Country Village Cottages

I never really got to play with these toppers, and needed a thank you card to send, so I chose this scene from the Country Village Cottages set. I cut out the foreground piece, then used temporary adhesive to hold the two pieces of the scene together while I die cut them. I added some dimension to the foreground piece using an embossing stylus from the back side, then adding Marigold and Meadow Flower Soft to the rose bush on the right. I used a glaze pen on the windows to give them a little shine, then used Meadow and Polar White Flower Soft on the vines against the house. The topper is set down into a diecut frame which gives it a little negative border. The taglet is also part of the topper set. What a fun way to create a quick and beautiful card!

Easter Fun

The Easter Fun Toppers are a new addition to Flower Soft's decoupage line. Love the cute artwork on these!! Each sheet (8 in the package) comes with all the layers that are needed to create a dimensional focal piece for cards or other projects. In the photo below you can see the dimension that I added by embossing and shaping each piece with a stylus. The eggs on the topiary are 'popped' up with foam tape. I used Polar White and Pine Ultrafine in the pot, more Polar White on the bunny's tail, and Citrus Crush on her flower wreath. A little clear glaze ink brightens up her eyes, too.

My decoupage piece is mounted on a Spellbinders die cut (Nestabilities Blossoms 1), and I used a sentiment from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps on the tag.

Happy Spring!

Easter Fun

This week's Sprinkle challenge over at the Flower Soft Forum (FSC24) is to use Flower Soft on your Easter cards. We'd love to have you join us, wherever that theme takes your imagination!

For my card I've used Flower Soft's new Easter Fun decoupage kit - Each sheet has all the pieces you need to create a layered, dimensional scene, and the artwork is super cute!

I used foam tape in between my layers, and shaped the pieces here and there with the wooden end of my ball stylus. You can get more of an idea of the dimension in the picture below. I also used Polar White Flower Soft on the egg shell, and Citrus Crush Ultrafine in the flower centers.

If you'd like to join in on the challenge, pull out the Flower Soft - you might even win a prize! Post your project in the Splitcoast Gallery using the keywords flowersoft (one word) and FSC24. We'd love to have you join us!