I've been playing a lot with this set. It isn't one that I thought I would like much at first. It seemed pretty confining when I saw it in the catalog. Boy was I wrong! I have used it many, many times for all occasions! Here are a few of the samples I've made recently.
The Blossoms in bloom set has a set of die cuts that layer up really nicely. If you look close you can see that there is a black die-cut and a white die-cut. I traced the die on a piece of rainbow glitter paper and fussy cut that out to go as my base. I layered it all on a Whisper White card base backed with a piece of Black cardstock. The happy birthday greeting is also in the stamp set. It has several sentiments in it. This one really shines in person with all that glittery paper!
This next one was a lot of fun to make. I did a partial die cutting technique to get the banner look in the middle of the blossoms. The way I did this was to tape my die to a piece of white cardstock using washi tape. I put the tape where I wanted the 'banner' to be. I lined up the bottom cutting mat on my Big Shot to line up with the washi tape and ran it through two times, each time lining up with the outside of that washi tape. I used an Xacto knife to cut away the little pieces that were still connected to the sides of the banner.
I cut two more full flower pieces to put behind the partially die cut piece to give the whole thing a bit more stability. Then I did as above and fussy cut a base piece using the die as my guide, out of silver glitter paper. I added a few pearl accents to make it really fancy. It is hard to see, but the white card base is actually the shimmer white cardstock so the whole thing just shines! The sentiment is from the Forever Ferns set.
This last sample is totally different. I used a piece of Basic Grey cardstock that measured 7-1/2 by 8-1/2 to create a long card. This will fit in a legal-sized envelope with extra room at the top. I could have made it longer, but I am a bit stingy with my cardstock!
I cut the strips of color from scrap cardstock and used my Stamparatus to stamp "Just because" in the same place on each one. The sentiment is from a past Paper Pumpkin stamp set. Any words would work here. I stamped them using the Memento black stamp pad.
I cut out two of the Blossoms using the shimmer white cardstock. I positioned the flowers and marked where I wanted them to be so I could cut off the part of the bottom layer where it met the color stripes. I wanted it to lay flat, so I only have the top die cut flowers going over the stripes. Doing two layers also makes it looks nicer I think.
Inside the card, I put a piece of white cardstock for my message that measured 3-1/2 x 8-1/4, just 1/4 inch smaller than the card base.
I added a few rhinestones to the flower centers, but you totally would not have to. It looks really stunning without them.
I'd love to see what you come up with for this set! Click on the supplies below to be taken to my Stampin' Up! website where you can place an order. I really think you are going to love this Blossoms in bloom set!
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