3954 Clematis Cling Stamp onto Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper using Magenta Hue ink, diecut with coordinating dies. You’ll need 2 large petals, 3 medium petals and 3 small petals. Use Stack and Store Daubers along with Rose Madder ink to color front and backside of petals. Begin in the center of the flower then use the corner of the dauber to blend the color through to each petal. Stamp the leaves from same set onto Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper using Olive ink, diecut with coordinating die. Shape florals and leaves using HCFB1-5006 3D Clematis Shaping Mold. Pierce the center of flowers and insert fuzzy Bridal Bouquet Stamens, you’ll need 3 stamens for the largest flower, and 2 in the remaining flowers, apply hot glue to secure.
Stamp the images from HCPC-3969 Vining Clematis Banner Cling Stamp set onto white cardstock using Olive ink. You’ll need to stamp two of the bolder clematis banners. On one image, stamp sentiment using Garden Patina ink, die cut with coordinating die, on the second image, diecut using both exterior and interior coordinating dies. Using the second vining banner, stamp onto vellum using Versa Color White ink along with Bridal Embossing Tinsel, heat set. Stamp the same image onto white cardstock using Olive ink. Die cut both using the exterior and interior coordinating dies.
Color the banners using a combination of Stack and Store Daubers and Dove Blenders. Color vellum on backside. Use Stack and Store dauber to apply Vivid Chartreuse ink onto leaves, then follow up with Dove Blender to add touches of Leaf Green onto leaves and flower centers. Use Dove Blender to apply soft touches of Cactus Flower onto petals and buds. Finally, using a dauber and a light hand, add Sunflower ink along the sentiment edges for a polished look. Adhere sentiment together using foam adhesive. Apply a few drops of Dries Clear Adhesive to adhere the vellum vine onto coordinating image, then use scissors to separate it. Adhere one along the top and one along the bottom of card as shown, trimming off the length as needed.
Place a small piece of cheesecloth approximately 5 1/2 x 4” in the center of card, fluff slightly so it’s not laying flat, then adhere sentiment on card using several thicknesses of foam adhesive for a 3D effect. Then adhere clematis blooms, as desired securing with hot glue. Cut each leaf in two at a slight angle, then curl around stylus tip before adhering onto card. Finally, apply Dries Clear Adhesive on flowers and sentiment as desired, sprinkle with Crystal glitter and tap off.
Other Products: White Cardstock, Hot Glue, Funnel Tray, Foam Adhesive, Scissors, Paper Trimmer, Die Cutting Machine