Hi Friends! Thanks for visiting! Today I have a lovely encouragement card to share with you featuring the gorgeous Zinnia Set Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs! A Colorful Life Designs is a fabulous small, woman owned business that I recently discovered. They have a MASSIVE selection of stencils so be sure to check them out! 

This card really came together in a snap and I have to say I am loving the flowers and the soft colors coupled with the dark navy and white lettering! 

To start I ink blended three different distress oxides directly on the A2 size Neenah card base through the Zinnia Set Stencil. I used the colors Pumice Stone, Tattered Rose, and Victorian Velvet. I used one for each size of the flower and tried to have them form a triangle of sorts for visual appeal. Three is the magic number in design! To do the blending I used my beloved Cotton Tail Blending Brushes from The Rabbit Hole Designs and for convenience I did it on my Wendy Vecchi Art Stay-tion.

For the die cut I used the Big Friend Shadow Wafer Die from Simon says stamp. I used navy cardstock for the shadow and white cardstock for the actual letters. I also cut some navy colored fun foam out with the shadow die and attached all the pieces together for dimension. To make it easy on myself I actually backed the fun foam with two way adhesive beforehand. Liquid glue and I aren't pals. I use it of course from time to time but we just don't get along. 

I stamped the other sentiment with a navy ink to match the navy cardstock. This sentiment is from the Bear Hugs Stamp Set from the stamp market. 

I removed the backer from the foam and attached the sentiment directly to the card base and added a few sequins to finish the card. It really was so simple to put together but there is something about it, no? I don't know if it's the composition or the soft colors or just those stunning zinnias but I'm kind of obsessed with this card! 

Thanks for stopping by today! If you want to check out the items that I used they are listed below:

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• Zinnia Set Stencil - A Colorful Life Designs
• Cotton Tail Blending Brushes - The Rabbit Hole Designs
• Wendy Vecchi Stay-tion
• Distress Oxides - Pumice stone, Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet
• Clear Double Sided Adhesive - Scrapbook.com
• Neenah 110lb Cardstock
• Wink of Stella Pen - Used to put the glitter on the white die cut letters
• Big Friend Wafer Die - Simon Says Stamp
• Bear Hugs Stamp Set - The Stamp Market
• Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine

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