September 2017 Release Week: Hellebore Builder with Yana

Hello friends! This is Yana and I hope you are having a fabulous week!

Dawn has done it again - surprised us with absolutely gorgeous, must-have designs! My favorite set from this new release is the Hellebore Builder - very beautiful and not like anything else I have in my stash.

Since I always love to start my Christmas cardmaking in early Fall (or sooner) I used the new Hellebore Builder stamp set and dies to create an elegant white, gold and green Christmas project.

I started working on my card by die-cutting shapes out of white cardstock. I often prefer to cut the shape out first and do my stamping afterwards, especially with layering sets as I find it easier to align the layers this way.

Stamping almost white flowers is not an easy task and requires the use of very light gray inks. I used my WPlus9 ink in Fairy Dust for the base layer and stamped additional layers with the help of Simon Says Stamp inks in Fog and Stone. The formula in these is identical, so they work beautifully together.

I also used Wplus9 Old Gold and Warm Wool inks to stamp the flower centers and details on the petals although I later added gold heat embossing instead. The leaves and tiny red flowers were stamped using a rather traditional color combo - Last Leaf & Appletini for the leaves, and Gala Red & Cranberry Crush for the red flowers.

I used one of my older Wplus9 stamp sets, Christmas Greetings, to stamp a sentiment for this card and I also heat embossed it in gold to match the detail on my white flowers. I arranged my stamped images around the sentiment and adhered and foam mounted them in place.

Finally, I foam mounted my main panel (cut to 3 ¼ x 4 ½ “) onto an A2 side folding card base covered with white woodgrain cardstock. I also embellished my card using Nuvo Drops in Morning Dew.

More Inspiration

For more inspiration as well as some tips and tricks featuring the Hellebore Builder and Rose Builder stamp sets, check out Dawn's video below.

Watch above or watch in HD at YouTube

Kara has more inspiration on her blog featuring the adorable new series The Crew.

And Kelly is sharing a gorgeous watercolor card featuring the new Christmas Rose Bouquet over on her blog!

Thanks for stopping by, and as always...Have fun stamping!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list contains affiliate links.

WPlus9 Hellebore Builder Stamp Set Shop at: WP9	WPlus9 Hellebore Builder Companion Die Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Christmas Greetings Clear Stamps Shop at: WP9	WPlus9 Fairy Dust Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Simon Says Stamp Fog Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Stone Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	WPlus9 Cranberry Crush Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	WPlus9 Gala Red Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	WPlus9 Last Leaf Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	WPlus9 Appletini Dye Ink Shop at: WP9
WPlus9 Warm Wool Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ	Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder PW100 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ	Tim Holtz Distress Woodgrain Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ
ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ	Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ	Tonic Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ	Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS	Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