Time for Tea Tutorial with Prima Cherry Sweet and How to Create a Floral Embellishment
Hello, Friends! It’s Wonderful Wednesday and I have a lovely Time for Tea Tutorial with Prima Cherry Sweet. Would you like to learn a tip that will help you stretch your patterned papers while still creating layered, dimensional card? I hope you’ll follow along as I put my stash of dies and ephemera to work!
Some of you recently asked me to show you how to create floral clusters like the one featured on this card. I generally adhere my flowers directly to the card base. But sometimes I want to have the freedom to move floral embellishments around to see where they look the best. That’s when I build the clusters separately. It’s a really helpful technique when you’re not exactly sure about placement.
Quick and Easy Layers
It’s been a while since I created a card where the die cut layers take a leading role. So easy, but so pretty, right? Simply layer the die cuts with foam pop dots to create lots of dimension. Then create a focal point with a pretty tea cup ephemera piece. Of course, you could use any ephemera you like as the focal point for the card. I just happen to love pretty teacups.
Use Your Scraps
Create a fun little flap element with a small scrap of designer paper.
- First, score a 1/2″ flap on the left hand side of your paper scrap.
- Next, adhere the flap behind the pink cardstock liner.
- Then adhere tags on both sides of the flap to act as a turn tag.
- Finally, dress up the front of the flap with cabinet card ephemera.
Another great tip for stretching your patterned papers is to use your scraps. I did not have a wide enough solid panel of paper for the top section of this card. So I found two scraps that could be cut to the correct height and turned them into a side pocket.
- First, adhere the wider left-hand panel to the card base.
- Next, place adhesive on the top, bottom and right hand side of the narrow panel and adhere on the right hand side of the card base.
- Now you have a lovely pocket. Cut some scraps, mat on cardstock top with ephemera pull tabs and tuck into the pocket for a delightful surprise.
Time for Tea Tutorial with Prima Cherry Sweet on YouTube
Would you like to see how to create these quick and easy card layers? Then please grab a cuppa and a snack and join me on my YouTube channel for this week’s Wonderful Wednesday tutorial.
Did you learn some new tips and ideas today? Remember some dies from your stash that you’d like to pull out and have a paper party? I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Cheerio,
kathy
SUPPLY LIST
**Please note: Some items are currently discontinued or out of stock. You can always search Ebay or Etsy for them, or substitute an item from your stash.
- Prima Cherry Sweet Collection
- Michael’s Recollections Heavy Cardstock
- Button Farm Club Pop Dots
- Anna Griffin Favorite Tea Embellishments
- Teapot Box Dies/Anna Griffin
- Amazing Paper Grace Bella Diamante Dies
A delightful, pretty card with balance, texture and interest. Your time away from the studio certainly hasn’t diminished your creativity! Bits and pieces are always a challenge to bring together and I am looking forward to seeing your final project with these papers. Thanks for sharing Kathy, and you are sounding positive about your rehabilitation, that is sooo good!
Lovely. Hope you arr doing good
Kathy, I want to thank you for your tutorials on making an album from scratch. I was looking for exactly what you demonstrated. Other sites were unclear and too expensive for me to try. I share your love for the paper too, just my style. I am now excited again to make a shower present, thanks to you. I cannot wait to buy my supplies. Thank you!
Hello, Mae! I’m so happy that you found this tutorial to be so helpful and inspiring. Have the very best time creating your shower present with these gorgeous papers. Thank you so much for this lovely comment!
Glad to hear your physical therapy is going well! Thanks for the tips on using scraps and love the idea for making the floral clusters. As always your tutorials are so inspiring!