Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Wild Blooms

Loosing myself in cardmaking, as much as possible.  It's been quite awhile since I used PTI Wild Blooms layering stencil set, so pulled it out for stencil week at JUGS.  
I used a cream panel laying on my table with Altenew inks Blush Rose, Wisteria and Sagestone plus CN9 inks Pink Lemonade and Artichoke.  It was night when I finished stenciling and I wasn't sure I liked it enough to use it for a card.  Decided to leave it overnight and see what I thought in the daylight.  Next day I cut it down and brushed the edges with the Sagestone ink.  Then I used my finger to apply gold wax through the stencil for the flower centers--so beautiful!  Now the panel was growing on me, so I mixed a bit of water with some of the wax and splattered it over the panel.  I picked up the leftover with a small brush and went around the edges.  The mat was brushed with Blush Rose to match and I attached the panels to the center of a cream card.  Debated about the sentiment and decided on an old Winnie and Walter stamp/die set.  The little word was stamped in Artichoke and spring was die cut twice and brushed with a shimmer pen.  Pulled out the new to me Poppystamps Bunches o' Butterflies.  I chose one, inked it with Pink Lemonade, dabbed a bit of gold wax on the tips of the wings and attached a gold glitter dot to the body.  You can see the shine and shimmer in my IG post.  Glad I didn't toss the stenciled panel as I ended up with a card I really like.  I'm also entering SSS Wednesday.
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11 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, this is such a sweet and dreamy spring card! So happy to have you sharing this with us at Just Us Girls!

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  2. Hello Greta.
    The materials you use are fantastic.
    The card with spring flowers is beautiful. Perfect for wishing someone a happy birthday during the summer months. It's a brilliant idea!
    Hugs, my friend.
    Mónica. 🌻🪷🌻🪷🌻🪷🌻🪷🌻

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  3. As always a very pretty floral card Greta.

    B x

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  4. Beautiful spring card! Thanks for joining in at JUGS

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  5. Your beautiful card certainly is a spring card! Love all the soft color with the gorgeous flowers and background! Wonderful sentiment, too!

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  6. It is funny how we can change our view on things. I am glad you didn't toss the panel too. It is so pretty. I love the softness and it perfectly sums up the feeling of spring xx

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  7. Gorgeous card Greta, so beautiful in the delicate, pastel shades. Liz xx

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  8. So beautiful Greta. Just delicate colouring

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  9. So tender, a perfect spring card!!

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  10. That must be why they say "sleep on it"! It gives you a new perception and you sure took advantage of that. It is beautiful with those soft spring colors and the touch of gold just set it off. Thanks for your sweet comments to uplift me.

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  11. Super pretty spring card, Greta!

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