Hello Everyone! I’m back with a super short blog post to wrap up my series using the Garden Picks die set by Altenew. In my last post I said I had used the last of the flowers I piled up, but as I was cleaning up I found a few stragglers! 

A few quick tips to make assembling these faster:

1. Adhesive sheets can make it faster, especially on the detailed layers. For larger layers, I like to save my adhesive sheets and stick to liquid.
   
2. Liquid adhesive gives you a bit of time to slide the layer around for final placement. I do not like using a permanent adhesive as many of the detailed layers can bend or become mishapen from diecutting.
3. Always use a liquid adhesive that dries matte. Any seepage becomes invisible, or where you had to shift/move the layers to their final location.  My favorite is collage medium by Ranger.

For this design, I used the Watercolor Stripes cover die from Altenew to bring interest to the background. To make the white-on-white background stand out, I used thin foam strips to pop up the die cut piece, and then adhered it directly to a standard A2 white, top-folding card base. Next, I arranged two flower clusters on the panel - one in the bottom left and the second about two-thirds up the card on the right side. I thought this would be a nice way to frame the sentiment!

To finish the card, I white heat embossed a sentiment onto a light grey strip of cardstock and nestled it into the bottom left arrangement. I thought a sympathy sentiment worked well with this layout as I personally find an all-white background calming. I added a few Vintage Sheer sequins from Studio Katia to add a subtle embellishment. I really like using these sequins when I don't want to add more color or a lot of shine - so pretty and elegant.

I hope you enjoyed this series and found some inspiration here. Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting!