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My daughter came home for a Father’s Day visit and since she is a first grade school teacher, she did not have to rush home so we decide to play in my craft room. Fun right? She created a variety of amazing cards, most of them using retired sets, but she also created this one and I am happy to share it with you.

It is a very simple design, but I love the elegance of the Evening Evergreen and the Very Vanilla cardstock. This background die would also look amazing in some foil sheets and or even some glitter paper. I hope you have fun creating! We certainly did!

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches  CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper  Landscape Position=Long side   Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

• Evening Evergreen Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ card base (score at 4¼).
• Very Vanilla Cardstock-4¼ x 6, 2½ x 4¼ (greeting), 4 x 5¼ (inside)
• Simply Succulent Stamp Set
• Potted Succulent Dies
• Evening Evergreen Ink
• Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
• Multi-purpose Liquid Glue
• Stampin’ Dimensionals

Directions

• Score Evening Evergreen cardstock in landscape position at 4¼.  Fold & burnish to create card.. 
• Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to crop a Very Vanilla frame for the Potted Succulent dies and attach to the card front with liquid glue or use an adhesive sheet.
• To use the adhesive sheet apply it to the Very Vanilla cardstock before cropping the frame. Once you have cut out the frame, remove the adhesive backing and add to the card front.
• Stamp greeting in Evening Evergreen ink on some Very Vanilla cardstock and crop it out with frame from the Potted Succulent dies. Attach to card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Attach a 4 x 5¼ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock to the inside and decorate as desired.

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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The Simply Succulent bundle pairs beautifully with the watercolor technique. Todays card was created using watercolor pencils, the new in-color inks and the watercolor painters.

I started out stamping the large succulents in black using Stazon ink on some Thick Basic White Cardstock. The Stazon ink works best for the watercoloring while Memento Black works better with alcohol markers. The inks featured in todays sample include Soft Succulent, Pale Papaya, Just Jade, Mint Macaron, Fresh Freesia, Evening Evergreen, Pear Pizzazz and Cinnamon Cider inks.

When I watercolor, I like to use a small acrylic block as a color pallet. I stamp the smallest blocks in the ink pads and pull color from them using the water painters. When using the watercolor pencils I take the water painter directly to pencil tip.

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches  CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper  Landscape Position=Long side   Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

• Evening Evergreen Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ card base (score at 4¼)
• Cinnamon Cider Cardstock-2½  x 5¼
• Basic White Cardstock-4¼  x 5½-greeting and succulent, 4 x 5¼ (inside)
• Just Jade Ink- #153115
• Mint Macaron Ink- #147106
• Pale Papaya Ink- #155670
• Fresh Freesia Ink- #155611
• Pear Pizzazz Ink- #147104
• Soft Succulent Ink- #155778
• Evening Evergreen Ink- #155576
• Stazon Jet Black Ink- #101406 $10
• Simply Succulent Set- #154480 $22
• Potted Succulent Dies- #154330 $39
• Water Painters- #151298
• Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder- #149643 $10
• Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine- #149653 $120
• Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (#152813)/Liquid Glue (110755)-$8/4

Directions

• Score Evening Evergreen cardstock in landscape position at 4¼.  Fold & burnish to create card.
• Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to dry emboss Cinnamon Cider panel with the Brick and Mortar embossing folder and attach to left side of card front.
• Stamp succulents and plant container on thick cardstock and use water painters and inks to apply color.  You can also use watercolor pencils.
• Crop succulents and container using coordinating dies from Potted Succulent dies.
• Attach container to card front using regular adhesive and succulents using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Stamp greeting from Peaceful Moments in Evening Evergreen ink, Crop with die from Potted Succulents and attach to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Add Basic White cardstock panel to the inside and decorate as desired.

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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