Hydrangea Haven

I have combined a sketch challenge and a color challenge for today's card. TGIF Challenge #410 provided three colors perfect for Spring flowers. The colors are Highland Heather, Pear Pizzazz and Blushing Bride. Amy's sketch from Sunday Stamps Challenge #304 helped me narrow my focus and led me to my paper choices. I tried a new to me technique for this card. I heat embossed on watercolor paper.

I started by cutting a 4 1/4" by 5 1/2 " piece of the Highland Heather Hydrangea Hill DSP (ret). I attached it to a Pear Pizzazz card base. I used the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut another piece of the DSP. It was layered onto a 2 1/4" by 4 1/8" piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock. I glued this to the covered card base.

For the flowers and leaves, I used the Hydrangea stamp set and dies. I started by heat embossing them on watercolor paper using white embossing powder. I them used the Water Painters to color them with the challenge colors. when dry, I cut them out with the dies. I arranged them into a cluster on the card front.

The sentiment from the Hydrangea stamps was embossed with white powder onto Pear Pizzazz cardstock. I layered it onto some Blushing Bride Grosgrain Ribbon (ret) then attached it to the card front with dimensionals.

A few Pastel Pearls were added to finish the card.

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