Earlier this month, my husband and I took a big leap. We moved. Now, this wasn’t a basic kind of move. We didn’t move within the same city, nor the same county. No longer are we residence of Anaheim, Southern California, or California.
We full on moved out of state. To Texas. Now, my husband is from Washington. He was in the Navy and he’s lived all over the United States. But me, I was born and raised in Southern California, in the same home my parents still live in today. I stayed local when I went to college and lived less than ten miles from my parents and my younger sister. I was way comfortable in my bubble.
We’ve officially been living in Texas for two weeks. We love Texas. We love our home. We love our neighborhood. And we love that my sister and her husband live just 10 miles away.
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss my family in California. Check out the card I’m sending to my sister and her family this week.
Supplies
- Daisy Duet Stamp
- Daisy Duet Die Cut
- Watercolor Powder
- Watercolor Paper
- Die Cut Machine
- Brush
- Clear Paper
- Black Ink
- Brush Pen
- Adhesive
- Stamping Unit
- Scrapbook Paper
- Circle Punch
- Foam Dots
- Bakers Twine
Step One
First, I placed my Daisy Duet Stamp from at The Ton Stamps onto the inner window of the stamping unit. For more on the stamping unit, click here. After inking my stamp with black ink, I secured a piece of watercolor paper into the stamper, and stamped the daisy stamp. Seriously, The Ton Stamps makes the cutest stamps and matching dies! Love them.
Step Two
After placing some water onto the flower, I sprinkled a bit of watercolor powder and painted the flower using this size 4 brush. See my review on the watercolor powders here.
Step Three
Next, I ran the Daisy Duet Die into my Die-Cut Machine. Just an FYI, I placed some washi tape onto the die cut before running it into the machine. I wanted to make sure the die cut stayed in place.
Step Four
For the card base, I cut a piece of scrapbook paper and acetate paper (both 4×6). Acetate works well with heat embossing. I originally had intended on heat embossing but chose a different route along the way. Here’s how I easily binded the card. After placing a thin strip of adhesive onto a 6″ x 1″ piece of scrapbook paper, I secured the acetate to one side of the strip and the scrapbook paper to the other. Now the card opens and closes perfectly.
Step Five
After creating a circle with a circle punch, I lettered the circle with my brush pen. Added some bakers twine, and secured it to the card.
Step Six
Last, I added some Foam Dots (for a raised look) to the back of the watercolor daisies and placed that on the acetate.
