Project Inspiration – Into the Blooms: Bold Berries in Blue by Brenda Noelke

Hello, friends!! Brenda Noelke back with you today for another project inspiration card!! One of my favorite sets from the latest release is the Into the Blooms: Bold Berries Die Set!! I love that it can be used for everyday or holiday cards!! I thought the monochromatic blue tones mixed with the “icy” silver accents created the perfect winter birthday card!!

Supplies

Stamps: Farmhouse Vase

Dies: Farmhouse Vase, Into the Blooms: Bold Berries, Reflections: John 16, Rounded Rectangles, Hold That Thought

Hot Foil Plate: Beautiful Berries

Ink: Blueberry Sky, Dark Indigo, Weathervane

Cardstock: Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Soft Stone

Other supplies: Moonshine Sequins, Lisa Horton Silver Screen metallic ink, WOW Polished Silver embossing powder, vellum, Spellbinders silver hot foil

Step 1: Swipe metallic silver ink onto the outside edges of an A2 panel of Soft Stone cardstock, sprinkle with polished silver embossing powder and heat until melted.

Step 2: Hot foil the Beautiful Berries Hot Foil Plate onto a panel of Enchanted Evening cardstock with silver foil. Die-cut with the largest die in the Rounded Rectangles Die Set. Swipe the edges with metallic silver ink and emboss with polished silver embossing powder.

Step 3: Die-cut the largest die in the Reflections: John 16 Dies from vellum and adhere to the background, adding liquid glue only where it will be hidden.

Step: 4: Die-cut the vase in the Farmhouse Vase Die Set from Soft Stone cardstock and stamp with Weathervane ink using the Farmhouse Vase Stamp. Blend Weathervane ink around the outside of the die-cut to create dimension. Die-cut the leaves and branches from the Into the Blooms: Bold Berries Die Set from Soft Stone cardstock, and the berries from Spring Rain and Blueberry Sky cardstock. Ink the berries with Blueberry Sky and Dark Indigo inks. Add silver metallic ink to the branches and leaves, then heat emboss the branches with polished silver embossing powder. Arrange the elements, then adhere to the background with foam squares.

Step 5: Stamp the sentiment, from the Farmhouse Vase Stamp Set, onto Spring Rain cardstock with Blueberry Sky ink. Die-cut with an oval die in the Hold That Thought Die Set and pop up with foam tape.