Almost a month has gone by since I made a card using the floating frames technique featured on the Group of Seven Cardmakers blog. I'm now just getting around to posting it.
I think the technique works better if you have a solid background die cut but since I didn't I went with the option of using small images that could be repeated around the card. The flowers from Altenew's Truly Amazing set were stamped with VersaFine Toffee and stenciled with Altenew ink. There are two different images so I stamped and colored two of each, then arranged them around the panel. The die cuts were picked up with Press and Seal and an MFT oval cut from the middle. The remaining pieces were popped up with foam tape on the card panel that had been stamped with a Penny Black sentiment in the same Toffee ink. For a better explanation, there are videos on the Go7 blog.
I made a second card with the oval that was left over.
A scalloped oval from MFT was cut in C9's Marmalade to frame the flowers and placed on a background embossed with Honey Bee's Burlap folder. The sentiment is a BetterPress from Spellbinders done in Toffee ink.
It's always fun to try new things. Thanks for dropping by to see what I did.
6 comments:
Bobby, this was a very clever way to accomplish that technique! Beautiful, too! I love the little notches you were left with after die cutting with that oval!
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This is gorgeous Bobby and a great floating frame technique. Those flowers are beautifully colored and you arranged them perfectly. That Press & Seal is a great crafting tool. :)
Two VERY RPETTY cards, Bobby!
Your cards are so beautiful, Bobby! Love the toffee stamping and your lovely spring colours. This is such a great technique and you have done it perfectly. Thanks so much for sharing your cards with us at Group of Seven! xx
Both cards are beautiful Bobby but I'm especially loving the 1st one! I think you nailed the challenge perfectly with the floating floral frame, and the colors are so bright and vibrant! Lovely, lovely cards my friend!! Hugs. :0)
These flowers are so pretty and worked beautifully for the floating frame! Getting another card from the out cut is a big bonus! Both cards are gorgeous!
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