Cherry Blossom Mer-Ween Blog Hop 2021: Day 2 "April Showers Bring May Flowers" Cherry Blossom card by Leigh!

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May 4 - 31st

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Day 2
"April Showers Bring May Flowers"

Cherry Blossom card

by Leigh

 

My Cherry Blossom Mer-Ween hop inspiration for you today features my new Parasol Geisha Doll Print and Cutz set, the Cherry Blossom Branch Print and Cutz set, the Cherry Blossom Square Frame SVG Lace Cutz set and Japanese Clouds background digi stamp from my new Cherry Blossom Collection!

 

I coloured Parasol Geisha Doll and the Cherry Blossom Branch in Adobe Fresco and the Japanese Clouds background is coloured with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink and I used Spectrum Noir clear Glitter Sparkle pen to add pretty shimmer to the clouds.

 

 

 I then printed them on my home printer and cut them out with my Silhouette Cameo 4 using my new Silhouette Studio Print and Cutz versions.

 

 

I used the Parasol Geisha Doll and Cherry Blossom Branch versions with the widest white offset border.

 

The fabulous "April Showers Bring May Flowers" senti in a Japanese inspired font is included in the Parasol Geisha Doll set.

 

To make the card frame I used my gorgeous new Cherry Blossom Square Frame Lace Cutz set and Japanese Clouds background Digi Stamp.

 

 

 I used the delicate Lace overlay aka the top layer cut from white cardstock, the first mat cut from a pale peach cardstock and then the 2nd mat as a shadow layer cut from black cardstock.  Then added pretty sparkle to the Cherry Blossoms with Diamond Stickles glitter glue.

 

TIPS

🌸 As the design is completely hand drawn each side edge of the cuts is different so you do need to match up the layers before gluing them together😉

🌸 Cardstocks can make or break your project and do make a huge difference to the success of your cuts.  Always test your cardstocks as well as your cutting machine's settings to ensure you don't waste entire sheets in a failed cut!  For the delicate lace cutz I use 80lb weight cardstock.  

🌸 The delicate lace overlay can be adhered with glue applied with a very fine tip, dotty tapes that apply tiny glue dots to just the lace or cut from adhesive backed cardstocks.

I used Mat Layers #1 cut from black cardstock to mount my Parasol Geisha Doll, Cherry Blossom Branch and Senti on and painted them with Spectrum Noir clear Glitter Sparkle pen to add the pretty shimmer.

I embellished all the blossoms on the Geisha Doll and the Branch with Diamond Stickles glitter glue for lots of pretty sparkle!

 

 

I mounted the Square Frame onto a top fold square card base I made from heavy weight white cardstock and then I adhered the Parasol Geisha Doll, Cherry Blossom Branch and Senti to the card with pop dots.

 

 

The finished card is both dramatic and ever so pretty with all the shimmery glitter and sparkle.  I'm going to try and capture the beauty in a little video😉

 

Shop these gorgeous new designs and more in the MAY SALE!

 

You can also get the gorgeous Parasol Geisha Doll and Senti set and the Cherry Blossom Branch as digi stamp sets too! 

 

 

You can also get a variation of the the Cherry Blossom Square Frame as a single digi stamp too!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by to see today's featured make!
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