Camouflaged Sentiment with Wildflower Notes | TaeEun Yoo

Hello everyone! I hope your week is off to a great start! It’s TaeEun here today with a hello card featuring the Wildflower Notes stencil set from the Quiet Moments Release.

This stencil set creates a full A2 floral background, and I especially love the three larger flowers in the design. I treated those as the main focal points of the card, keeping the smaller flowers soft and subtle while coloring the larger blooms in more vibrant shades.

I also brought back a technique I haven’t used in quite a while: a camouflaged sentiment. For this, I used the Jody Lowercase Alpha die set. Large alphabet dies work beautifully for this technique. You cut the sentiment directly from the finished panel and place the letters back into their original positions with added dimension, allowing them to blend into the background while still remaining noticeable.

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Here is how I made the card.

1. Stencil the Wildflower Notes design onto baby pink cardstock in the following colors.
   - Stencil 1: Coral Reef, Apricot
   - Stencil 2: Peony, Raspberry Bliss, Apricot and coral Reef for the centers of the smaller flowers
   - Stencil 3: Marigold, Doe (for the larger flowers)
   - Stencil 4: Ocean Breeze (for the smaller flowers), Key Lime and Paradise (for the larger flowers)
   * I added a touch of Calico White pigment ink to the centers of the flowers
   * I also stenciled the smaller flowers very lightly to create contrast and help the larger blooms stand out.
   * Cover the areas you don’t want to ink with scrap paper when blending two different shades through the same stencil.
2. Die cut the finished panel using the largest die from the Dotted Nested Deckled Rectangles die set.
3. Die cut the word “hello” directly from the colored panel using the Jody Lowercase Alpha die set.
4. Die cut the same letters four more times from white cardstock, stack them together, and place the colored letters on top.
5. Adhere the stenciled panel onto a white cardbase and inlay the dimensional letters back into their original positions.
6. Add white dots to the petals and also around the larger flowers using a white gel pen.
7. Die cut small floral elements from white cardstock using the Fresh Florals die and Flower Market die, and embellish the letters with three white florals.
8. Finish the card with six Ice Clear Drops for a touch of shine.

Camouflaging is a fun technique to use when you want a sentiment or other element to remain subtle and integrated into the overall design. Because the letters carry the same pattern as the background, they don’t interrupt the floral flow, while the stacked layers still give them enough dimension to be noticed.

I love how even a simple stencil set can offer so many possibilities and inspire a variety of designs with a little creativity.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope this card inspires you to revisit a favorite technique and give it a fresh new look :) !

TaeEun