Sometimes all you need is a bit of time to just sit and colour. The Flower Garden stamp set from Altenew is ideal for this, with simple outline stamps with large images ideal for even beginners to colour. I also really wanted to use the Altenew Miss You die – I love these script words dies from Altenew at the moment. It pairs so well with florals to make a sweet floral miss you card to send to a friend.
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY DESIGN-TEAM WORK FOR BUMBLEBERRY PAPERCRAFTS - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
Creating the floral
Start off by stamping a floral and few leaves from the Altenew Flower Garden stamp set onto Strathmore Tone Gray paper in embossing ink. For the colouring, I’m using Faber Castell PolyChromos pencils and prefer to colour on Strathmore Tone Gray paper. However, if you prefer another paper or colouring medium you can change to your preferred method.
Start off by lightly adding a dark colour to the areas where the petals meet. Next work outwards to the next lightest pencil in your colour tone overlapping the colours. Remember to work your colour with the shape of the petal. Keep adding colour until you reach your lightest shade. When you reach the lightest shade work backwards adding more pressure to blend the colours until you reach the darkest tone.
Coloured pencils used in this card:
Flower:
- Light Flesh 132
- Pink Madder Lake 129
- Rose Carmine 124
- Pink Carmine 127
- Magenta 133
Leaves
- Earth Green Yellowish 168
- Permanent Green Olive 167
- Olive Green Yellowish 173
Repeat this process until all the petals are coloured. Next, go in with a much darker shade into the nooks of the petals to add more depth. Repeat this process for the leaves and when complete die-cut these out.
Creating the background
For the background, using a blending brush apply soft grey ink through the Altenew Broken Chevron stencil onto Pebble Hero Hues cardstock. Next, die-cut the Altenew Mid-century die out of white cardstock twice and one from a rose gold satin cardstock. Layer the two white die-cuts using liquid glue and then add the rose gold die-cut offset slightly to allow the white to show through.
In addition, die-cut the Altenew Miss you word die out of black satin cardstock. For the sb-sentiment, stamp a sentiment from the Altenew Hello and Hugs stamp set in soft grey ink and trim down into a thin strip. .
Assembling the card
To assemble the card, adhere the frame die to the card, offset into one corner. Next, adhere the flower and leaves onto the frame using 3d Foam square pads for added depth and dimension.
For the sentiment, add thin strips of foam adhesive to raise the sentiment up. Lastly, finish the card off with a selection of mirror sequins.
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Supplies
Floral miss you card
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), Hero Arts (HA), Picket Fence Studios (PF), My Favourite Things (MFT), Tonic Studios UK/US (TS UK/US) and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP) and WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US).
 Flower Garden Stamp – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |  Hello and Hugs – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Flower Garden Die – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |
 Mid-Century Frame Die – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |  Miss You Word Die – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP |  Broken Chevron Stencil – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |
 Juniper Mist Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CP |  Juniper Mist Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CP |  Twilight Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 Twilight reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Pebble Hero Hues Cardstock – Hero Arts Shop at: BP | HA |  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: BP | SB |
 Burnished Rose Satin Mirror Craft Perfect Card – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | TS UK | TS US |  Black Velvet Satin Mirror Craft Perfect cardstock – Tonic Studios Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | TS UK | TS US |  Original MISTI – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | BP | SB | HA |
 Gina K Designs – Connect Glue Shop at: BP |  Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: BP | SB |  “Life Changing” Blender Brushes 2 pack Shop at: BP | SB | CP |
 “Life Changing” Blender Brushes 10 Pack Shop at: BP | SB | CP |  Teflon Bone Folder – Lawn Fawn Shop at: BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
 Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  QuickStik – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for Bumbleberry Papercrafts have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Bumbleberry Papercrafts to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
2 thoughts on “Floral Miss you”
Your pencil coloring is amazing!! Totally stunning design.