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Hi there,

I'm back today to share my last May Reveal card using the lovely Aster Garden Set 893 this time.

I began by stamping the main sentiment in the middle of white glossy cardstock in Nuvo Clear Mark using the Stamp Platform then I heat embossed with Gold Detail.

I then made two masks of the big flower from post-it notes, stamping in Memento black ink and fussy cutting with my 5" Mini Scissors.

I inked up the stamp using the Hybrid ink Diamonds Set Tropical Fruit and with the help of the masks I stamped around the sentiment, so that the images didn't overlap one another.

I stamped the smaller image with the butterfly on glossy card in Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Gold Detail.  This was then colored in with Aquaflow Watercolor markers - making a pallette from an acrylic block and applying the colors with the Nuvo Water Brush. Once dry this was fussy cut again with the 5" Mini Scissors.

Next I stamped on top of the flower circle with Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Gold Detail the same butterfly image.

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive was applied to the back of the fussy cut piece and placed on top of the stamped image.

The larger flower was stamped twice in Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Gold Detail and then after being colored with the colors from the same pallette, they were fussy cut with the 5" Mini Scissors.

An embossed frame was made from cutting out an oval from the Craft Perfect Ivory Bouquet paper, using the Tangerine Machine along with the Sizzix Dotted Ovals and a Spellbinders Grand Ovals die.

Next I made my card base. Using the next biggest size oval die, I cut out the front of the easel card and then the base was made, using a scrap piece of cardstock at the fold of the card base, to "stop" the machine from cutting past the fold - the card front would then be placed on top. I did the same on the base edge - this way the base is also rounded.

For the smaller sentiment I applied Versamarker pen to the word "as" from the first sentiment and stamped it on to white glossy card with the Nuvo Clear Ink and then heat embossed with Gold Detail again. Then using the Stamp Platform I lined up the second sentiment and embossed with Gold Detail. This was then die cut in the Tangerine using one of the smaller Dotted Oval Dies.

The large flower was stamped again above this sentiment with a piece of scrap paper under the oval, so ink would not hit the platform. Again stamped with Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Gold Detail.

This was again colored with the Aquaflow Watercolors.

I layered up the card front and then ran the Versamarker Pen around the outer edge of the large oval front and heat embossed a little Gold Detail to distress the edge.

The two colored flowers were then attached to the card front, placing on top of the existing stamped flowers with some 1/4" Tear-ific Tape.

The Sakura Glue Pen was used to apply a little Autumn Frost Glitter to the center of all the attached  flowers and Butterscotch Glitter to the petals.

Two more images were stamped using the Hybrid Inks Tropical Fruits on the card base and then the smaller sentiment was positioned on the card base as my "stop" with mounting tape. A few Honey Gold Crystal Drops were added to the base of the easel. This finished off my card for today.

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Below is a list of products that I used on my card, the majority of which can be found in the Sparkle N Sprinkle Store:

Aster Garden Set 893

Gold Detail (EP168)

Nuvo Clear Mark

Versamarker Pen

Stamp Platform

Tonic Tangerine

Sakura Quickie Glue Pen

Autumn Frost (GM2031)

Butterscotch (GM2051)

Memento Tuxedo Black
5" Mini Scissors

Nuvo Diamonds Tropical Fruits Inks

Nuvo Aqua Flow Markers: Lemon Zest, Aqua Splash,

Fresh Green, Red Apple, Spiced Ginger

Acrylic Block
1/4" Tea-ific Tape

Nuvo Water Brush

Tonic Craft Perfect Specialty Paper: Ivory Bouquet

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

Nuvo Glitter Drops: Honey Gold

Sizzix Dotted Ovals

Spellbinders Grand Ovals

Mounting Tape

I'd like to play along in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenge #367: Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #166: Anything Goes
City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 414: Watercolor Flowers
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #5: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by,

I'll see you back here in June!

Shona