Flora Musica Swing Back Card created for Chocolate Baroque

Good evening. Here is another of my floral makes for the recent shows on Hochanda using the Flora Musica stamp from Chocolate Baroque.

Materials:

• Flora Musica and Loving Sentiments stamps
• 8 X 8 swing back card base (with 6 X 6 inch central panel), patterned paper (Crafty Individuals Springtime)
• Inkpads: Distress Ink (Tattered Rose), Versafine (Onyx Black)
• WOW Embossing Powder (Clear Gloss)
• Spectrum Aqua Watercolour pens (pinks)
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens (clear, pinks, teal greens, gold)
• Gouache watercolour paint (opaque white)
• Alcohol marker (black)
• Rose corner embossing folder (Rose Garden - Tattered Lace)

How to make it:

1. I used a ready made fold back card base (Crafters Companion) but it would be easy to make your own. Take an 8 X 8 inch card blank and draw a 6 X 6 panel into the centre to leave a 1 inch border all around. Cut the right hand edge of the inner panel and half way into the centre (i.e. 3 inches in). Score the outer border section only, vertically to meet the cut line from top and bottom, then fold the outer frame back to the left. Sorry it’s a bit tricky to describe but it really is easy. Try it with a piece of copy paper first.
2. Open the card out flat and emboss each of the four outer corners with the embossing folder. Gently rub over with Distress Ink using a sponge. Add some highlights onto the roses using the clear sparkle pen.
3. Stamp the image and sentiment onto the patterned paper using Versafine and heat emboss with the clear powder. Colour with the watercolour and sparkle pens, blending out with a damp brush. Add a little gouache to the colours if you need a little more coverage over the background pattern (gouache is more opaque). Edge with a little Distress Ink and the black marker to frame. Glue to the card front.
4. Stamp the sentiment onto the inside of the card.