Magical Fuchsia Card Tutorial: Layered Die Cut Flowers on a Dark Background

Hello, crafty friends! Marie here again from Marie Nicole Designs. I am sharing a card I created using the Magical Fuchsia collection. I have always loved fuchsia flowers - they’re so vibrant! I wanted to bring some of that bright color to my card, and then really make the colors pop against a dark background. So that’s what I did. I’ll give you my step-by-step for this card, and I hope you will be inspired to create your own. Let’s get started!

STEP 1

Using the Magical Fuchsia die set, cut out all the pieces from white cardstock. I have paired each piece with the die that it was cut from, so you can see how each piece is made. I also have the collection of inks displayed to show you my color palette. I used Saltwater Taffy, Festive Berries, Seedless Preserves, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, and Twisted Citron. The two pink/reds and the purple act as a trio of light, medium, and dark for the flowers, and then the yellow is for the flower center. The two greens are for the leaves!

STEP 2

Assemble your fuchsias. Start with the petal piece and add the flower middle on top. Layer the next petals on top of the base piece you just prepared, as shown below. With those pieces adhered, you can go ahead and add more petals on top to really fill out the flower. The little piece that sticks up in the back of the flower is then easily adhered to the branches of the flowers. And that’s one flower done! Let's craft two more to fill these branches.

STEP 3

Cut enough pieces and color them to assemble another flower just the same way you just finished your first one. This second flower is a larger one that builds on the small flower. For the larger flower, we are simply going to continue adding layers of petals on top the smaller one. I have shown above the die and petals that are next to add to the fuchsia. Just keep layering! These next pieces are also glued behind. I used the petal piece that is connected to color purple and glue to the back of my flower. Then, the two pink petals are glued on each side behind the purple petals. To finish the large flower, add the little piece that connects with the branches, and then go ahead and add it to your branches!

STEP 4

This step is easy! We are going to add a bud to our branches. You simply add the little bud piece and the connecting piece to that third branch. Perfect! You can absolutely mix and match large, small, and bud flowers in any way you like on the branches. Now that you have seen how they are assembled, go ahead and make any combination you like. You can even change up the colors if you choose. Don't forget to cut and color a lot of leaves! You can add these anywhere on your branches or scene.

STEP 5

Let’s make a background for our card. I’m using the Magical Fuchsia better press plate and pressing it into my black cardstock with no ink. I just want the impression of the image, without adding any ink. This will give me an embossed background. Press the image into the cardstock, and then move the image to another spot on your background. Continue until you fill all the empty spaces on your paper, and you have the image patterned into your background. All done!

STEP 6

Next, cut some layers to frame your fuchsias with. I used some nested arch dies, and I cut a layer of gold cardstock to layer behind a smaller black arch. This will leave the black background for my fuchsias to shine against, but it will also give a gold border to the middle arch piece.

STEP 7

Adhere all the things into place. I added foam adhesive behind the arches, and then added the flowers with liquid glue, keeping them mostly in the arched frame.

STEP 8

I added some gold watercolor splatters for more shimmer.

STEP 9

Foil and cut out the sentiment. I used a sentiment from the Better Press plates. Did you know you can foil with Better Press plates? It's so easy! You foil just the same way you would with Glimmer plates on your Glimmer system. Love that you can press OR foil with these plates! Add the sentiment wherever you want to place it using foam adhesive for some more dimension. That’s it! We’ve finished the card. Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you love these Magical Fuchsia - they’re gorgeous, aren't they? Until next time, Marie Nicole

Other supplies

Cardstock, gold watercolor, ink, ink blending tools, scissors, paper trimmer, foam adhesive, liquid glue, paintbrush