Priscilla's Papercrafts: Meandering Garden

Friday, November 24, 2023

Meandering Garden

Last week I was invited to "teach" a class for a local Garden Club. I knew there would be 15 women in attendance, none of them stampers (although many, I was told, are "crafty"). So I wanted to come up with a card that would be easy for new stampers, but beautiful and reflective of the group of attendees (avid gardeners). I think I hit the mark:

I chose the Meandering Meadow Designer Series Paper to use as the main focal point. This beautiful paper, currently available via the OnLine Exclusives, has 48 sheets of 6" x 6" papers, 12 different - and gorgeous! - designs, all featuring gardens/meadows. I had chosen 18 pages and cut them to 4" x 5-1/4", along with a 1-1/4" x 5-1/4" strip of the same sheet.

Each attendee selected their favorite design (and happily there were not arguments over them! 😂) and adhered them to a Thick Very Vanilla card base.

We then used Dimensionals to add the top layer, a piece of Thick Very Vanilla embossed with the Exposed Brick embossing folder and cut with the large "arched window" die from the Garden Meadows set.

We finished off the card with either dragonflies or birds, from the Adhesive-backed Dragonflies and Birds embellishment pack. Easy peasy!

I had given everyone the option of adding a greeting; I included two different sizes of labels (cut with Stylish Shapes dies), but there was only one woman who wanted a sentiment. Everyone else was enamored with their card just the way it is shown here.

For the inside, we attached the coordinating strip:

They loved the way it tied the inside and outside of their cards together!

The ladies were pleased, and my class information sign-up sheet was full! I think the class was a success!

The Garden Meadow suite is currently available, but, as with all OnLine Exclusives, will only be around while supplies last. If you love this as much as I do, act fast! I'd hate for you to miss out!

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