Hello, everyone! I made a few St. Patrick's Day cards to deliver to Arts Plus Gallery recently, and this is my favorite: a big, bold 3D shamrock set upon an inky black base.
See the fabulous dimension? Even after it sits in the envelope for a while, the petals perk right up when allowed to 'breathe.'
Here's a little tutorial I made for you:
Super easy, super cute!
Challenges entered:
By the way, some of you have asked how my bridal cards (I still need to share more of them) are selling at A Beautiful Touch bridal boutique. I sold two! And hey, that's pretty good for a start. This is not yet their busy time of year, and we've had so much snow that the shop's been closed many days. Both the sweetheart-of-an-owner and I feel confident that the cards will be a popular add-on purchase once the busy season gets going.
See the fabulous dimension? Even after it sits in the envelope for a while, the petals perk right up when allowed to 'breathe.'
Here's a little tutorial I made for you:
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| Punch out 6 hearts from green cardstock. Ink the edges with a slightly darker green ink. |
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| Score down the center of each heart. I lined mine up on an old Fiskars cutting board with a scoring blade. Saves time to do many at once; just make sure you hold securely down or they'll scatter! |
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| I have two Fiskars boards: one is dedicated to cutting, the other to scoring. That way, I never need to change out blades. |
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| Flatten along the score line with a bone folder. |
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| Apply glue (I use Aleene's Tacky Glue A LOT.) to one half of one side of each heart. |
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| I skipped the photo about embossing the black card base, but I figure that doesn't need explaining. ;-) Arrange each 'petal' on your embossed card base, and add a hand-cut stem. Use clear stamping blocks to help weight down the shamrock as it dries. |
Challenges entered:
- Shopping Our Stash - 'Embellish Me' - create your own embellishment
- CASology - 'Jump' - when I was a kid, it was fun to jump in a bed of clover...that is, until I realized BEES like clover, too. Then, it wasn't so fun!
- The Card Concept - 'A Floral Theme' - well, now, would shamrocks/clovers be considered a flower, or a weed? ;-) I hope I'm allowed to stay and play! The style for this card is Clean & Graphic.
By the way, some of you have asked how my bridal cards (I still need to share more of them) are selling at A Beautiful Touch bridal boutique. I sold two! And hey, that's pretty good for a start. This is not yet their busy time of year, and we've had so much snow that the shop's been closed many days. Both the sweetheart-of-an-owner and I feel confident that the cards will be a popular add-on purchase once the busy season gets going.
Paper: Basic Black, Green Galore - SU Ink: Garden Green - SU Fibers: Peapod twine - The Twinery Accessories & Tools: Full Heart punch; Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder - SU
Cute, Colleen! I love the black background....I would not think to use that but it really makes those clovers stand out. The baker's twine adds such a fun bit of whimsey!
ReplyDeleteLove the fresh feeling of the bright green - I can't wait to get rid of all this white stuff on the ground! Thanks for joining us at the Card Concept!
ReplyDeleteLoving the 3D shamrock :) Yeah for the card sales too!
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable AND brilliant!!!! ((hugs)) Rebecca
ReplyDeleteSoooooooo cute cute cute!! I loveeeeeeeeeee this!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm always looking for great St. Pat's cards and I love yours - very classy!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shamrocks created from the hearts! Awesome tutorial as well. The green pops out beautifully against the black background. Have a wonderful weekend, Shirleyx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous green against the black! Congrats on the 2 card sale - that is very fun!
ReplyDeleteSuper! Love the shamrock against the black background.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your card sales.
Ooooh this is FUN and it really pops on the black background!! Cute idea Colleen. Congrats on your card sale, I had no doubt ;)
ReplyDeleteVery cool shamrock, Colleen. Thanks for the tutorial. Hope I can find time to make my Irish hubby one.
ReplyDeleteJust wait until June and those wedding cards will be flying out her door. Hope you have a lot made.
Love this 3-D shamrock card! Such a fun card with great dimension! Just starting my St. Pat's cards. My husband's Irish, so I always like to make him one!:-)
ReplyDeleteReally cute! I can see how the leaves would pop back up, too. Love this idea, Colleen! Thanks for the how to!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh Colleen this is so pretty! I love your blog header to absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shamrock card!!!
ReplyDeleteI adore this!!! And I AM jumping for joy as my mom LOVES shamrocks and clovers! She has shamrock growing in her sill and tho the cat likes to try to nibble at them, we keep her away!! Love your tutorial and thanks so much for sharing this week at CASology!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this tutorial; the shamrock is a gorgeous eye catcher:)
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As 3D shamrocks go, this one is fantabulous! What a great CAS card! Thanks for the tutorial and for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorial. The shamrock is AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteYour shamrock is amazing! I enjoyed your tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CASology. May-DT
ReplyDeleteWonderful take on the Cue Card and an amazing design! The green really pops off of the black. Thanks so much for joining us at CASology this week!
ReplyDeleteI just love that eye-catching shamrock, Colleen! It really pops against the black background :)
ReplyDeleteSo fun and cute! Love that 3D shamrock!
ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial! I am a fan of origami sort of techniques. Your card certainly pops and your use of color encouraged me to post my blue project!
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Awesome! I love this idea! I am also pleased to see that I'm not the only person who uses acrylic blocks to flatten stuff ;) They're so handy aren't they!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card!
Holy moly, Colleen, that looks like REAL clover!! Thank you so much for the tute!! Congratulations on the HM honor from CASology; I predict a win at CCC, too!! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteWOW! This is amazing Colleen. The bold clover has amazing impact. Wonderful tutorial too. Thank you so much for joining us at The Card Concept.
ReplyDeletefabulous card. I love the dimension sooo much!
ReplyDeleteThis shamrock card jumped out of the gallery and demanded my attention! I love the black embossed background which showcases this perfectly! TFS the tutorial - fabulous card!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome, so creative!!
ReplyDeleteLaura
Such a fabulous card Colleen :) Viv xx
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