by Joanne James19. January 2026 09:00
Happy Monday everyone! Today I'm starting the week with a card using Judy's current layout over at Freshly Made Sketches:
This is one of those classic layouts that is super-versatile and as soon as I saw it I knew what I wanted to do with it. Yes, I was itching to chop up more of those Lovely Blossoms papers - take a look at what I came up with:
Here's the low-down on today's card:
There are two interesting things about today's card that I wanted to share with you: the first concerns my floral focal image. This is one of the printed panels that is perfect for a standalone cardfront, but the shape of the blue on the white also meant it would be a good focal point for Judy's sketch. I set to work with my paper snips, but I felt that the image was a little flat and really needed a frame. I don't have any dies that are that exact shape and size, so I had to get creative! I actually managed to create a thin frame using the Everyday Arches dies, partially diecutting and inverting to create this rounded shape. I made it slightly smaller than the printed shape, so that I could fussy cut into the leaves and allow them to overhang the frame and I'm really pleased with the effect:
The second thing concerns the background: did you notice that my background panel and my horizontal panel, whilst different colours, share the same pattern? Both patterns feature in the Lovely Blossoms pack and in aligning the patterns it allows the band to stand out yet also homogenise with the background - a fortunate serendipity!
A fussy cut overlaid sentiment and trio of white enamel dots complete my card.
Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:
You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any.
Enjoy your day and I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!
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