Vintage Jar Spring Bouquet Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some Spring floral bouquet cards today featuring our Vintage Jar Stamps and Dies!

For both of these cards, I started by stamping my first layer onto cardstock and die-cutting the jar with the coordinating dies, and then I stamped the second layer using a slightly darker shade of dye ink onto vellum before sprinkling the image with clear embossing powder and heat setting it. Typically, you can't heat-emboss with dye inks; however, because of the non-porous nature of the vellum and the fact that most dye inks would just smear off without drying, the clear embossing powder helped set the image. It also gave me a wider range of inks in my stash to choose from. I then die-cut the vellum layer and used a Zig Glue Pen to add a thin line of glue on the back of the vellum piece directly behind my heat-embossed lines to hide the adhesive and to give me a pocket to insert my flower stems.

For my first card showcasing the Vintage Jar Stamps, I filled my jar with the daffodils from our Spring Bouquet Stamps and Dies. I created a fresh green gingham backdrop for my card by pairing our Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die with our Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils. I then layered my white scalloped cardstock panel down the center by die-cutting the edges with a border from our Slimline Pennant Dies and added the offset straight stitching with our Slimline Basic Border Dies. As the final touch, I heat-embossed the "Happy Birthday" phrase from our Inside Greetings Birthday Stamps onto a yellow polka-dot print from our Spring Fever Paper pack, which I die-cut using our Brilliant Banner 2 Dies.

Ink colors used for daffodils:

• PinkFresh Sunshine
• PinkFresh Sweet Mustard
• PinkFresh Marigold
• PinkFresh Apricot

Ink colors used for stems & leaves:

• PinkFresh Key Lime
• Concord & 9th Parsley

For my next card featuring the Vintage Jar Stamps, I created a floral bouquet using our Tranquil Tulips Stamps and Dies. This time I turned to our Background Basics 2 Stamps to stamp the tone-on-tone hot pink diagonal grid print for my card background. To form my white scalloped cardstock strip down the center, I paired the eyelet lace border and the stitched edge from our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies. 

I stamped the same "Happy Birthday" phrase from our Inside Greetings Birthday Stamps onto a lavender polka-dot print from our Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper pack, which I die-cut using our Brilliant Banner 1 Dies. The polka-dot print felt washed out next to the vibrant purple tulips, so I inked up my patterned paper with some Wilted Violet Distress ink to closely match the colors. I love the idea of inking patterned paper to make it work for your needs and that the print still shows through the light layer of ink!

Ink colors used for hot pink tulips:

• Gina K. Bubblegum Pink
• Hero Arts Ultra Pink
• Gina K.Passionate Pink

Ink colors used for purple tulips:

• PinkFresh Soft Lilac
• PinkFresh Lavender
• Gina K. Wild Lilac

Ink colors used for stems & leaves:

• PinkFresh Key Lime
• Concord & 9th Parsley

That wraps up my projects for this morning. I hope I've inspired you in your own cardmaking and that you spread a little happiness by sending out a card to a loved one today.

Don't forget to check out our Vintage Jar Stamps and Tranquil Tulips Stamps in our online shop, which are both currently on sale!  I also encourage you to check out all the card ideas with these sets on each of their product pages. I always make sure to upload tons of ideas for each set following the product image so there are lots of ideas to scroll through there organized by set. 💗

Supplies Used:

Vintage Jar Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Vintage Jar Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Basic Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Bouquet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Bouquet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tranquil Tulips Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tranquil Tulips Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Fever Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio
Inside Greetings Birthday Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio

Gift Card Envelope Floral Bouquet Cards With Mendi

Hello there! Before we switch gears and kick off our Summer Sneak Peek week starting here tomorrow morning, I thought I would pop in and share one last spring card idea that has been bouncing around in my head since our Spring Sneak Peek week back in January.

Card No. 1: I thought it would be so much fun to pair our new Beautiful Bluebell Stamps together with our Gift Card Envelope dies to create a floral bouquet. However, once I got started it was hard not to reuse this same idea with so many of our other flower layering stamps which I always make sure to stamp extras of assembly line style so I can have them on hand and ready to go for instances just like this. In the end, I was able to create five cards using one idea which saved me so much time and I'm really happy with how they turned out!

For all my cards today I started by trimming an A2-sized grey tone-on-tone patterned paper panel from our Subtle Grey Tones Paper pack. I then cut my Gift Card Envelope for this card from a green gingham from our Gingham Pastel Paper pack. After it was assembled, I tucked in three fern leaves from our Spring Greenery Dies. I then set to work filling in all the various bluebell flowers from our Beautiful Bluebells Stamps. For my greeting, I stamped the "happy birthday" phrase from our Inside Greetings Birthday Stamps onto our Brilliant Banner 1 Dies. As finishing touches, I added a blue butterfly from our Watering Can Stamps and a white stitched strip along the bottom from our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies.

