Hello everyone! I am so excited to share a super cute card featuring the Milo Mouse dies and Garden Pail Bouquet Dies from the new July release.
Background:
For this card I decided to keep my background basic so that Milo and the bundle of flowers behind him were the stars. Using 110lb white cardstock, I first started by cutting a frame using the second and third largest dies from the Heritage Rectangle Frames die set nested together. I cut two frames and stacked them on top of each other for added dimension. Next, I cut a panel of cream Woodgrain Paper 3.5” x 4.75” and lightly ink-blended the edges using the leftover brown ink from a blending brush too help add depth to my finished card. I glued my Woodgrain panel to my stacked frame and then mounted both to a white A2 folding card-base and got to work on Milo.
Milo Mouse:
I die-cut all of the body elements for my mouse from OLO Blending Cardstock. This cardstock is the best I have found when using alcohol markers. I also die cut Milo’s overalls from blue cardstock pulled from the Lagoon paper pack. Next I got to work coloring all of my mouse pieces using the following Copic marker blends:
- Ears, Nose, and Tail: R02, R01, R00
- Eyes: 100 and white gel pen
- Darker Body: E44, E43, E42, E41
- Lighter Body: E42, E41, E40
For the overalls, I enhanced the cardstock with a little Copic B93 and once everything was colored I glued everything together per the guide on the back of the packaging.
Please note: Milo comes with the CUTEST hat. I had to leave it off the design this time, but I will definitely be using it in the future!
Floral Spray:
I die cut all of the floral elements from the new Garden Pail Bouquet die set from 80lb white cardstock. Next, using Altenew inks from my stash, I ink-blended all of my florals in shades of red, orange, and yellow, and light and dark greens for my leaves. I then assembled all of the blooms using a little thin foam tape for dimension.
Assembly:
I carefully arranged my floral spray as shown and assembled it using both thick and thin foam tape and glue. Once complete, I attached Milo with thick foam tape and then finished everything off with a Cheery Hello sentiment die cut from a shimmery leaf green cardstock from my stash. This card is complete and as cute as can be!
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