Create the Sweetest Card for Mom with Realistic Ink Blended Florals

Keisha Diann
6 days ago
2 min read

Card with purple and yellow crocuses behind a white fence. Text reads "Love You Mom." Purple background, crafting tools visible.

Hello Lovelies! I always have a sense of wonder about how you blending brushes and beautiful inks can help you recreate natural scenes in your card-making. Today we'll use the Fresh Crocus Duo from the In My Heart Release with a focus on realistic ink blended florals to make the sweetest card for Mom.

A few tips from me to get you started:

SELECT A PHOTO OR ARTWORK TO GET INSPIRED.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT SIZE OF BLENDING BRUSHES.
GO FOR LIGHT LAYERS OF COLOR IMITATE THE REAL THING!

It's not just about the color, consider the shape and placement of your flowers when building a scene.

Key Supplies for A Realistic Ink Blended Florals Card For Mom

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LOVE YOU MOM CROCUS CARD - Die-Cutting, Realistic Ink-blending, Heat Embossing and Collage

Card Size: ~4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Colorful card with purple and yellow flowers behind a white picket fence. Text reads "Love You Mom." Purple envelope and floral decor. Heartfelt mood. — Ink-blending is the star, but I love the heat embossed print in the background.

COLOR PALETTE

Distress Ink Pads: Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves, Frayed Burlap, Pumice Stone

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pads - Kale

BACKGROUND

Heat emboss the Nature in Bloom Stamp Background onto Starlight Cardstock using Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink.

FENCES

White picket fence pieces on a grid background. The top section is assembled; individual slats below are separated. Neutral tones overall.

White and grey picket fence pieces on a pink grid surface.

Die-cut.

Ink the vertical slats with Pumice Stone and the horizontal slats with Frayed Burlap using a Simon Says Stamp Flat Detail Blending Brush.

Two Distress Ink pads labeled "Frayed Burlap" and "Pumice Stone" on a grid surface above a white picket fence design.

Adhere the slats to the fence background.

CROCUSES

White paper flower petals and stems arranged on a pink grid mat. Sunlight casts soft shadows, creating an artistic, serene mood.

Die-cut.

Yellow and purple paper flowers arranged on a grid-patterned background. The scene is colorful and artistic, evoking a creative mood.

Ink 3 sets of bloom layers with the Mustard Seed and Wild Honey colors using a Small Blending Brush. Repeat with 4 sets of the bloom layers using Shaded Lilac, and then Wilted Violet.

Two purple gradient paper cutouts shaped like abstract leaves on a pink grid-patterned background.

Add little touches of Seedless Preserves to produce a more complex and rich color gradient.

Ink the leaves with Twisted Citron and darken with Mowed Lawn using a Small or Round Detail Blending Brush.

SENTIMENT

Purple "Love You MOM" text on a white grid background. The letters are in cursive and capital styles, conveying a loving message.

Ink the sentiment with Wilted Violet and Seedless Preserves inks using a Round Detail Blending Brush.

COLLAGE AND ASSEMBLE

UP CLOSE AND CRAFTY

Embossed grey card with text, featuring a purple letter "u" and yellow-orange felt sunflower petals. Decorated with a flower in the background. — Still so excited about that typographical background.

Colorful card with yellow and purple crocuses behind a white picket fence. Background has faint text. "MOM" is visible at the top. — Some very special flowers for Mom!

Card with "Love You MOM" in purple, embossed text background. Yellow and purple flower designs at the bottom, creating a heartfelt mood. — This delicate sentiment is worth the effort in coloring and aligning each piece!

LAST LOOK

Greeting card with yellow and purple crocuses above a white picket fence. Text reads "Love You MOM" in purple. Background is patterned. — Happy Mother's Day!

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SUPPLIES:

I listed the products that I have used below. Please note that these are compensated affiliate links, used at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support. All stamps used today were part of my In My Heart maker package from Simon Says Stamp. Click on the icons below each product picture to shop with SimonSaysStamp.com.