Bluebell Ink Colors Used:
Hero Arts Dusty Blue
Hero Arts Cornflower
Gina K. Powder Blue
Hero Arts Indigo

Stem Ink Colors Used:
Pinkfresh Studio Key Lime
Pinkfresh Studio Olive
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Card No. 2: For my next card, I started by die-cutting my Gift Card Envelope from a lightweight pink cardstock (65 lbs. or something similar to what you find with those Michaels multi-colored packs). I should note that I realized as I went along that it was helpful to ink the edges of the envelopes before assembling them to help define that this was indeed an envelope. Some of the earlier versions shared below lack that bit of definition and I wish I could go back and add it because they feel a little flat to me and maybe harder to distinguish that these are indeed envelopes.

This time for my flowers I used our Spring Bouquet Stamps with the little honey bee from our Tranquil Tulips Stamps. For my sentiment, I once again used the Inside Greetings Birthday Stamps, stamping them onto our Brilliant Banner 2 Dies which had been cut from our Gingham Pastel Paper and Dots & Stripes Pastel Paper packs. The scalloped edge added to the bottom of my card comes from our Eyelet Lace Border Dies.

Daffodil Ink Colors:

PinkFresh Sunshine
PinkFresh Sweet Mustard
PinkFresh Marigold
PinkFresh Apricot

Iris Ink Colors:
PinkFresh Lavender
Gina K. Wild Lilac
Hero Arts Grape Juice
PinkFresh Sweet Mustard

Lavender Hyacinth Ink Colors:
PinkFresh Soft Lilac
Lawn Fawn Fresh Lavender
PinkFresh Lavender

Periwinkle Hyacinth Ink Colors:
Simon Says Stamp Hydrangea
Ranger Archival Violet
MFT Purple Rain (retired)

Leaves & Stems Ink Colors:
PinkFresh Key Lime
Concord & 9th Parsley
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Card No. 3: Up next is a floral bouquet using our Tranquil Tulips Stamps which I stamped in purple, hot pink, and peach tones. For my lavender Gift Card Envelope, I turned to the floral patterned paper from our Flirty Flowers Paper pack. My "congratulations" greeting comes from our Inside Greetings Congrats Stamps which I stamped onto a coordinating shade of peach paper from our Gingham Pastel Paper and Dots & Stripes Pastel Paper packs. Lastly, I added the white stitched strip along the bottom from our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies.

Purple Tulip Ink Colors:
PinkFresh Soft Lilac
PinkFresh Lavender
Gina K. Wild Lilac

Peach Tulip Ink Colors:
PinkFresh Ballet Slipper
Gina K. Innocent Pink
PinkFresh Coral Reef

Hot Pink Tulip Ink Colors:
Gina K. Bubblegum Pink
Hero Arts Ultra Pink
Gina K.Passionate Pink

Leaves & Stems Ink Colors:
Gina K. Lucky Clover (or Hero Arts Fresh Lawn)
PinkFresh Olive

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Card No. 4: For this floral bouquet, I turned to our Captivating Camellias Stamps which I stamped in beautiful hot pink shades and tucked into an aqua blue Gift Card Envelope. This time I made a Mother's Day Card borrowing a sentiment from our Happy Thoughts Stamps which I stamped onto our Brilliant Banner 1 Dies cut from pink cardstock and shaded with inks to match my flowers. I once again added some blue butterflies to match from our Watering Can Stamps and added a white stitched strip along the bottom from our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies.

Camellia Ink Colors:
Gina K. Bubblegum Pink
PinkFresh Sparkling Rose
PinkFresh Bubblegum
Gina K.Passionate Pink

Leaf Ink Colors:
PinkFresh Grassy Knoll
PinkFresh Key Lime
Concord & 9th Parsley
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Card No. 5: For my last card of the day I used our Lovely Lilacs Stamps to create a beautiful uplifting floral bouquet for a sympathy card. I already had the pink polka-dot Gift Card Envelope on hand so I decided to make my lilacs a beautiful shade of pink to match and cut my Brilliant Banner 2 Die from green cardstock to match the leaves. I stamped my "praying for you" sentiment from our Inside Greetings Sympathy Stamps and once again added some pink butterflies to match from our Watering Can Stamps with a white stitched strip along the bottom of my card from our Eyelet Lace Border Dies.

Lilac Flower Ink Colors:
PinkFresh Ballet Slipper
Hero Arts Soft Pink
Hero Arts Bubblegum
Gina K.Passionate Pink

Lilac Leaves Ink Colors:
PinkFresh Studio Grassy Knoll
PinkFresh Studio Key Lime
PinkFresh Studio Olive

I hope I've inspired you with these cards today. Make sure to return here tomorrow morning at 8am EST / 5am PST for my first set of Summer Sneak Peeks as I count down the days to our big release on Friday. In the meantime, here's a little sneak peek to tide you over.

Supplies Used Today:

Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Eyelet Lace Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Captivating Camellias Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Captivating Camellias Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Inside Greetings Birthday Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Sympathy Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lovely Lilacs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Lovely Lilacs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Watering Can Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Watering Can Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Congrats Shop at: Sunny Studio
Spring Bouquet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Bouquet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tranquil Tulips Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tranquil Tulips Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beautiful Bluebells Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beautiful Bluebells Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gift Card Envelope Die Shop at: Sunny Studio