Brusho Floral “Two for One” cards

Hello!  I recently tried a technique for making two cards using one panel and I wanted to share this with you.  You can see Jennifer McGuire’s original idea in this video, but I know many people prefer to quickly browse a photo tutorial, so I am adding a tutorial on how I made these specific cards.

First, I stamped the Dahlia onto some Brusho backgrounds. I was able to stamp one and a half flowers on each background, the colors were Yellow Ochre, Rose Red and Terra-cotta.  I trimmed these out.  

Then, I used a sheet of cardstock 5.25 inches by 8.5 inches, marking the halfway point with a pencil line.

I dry fit my flowers in a way I thought might look good.

I also used a sheet of paper to look how each half of the card looked on its own.  

Then I glued down all the flowers and cut the panel in half.  My guillotine trimmer cut through all the layers easily.  

I finished the cards off with a heat embossed sentiment from the same set on a die cut label.  I also added some black Nuvo drops.  I could have used the background in any orientation, but I kept them the same as they were originally.  (You might have noticed, on the left card, I added an extra little scrap of a flower to fill it out.)

I also wanted to show you how I finished off the inside of the Thinking of You card with the Memories Comforts You stamp.  This is my favorite sympathy sentiment.  

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Thanks for visiting today!  Have a great day and keep on stamping!