Lavender Flowers Congrats Card
For the card front: Turn the card with the fold at the top and cover the front with purple cardstock. Cut 6¼"x4¾" Simply Susan gray textured paper and glue centered on the front. Cut out the Color Me™ large floral label from the card topper.
Color the outer petals on the three largest flowers with LV1. Shade the petals while still wet by coloring near the centers with PL2 and blending the two colors. Color the inner petals with LV2. Color the centers of the two outer flowers with GB8 and the center of the middle flower with GB8 and PP5.
Color the pink flowers with PP3 and shade with PP5. Color the centers with CT3. Color the yellow flowers with CT3. Color the leaves with DG2 and shade with DG4. Color the label’s inner border with PL4 and the middle border with LV1. Foam tape the label to the center front.
Cut out the Color Me™ “joyous celebration” label. Color the letters with PP3, the inner borders with CT3 and the outer borders with PL4. Cut the ribbon in half, then fold each in half and glue to the greeting back, extending beyond each end. Foam tape to the front at the bottom right.
For the inside: Cut 4½"x2½" Simply Susan purple dotted paper and mat the long edges on purple cardstock with 1/8" borders. Glue to the inside, aligning the right edges. Cut 2 3/8"x5" Simply Susan purple floral paper and mat the right long edge on black cardstock with a 1/8" border. Glue along the left edge.
Cut out the Color Me™ “happily ever after” label and color with PP3 and PP5. Cut out the matching blank label and color with LV1 and LV2. When completely dry, stamp “congrats” on the blank label. Cover with embossing powder, tap off the excess, and heat to melt the powder. Glue the labels to the inside as shown. Cut out a Color Me™ extra art flower and color as for a lavender flower on the front. Foam tape as shown.
Cardstocks: dusty purple, black
Color the outer petals on the three largest flowers with LV1. Shade the petals while still wet by coloring near the centers with PL2 and blending the two colors. Color the inner petals with LV2. Color the centers of the two outer flowers with GB8 and the center of the middle flower with GB8 and PP5.
Color the pink flowers with PP3 and shade with PP5. Color the centers with CT3. Color the yellow flowers with CT3. Color the leaves with DG2 and shade with DG4. Color the label’s inner border with PL4 and the middle border with LV1. Foam tape the label to the center front.
Cut out the Color Me™ “joyous celebration” label. Color the letters with PP3, the inner borders with CT3 and the outer borders with PL4. Cut the ribbon in half, then fold each in half and glue to the greeting back, extending beyond each end. Foam tape to the front at the bottom right.
For the inside: Cut 4½"x2½" Simply Susan purple dotted paper and mat the long edges on purple cardstock with 1/8" borders. Glue to the inside, aligning the right edges. Cut 2 3/8"x5" Simply Susan purple floral paper and mat the right long edge on black cardstock with a 1/8" border. Glue along the left edge.
Cut out the Color Me™ “happily ever after” label and color with PP3 and PP5. Cut out the matching blank label and color with LV1 and LV2. When completely dry, stamp “congrats” on the blank label. Cover with embossing powder, tap off the excess, and heat to melt the powder. Glue the labels to the inside as shown. Cut out a Color Me™ extra art flower and color as for a lavender flower on the front. Foam tape as shown.
Cardstocks: dusty purple, black