EDITED TO ADD: As a blogging friend wasn't sure how I made this without having the acetate still on the finished card, here is how I did it.
I used a circle of acetate and put the flowers face down on the acetate using repositionable glue, trimming off the excess flower shapes using the acetate circle as a guide. Next, I put foam pads on top of the flowers, turned the whole lot over and attached to the card blank. The acetate was then on the top, so I carefully removed it and removed the repositionable glue on the flowers with an adhesive eraser. I then added the flower centres and pearls. Hope this makes sense. The instructions I saw on the Butterfly Challenge used a circle of acetate with the flowers on top and the acetate attached to the card base with foam pads. My thin acetate wasn't clear and my clear acetate was too thick to die cut, so I had to come up with a Plan B
After making a Floating Strip Card recently HERE it got me thinking that I could use the same technique using die cut flowers instead of strips and this is what I came up with. The acetate is removed so the flowers are ‘freestanding’.
I used flower dies from the first Lisa Horton box kit. The sentiment is a stamp from the Happy Little Stampers 'Doodled Flowers' set. I added a few pink pearls to finish off my card.
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Vry pretty floating card Liz..love the colours
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That's really pretty Liz, nice and cheery. xx
ReplyDeleteWOW! Brilliant! Your card is so pretty, and I love that you created it by changing a technique you learned. The flowers are so cute.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your April Showers Bring May Flowers project with us at Cut it Up!
Evelyn
http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com
Liz this is so pretty, so creative and would cheer anyone up. A real beauty x.
ReplyDeleteThis is a delightful card with gorgeous flowers. It would make me want to get well and get busy CASing this card!
ReplyDeleteWell that was a flash of inspiration - the colourful flowers look lovely
ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant idea Liz,your colour choices and layout are beautiful
ReplyDeleteSo many fabulous flowers, Liz and what a great design! Gorgeous colors too, definitely getting 70's vibes. So loving it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining in with my "I Spy" theme at Allsorts challenge!
Ellie
Ellibelle's Corner
A very sweet card, love the soft pastel colours and pretty die cut flower design.
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And this one is a beauty too! Hugs, Gerrina
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, so retro and so gorgeous... love the Spring vibe x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great design Liz and the mix of die cut flowers using this wonderful mix of colours is just so fresh and pretty and finished perfectly with the pearls in one corner. x
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous,love the colours.xxx
ReplyDeletePretty card Liz, love the colours, not used my box kit
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Oh, yes, both the floating strip card and this floating flower card are fabulous!! What a fun technique! Your little flowers are so cheery! Thanks for playing with Cut It Up Challenge.
ReplyDeleteAmazing card and clever idea using flowers instead stripes on the acetate!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea Liz and so effective, many thanks for sharing and joining in our 'I Spy' theme at Allsorts challenge.
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Just checking where my comment went Liz as it didn't say waiting for moderation as it used to, Blogger in his wisdom has done some overnight changes.
ReplyDeleteBlogger is its wisdom no longer lets me leave replies to comments using my iPad or iPhone. I can only leave replies using my laptop. 🙄
DeleteOh, that's so pretty Liz! I love it, really will have to try this new (to me) technique - it is a fabulous look! Great CaS card overall as well - gorgeous! Sarah
ReplyDeleteI've been to look at the tutorial and I am not sure how you did this without the acetate but it looks absolutely amazing and so pretty.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty card,i love the floating blooms and their dreamy colours.
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OH! This is something I have looked at a while and not had the courage to even start it, you have made such a gorgeous card Liz, beautiful colours also.
ReplyDeleteYou need to give it a go, Faith. If you layer the flowers on clear acetate and stick the acetate onto the card with foam pads, it's an easy way to start. xx
DeleteThis is lovely ! Thank you so much for joining us over Country View Challenges for our April "spring" challenge ! Corrie xx
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous card and gorgeous colours and design ♥
ReplyDeleteSweet and lovely card!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m
What a fun idea Liz!!! I love your card. So you just used the acetate circle to arrange your flowers, but then took the acetate away and popped up your flowers on a foam dot? Whatever you did, it looks amazing! Love the flowers, love the colors and love the design. Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteSuch a stunning creation Liz - it's caught my eye more than once on FB. Shabneez x
ReplyDeleteWow Liz this is so pretty and clearly quite a complex operation to do, but the result was so worth it! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Allsorts this week for our "Something beginning with 'B'" challenge
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Wow! Amazing card! Great to see you in the our gallery. Hope you will join the HLS Dies challenge this month too! Nandini, DT
ReplyDeleteA pretty card Liz. I’m so glad you edited your post as I couldn’t see how you’d done it either!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card! The floating flowers look amazing with the springtime colours 😁. Thanks so much for joining us at Country View Challenges! Hugs Jo x
ReplyDeleteThat's stunning. I haven't tried that technique in ages. Thanks for the inspiration and Thanks for joining us at The Alphabet Challenge. Love Dawn x
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