Welcome! Today I have a pair of cards to share with you using dies and hot foil plates from the Spellbinders Photosynthesis Collection. This collection has an array of wonderful products that play perfectly together but also great with others too! Today I used the Zig Zag Chevron cover plate frame and negative pieces to create two cards.
For the first card, I wanted to use the frame the chevron gives you with a textured background. The best way I could think to accomplish that was with distress oxide sprays.
I used mermaid lagoon and scattered straw on a piece of white cardstock. Once it was dry I spritzed it with water for extra oxidization and it blended the colors a bit too. Then I adhered the zig zag chevron panel over the top with liquid glue.
While that was drying, I die cut and glued together three flowers from the Floral Stems die set. I still have some sentiments I created using the Must-Have Sentiments hot foil plate and die set and there was a perfect one for the this card so I didn’t even have to create more.
I glued the flowers directly to the card front and popped the sentiment up with foam squares.
Next, I had the negative chevrons still in perfect placement in the die so I was able to create a second card really easily.
I just added glue to the back of the pieces and placed it on a white cardstock panel. I used my Tool-in-One to pop them out and removed the die. I couldn’t believe it but I only had to adjust one piece before placing an acrylic block on top to help it all dry flat.
While that was drying, I die cut and created more florals from the Floral Stems die set again. This time I added a little copic marker to the tips of the flower and I also added stems and foliage.
Same story with my sentiment…having a bundle already created is so cool! I highly recommend this trick.
I trimmed the chevron panel down to 4×5.25 inches and popped it up with foam tape on a card base. Then I added the flowers and greenery with liquid glue before popping the sentiment up with foam squares again.
I can really see this whole collection being a go-to for a variety of cards in the future. It’s relaxing and fun to create with using different techniques.
Products used today:
Zig Zag Chevron cover plate
Floral Stems dies
Go-To Sentiments hot foil plates and die
Distress Oxide Sprays – scattered straw and mermaid lagoon
Foam squares and tape
Bearly Art liquid glue
I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!
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