Sweet Lily Card

Perfect for a lovely message of any kind, this Sweet Lily Card is a great way to send a lovely note to a friend. With easy-to-follow instructions on how to use Chameleon Pens to create your own flower, this tutorial is great for those who are new to alcohol inks. You can follow the instructions to make your flower like the one featured here, or use your own color combinations to create a lily that's sure to please. This would be a lovely card to send to someone as a simple hello, a thank you, a birthday, or even a Christmas card. No matter what the reason, this card is sure to be cherished by anyone lucky enough to receive it.

Primary TechniqueGeneral Crafts

Intermediate

Materials:

Chameleon Art Pens; Olive Green, Bark, Warm Sunset, Penny Black
Tiger Lily stamp
Hello die
Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black
Bee Paper
Bo Bunny Soft Shades Double Dot paper
SRM Sticker Stitches Halloween
Spellbinders Embossing Folder Dainty Dots
Standard Circles Large and Lacey Circles dies
Mirri card Gold
Centura Pearl White card

Instructions:

Stamp image onto Bee paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Colour the petals of the flower with Warm Sunset. Apply the mixing chamber of the pen to the brush nib for 5 seconds and then work from the middle of the petal towards the tip, repeat this process from the middle this time to the centre of the flower. This will give the illusion that the light is hitting the centre of each petal. Repeat for all petals.
Colour the stems and buds with Olive Green, again leave the mixing chamber on the nib for around 5 seconds and then work from the centre of the bud towards the edge. This will make the bud appear rounded. Add a hint of Warm Sunset to the centre of the buds to make the highlighting of the centre more prominent.
Colour the tips of the stamen with Bark and then fussy cut around the flower.
Add Patterned paper to card blank and apply sticker stitches down each side, die cut frame from Mirri Card and emboss white card, adhere all elements to card base. Thread die cut flower through frame and add foam pads to petals to raise from the base of the card.