International Highlights Winners Hop

I am honoured to have been selected as one of the Top 10 winners in the recent February 2022 International Highlights Blog Hop hosted by Kylie Bertucci. I would like to thank everyone that voted for my card in the February 2022 International Highlights Blog Hop. The theme for the International Blog Hop is Thank You cards. You can check out my entry card for the February Blog Hop at creatingartwithmarilyn.com/kylies-international-blog-highlights-february-2022-daffodil-daydream/

I decided I wanted to play with some of the products from the Annual Catalogue. I decide to use the Art Gallery stamp set and the In Good Taste DSP.

Instructions to create my card:

1. Card Base is Early Espresso card stock cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored and folded at 4 1/4″
2. Next layer is 2 pieces of In Good Taste DSP cut at 2 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ for top and 1 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ for the bottom overlapping a little. Adhere to card base with liquid glue.
3. Stamp three of the flowers from Art Gallery stamp set in Flirty Flamingo and then also stamp the layering stamp also in Flirty Flamingo.
4. Stamp the leaves in Pear Pizzazz.
5. Die cut the flowers and leaves using the Floral Gallery die set.
6. To add the Gilded Leafing to the flowers, stamp the flowers using the layering stamp with Versa Mark and then add Heat and Stick powder. Use the heat tool to melt the Heat and Stick and then dip it in the Gilded Leafing.
7. Stamp the Sentiment in Early Espresso, I used the Thank You sentiment from the Plentiful Plants.
8. Attach the flowers to the card using dimensionals, insert the leaves using glue dots.
9. I die cut some of the berries from the Poinsettia Dies in vellum and added them with glue dots.