Leafy backgrounds can be a fun element for cards. There are ton of ways to achieve it. You can either stamp bunch of leaves on your background panel, or add die cut leaves to create background for your card. Or you can create a whole card just with leaves.
Hello everyone,
It’s time for another challenge at The Flower Challenge and this month’s theme is “ use leaves”. Now you understand why I was talking about leafy background in the beginning of this post right?
For my project today, I decided to use an embossing folder that has different types of leaves in it . Eventhough, leafy background itself is enough element for a card but since this is The flower challenge I added a cluster of primrose flowers as the main focal point.
I had just received my subscription for this month for the Craft-A-Flower die set from Altenew. I realized I’ve used Altenew craft a flower die for most of my flower challenge posts. As the timing the die arrives is just in time for our new Flower Challenge post.
Background
Realizing that I has this old embossing folder with leaf images I thought would be perfect for the theme. I embossed a panel of Neenah card-stock and swiped a memento gold ink across it. Black splatters would compliment my gold and white background. Hence, I smooshed black soot distressed oxide ink on to an acrylic block added a little water picked it up with a paint brush and created the splatters by flicking the brush.
Focus
Die cutting tiny flowers is tidious, but definitely worth it as they look super pretty on cards. I used the new Craft-A-Flower die from Altenew. This one is called Primrose Blosom. I remember my dad was obsessed with flowers and had this flower in every color available. I created mine in yellow.
Sentiment
The word die ‘hello’ is from the same die set. I cut it three times with white card-stock and once with gold then stacked them for dimension and stability.
These little flowers look pretty in cluster, and that’s how primrose grow. So I arranged the flowers in the lower right side of the embossed panel along with the die cut hello and the sentiment strip.
Added a few black drops of Nuvo drops in black to finish off this card design. Finally, I added the panel on an A2 size card-base created with heavyweight card-stock.
Hope this inspires you. Let’s participate in the challenge and have fun.
Hugs,
Jyoti
Jyoti, I love how you created this beautiful background for your sweet Primroses and the beautiful yellow color on them, these dies you used are just awesome.
Stay healthy and safe.
XO
Maria.
Thank you so much Maria. I appreciate you taking your time to visit and leave a comment. ❤️
Thank you so much Maria for the lovely comment.
The touches of gold on the background leaves really look fabulous, Jyoti, and those primroses are so lovely.
Thank you so much Bobby for the lovely comment.
Beautiful card Jyoti, love the yellow flowers. Xx Aileen
Thank you so much Aileen ❤️
Jyoti, yellow is a perfect choice for your darling Primroses! and the leafy background you’ve created is such a great idea for adding leaves!
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Thank you so much for the lovely comment Michelle.