Scalloped Ride
Scalloped Ride

Other Products: Mustard Seed, Wild honey, Worn Lipstick, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress inks, Tim Holtz Stripes Stencil and rhinestones.
For more tips on creating with the French Cottage Collection watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/cATv3wk2_sM.
For more ideas on creating with the Decorative Royale Square & Circle Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/tqmtn_TiVVw.
Instructions: Die cut a piece of white cardstock using the dies from Stairway Gardens Die and ink it lightly with Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress inks. Adhere it to a 6" x 6" white card base.
Take a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock and ink it lightly with Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress inks using Tim Holtz Stripes Stencil. Adhere it on a slightly larger piece of white cardstock inked with Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress inks. Adhere this piece on the card base using Darice Adhesive Foam Strips as shown.
Die cut a piece of white cardstock using the dies from Rounded Scallop Window Die and another piece of white cardstock using only the outer edge. Ink the detailed die cut heavily using Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress inks and the solid die cut lightly using the same inks. Adhere them together and then on the card front as shown.
Stamp the bicycle image from Cottage Lifestyle Cling Stamp Set on a piece of white cardstock using Jet Black Archival Ink. Color in the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Die cut the stamped image and 4 more pieces of white cardstock using the matching die from Cottage Lifestyle Die. Adhere all the pieces together to create a thicker piece and adhere it on the card front using Darice Adhesive Foam Strips. Apply a layer of 3-D Crystal Lacquer on some parts of the bicycle to add gloss.
Stamp the branch image from French Cottage 'scapes Cling Stamp Set twice on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper using Olive Archival Ink and die cut using matching die from French Cottage 'scapes Die. Ink it with Leaf Green Archival Ink and brown Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.
Stamp the flowers from the same stamp set on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper using Mustard Seed Distress ink and die cut using matching dies from French Cottage 'scapes Die. Ink the flowers using Wild honey and Worn Lipstick Distress inks.
Spray the flowers and leaves with water and shape them using Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit. Add a pink stamen from Pastel Pearl Stamens to the flower centers. Arrange and adhere all the leaves and flowers on the card as shown.
Add a few ladybugs made with Ebony Black and Red Berry Nuvo Crystal Drops to the flower arrangement. Also add a few drops of Morning Dew Nuvo crystal drops to the flower arrangement. Add a few rhinestones to the die cut window for finishing touch.