I absolutely adore these Daffodil dies! As you can see with this card, you don’t have to use the coordinating stamps to create something beautiful. I love the stamps too, and they are wonderful for coloring which is always a treat. The dies create beautiful layered flowers which is different than the look of the stamped images. For this card I created a little bit of difference between the top, more detailed die cut from the lower layer. For the center of the daffodil I lightly sponged Sweet Sorbet ink over a Calypso Coral diecut to darken it just a bit. The white layers have Basic White for the base and Shimmery White for the top, detailed layer. I really like combining plain white with with the Shimmery white for a subtle tone-on-tone look. This combination of colors for the flowers was one of many that I found doing an online search of daffodil flowers. There are a lot of gorgeous colors and combinations for these flowers! Like this one there are a bunch that have a different color for the trumpet (not sure if that’s the right term) from the base flowers. And there are also lots that have the same color for the two parts, or very slight differences. If you have flower dies, I encourage you to check out images online for some inspiration; nature is the best creator!
I’m happy to participate in another of the Tic Tac Toe Challenges! As I’ve said before, the variety of creations that these 9 squares inspire is really amazing. For my creation I used the bottom row: Gems or Sequins, Watercolor and Floral. If it’s not obvious, the watercolor aspect is the background paper behind the daffodils. I painted some light blue ink with watercolor brushes onto watercolor paper, and then stamped the greeting and diecut the oval once the paper was fully dry.
For an added bonus I also have the top left square – Shaped Card. That doesn’t make any difference for the challenge, but I just had to point it out. I used some super-old Oval Framelits dies to create the card base and the watercolor paper layer. The largest die in the set is sized just right for a regular A2 envelope. I learned a trick on-line to help the card stand up well: I trimmed a little off the bottom of the back layer so that there is a little flat part to give it stability. It’s so easy, and it works like a charm!
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