Shaped Floral Card with Watercolour Background and Gold Sentiment

A project from our live show THE THURSDAY DROP - Latest Products from Toni - Broadcast 30th July 2026 · 30/07/2026 · watch it from 33:15

Create a shaped card using nesting square dies with a watercolour-effect background in purples and pinks, topped with a fussy-cut floral stamp and a gold-embossed sentiment. The result is an elegant card with soft colour gradients and dimensional layering.

You will need

Stamps By Me - Elegant & Stylish - 260726ASEE IT Stamps By Me - Nesting Circles Die Set - 140626ASEE IT Stamps By Me - Nesting Squares - 140626BSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Cut three pieces from white card stock using the largest nesting square die, then the next size down, and a smaller size for layering. ▶ watch 33:15
2. Pop out all the small cut-out pieces from the dies using a pokey tool. ▶ watch 34:30
3. Glue two of the largest die-cut squares together to form your card blank, ensuring the score line is at the back for opening. ▶ watch 40:00
4. Stamp the floral image onto a piece of cream card stock using black ink. ▶ watch 43:30
5. Fussy cut around the floral stamp, leaving a small border and holding your scissors at a proud angle so the paper does the motion rather than your wrist. ▶ watch 48:15
6. Wet the surface of one of your medium-sized die-cut squares with water using a brush. ▶ watch 51:00
7. Apply teal and pink ink to the wet surface, allowing the colours to blend and run together, then tap the card on an angle to create drips. ▶ watch 55:00
8. Dry the watercoloured piece and flatten it using a die-cutting machine plate if it has warped. ▶ watch 57:30
9. Stamp the 'Stay Wild' sentiment onto cream card stock using the sticky WOW ink pad. ▶ watch 1:03:30
10. Apply gold WOW embossing powder to the stamped sentiment and heat set it with a heat gun. ▶ watch 1:04:30
11. Die cut the embossed sentiment using the outline die. ▶ watch 1:08:45
12. Assemble the card by gluing the watercoloured square flat to the card blank, then add foam pads to the back of the medium die-cut square and attach it. ▶ watch 1:11:00
13. Glue the fussy-cut floral to the top of the card with a small amount of adhesive to allow some dimension, then position the gold sentiment on foam pads. ▶ watch 1:15:00

Tips from the show

• When fussy cutting, hold your scissors proud and let the paper do the motion to avoid hand cramp.
• Use watercolour card stock rather than regular card stock if you plan to add water-based techniques to avoid pilling.
• Never be tight with foam pads; use enough to prevent your project from sinking.

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