Hey Crafty People!
I’m super excited because today we are having a collaboration between WOW Embossing Powder and Birch Press Design.
The hop & giveaway are over on Instagram so be sure to head over there and check out all of the inspiration! (I’m posting over on WOW’s Socials too, so head over to their blog for the details on my other project!)
Rainbow Fun!
- Cut all of the flowers (both layers) from Neenah 80lb and you can colour them up up in whatever colours you want with whatever medium takes your fancy! This time, I chose ink blending and I used all Catherine Pooler inks for their gorgeous, vibrant finish! I’ve just got some new brushes and they were the PERFECT way to colour up these little die cuts quickly!
- Colour both the main piece and the detail piece for each flower in the same ink; we are going to use an embossing trick to darken the detail piece up which is such an awesome technique to have in your repertoire, especially if you don’t have many colours!
- Press each of the detail pieces into a WOW Embossing Pad and emboss in Neutral Ultra Shimmer. This will make those colours just a touch darker, but without changing or hiding any of that vibrancy & shade.
- Glue each of the flowers together and set aside.
- Ink blend a rainbow through the Twister stencil onto an a2 panel of 80lb Neenah. Start from the tightest rings and spiral out, working through the same colours that you used for the flowers, again using mini brushes for added precision!
- Cut the main piece of the Hugs Sugar Script die from gold glitter cardstock and add another two plain cardstock die cuts behind it to add extra dimension. Then adhere that to a vellum shadow die cut.
- Adhere the flowers around a space large enough to accommodate the sentiment; I found it was helpful to adhere every other flower first to help me get the right positioning, then add the ones that sit in between afterwards.
- The die set does come with a die cut centre piece for the flowers, but I chose to carry the rainbow fun through even more by adding a coordinating coloured gem to the centre of each flower.
- Add the ‘hugs’ die cut with foam adhesive tape.
- To embellish further, add some additional gems randomly around the flowers.
Make The Rainbow
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— SUPPLIES —
 WOW Ultra Slow Drying Ink Pad Shop at: WOW UK | WOW US | CS UK |
 WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool Shop at: WOW UK | WOW US | CS UK |
 Star Flowers Contour Layers Shop at: S6 |
 Big Hugs Sugar Script Shop at: S6 |
 Neutral Ultra Shimmer Shop at: WOW UK | WOW US |
 Twister Stencil Shop at: WOW UK | WOW US |
 Life Of The Party Oval Bundle Shop at: CPD |
 CPD Life Of The Party Shop at: SBCOM | CPD |
 Party Dress Shop at: SBCOM | CPD |
 Tutti Frutti CPD Shop at: SBCOM | CPD |
 CPD Tiki Torch Shop at: SBCOM | CPD |
 Tiara Shop at: SBCOM | CPD |
 Lime Rickey Shop at: SBCOM | CPD |
 Aquatini Shop at: SBCOM | CPD |
 Something Borrowed Shop at: SBCOM | CPD |
 Flirty Fuchsia Shop at: SBCOM | CPD |
 Finger Blending Brushes Shop at: Amaz UK |
 Glitterstones ‘Glittering Ocean’ Shop at: Renke |
 Glitterstones ‘Glowing Green’ Shop at: Renke |
 Glitterstones ‘Sunny Rays’ Shop at: Renke |
 Glitterstones ‘Funky Red’ Shop at: Renke |
 Glitterstones ‘Cosmic Blue’ Shop at: Renke |
 Glitterstones ‘Purple Rain’ Shop at: Renke |
 Glitterstones ‘Rose Gold’ Shop at: Renke |
 Glitterstones ‘Twinkling Pink’ Shop at: Renke |
— My Basic Supplies That I Use On Every Project —
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 MISTI – Original Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Alt | SBP |
 Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: Scrapbookcom | SBP | Craftstash UK | Craftstash US |
 Neenah 80lb Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Alt | Craftstash UK |
 Neenah 110lb Shop at: Alt |
 Gemini Jr Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Craftstash UK |
 Tim Holtz Trimmer 8.5inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Craftstash UK | Trinity |
 Tim Holtz Scissors 7inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Craftstash UK | Craftstash US |
 Tim Holtz Mini Snips 5inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Craftstash UK | Craftstash US |
 Tidy Tray Shop at: Trinity |
 Pick Up Stick Shop at: Trinity |
 Reverse Action Tweezers Shop at: Scrapbookcom | SBP |
 We R Trim & Scoreboard Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
 Pressure Tool Shop at: Trinity |
 Mini Trimmer Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Craftstash UK | Craftstash US |
 9.5 inch Shears Shop at: Craftstash UK | Craftstash US |
 Bone Folder Shop at: Alt |
 Self Healing Mat Shop at: Alt | SBC |
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