The stamp set featured today is Flower Vine from Altenew.

I started by placing a piece of Neenah Classic Crest card stock in my stamp platform. Both large flower stamps were placed in the positioner and inked using embossing ink.

Once the images were stamped, I covered both with clear embossing powder. After removing the excess powder, I used a heat gun to melt the powder. It is important to note that I always let my heat gun warm up for a couple of minutes before using. I also apply heat in a circular motion making sure that I do not stay in one spot to long. Leaving the heat gun in one spot for to long can lead to scorched paper (I’ve done that a time or two).

After making sure that all of the embossing powder was melted, I began to apply ink using a mini ink blending tool. I applied the ink in a random pattern until I achieved the desired color mixture.

Once I was happy with the color, I gently wiped the images with a paper towel in order to remove any ink that might be sitting on top of the embossed images; 1/4 in was then trimmed from all four sides.

I used a clear glitter brush to apply sparkle to all of the flowers and leaves. The Miss You sentiment was stamped using Altenew Permanent Black Ink and cut out using a round sentiment strip. I attached foam to the back of the strip using a strong adhesive and then applied it to the card.

Another piece of foam was trimmed and adhered to the card panel using strong adhesive. The panel was then attached to a top folding card base using the same adhesive.
I initially thought I was finished at this point, but the more I looked at the card the more I felt that something was missing. I finally decided to add flat back pearls to the centers of a few of the flowers and that made all the difference.