Simon Says Stamp Hello Stems

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks for stopping by! Today’s project is featuring the new Whirl Diamond Plate from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Sweetheart. So, let’s jump right into the details!

I began this card by cutting three SSS Sunrise Stems from Neenah 110lb cardstock. While I was cutting, I went ahead and cut the SSS Whirl Diamond Plate from a panel of black cardstock. I did some ink blending on the flowers using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Seafoam, Surf, Celery, Pearfection, Lemonade and Sunbeam.

Once all of the ink blending was done, I adhered the pieces of the flowers together using liquid glue. At this point, I did not adhere the flowers to the stems, because I was figuring out placement and deciding if I was going to need to trim some of the leaves off.

Before adhering the Whirl Diamond die cut to another panel of black cardstock, I splattered the panel with some gold acrylic ink for just a touch of added interest. Once that was dry, I adhered the die cut panel using liquid glue. I determined the placement of the florals, trimmed off a few leaves as necessary, and adhered the stems and flowers to the panel.

It was bothering me that I did not have three stems extending all the way to the bottom of the panel, because of placement on the card. To remedy this, I die cut the bottom of the stem two more times and ink blended them to match. I then tucked and glued the bottom portion so that I had three stems extending the length of the panel. That’s just me being a tad bit anal. What can I say?

I die cut the SSS Script Hello once from gold cardstock, cut the shadow three times from black cardstock and adhered them all together for a stacked sentiment. The sentiment was then adhered to the panel using foam tape. For a little bling, I added a few PFS Gold Metallic Pearls before adhering the panel to the card base.

That finishes up this project! I hope you enjoyed it! I love the look of bright florals against a black background. I think it’s so dramatic and beautiful. Don’t forget to check out the entire Sweetheart release! There’s so many fun things to feast your eyes upon. Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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