Hello and welcome to the March Tech 4 Stampers blog hop. This month we are all about flowers and with Spring being just around the corner, what could be better. I wanted to create a Floral Plaque as a gift for a friend. We all have lots of floral stamps, papers and dies, that we use regularly for our cardmaking, scrapbooking, but have you ever thought about using them to create a 3D Floral Plaque? This can be a beautiful addition to your own home or used as a fabulous gift for a friend or family member.

With our theme being flowers, I just had to use the Paper Florist Dies. These dies can create a full range of flower types, depending how you fit the pieces together. For my floral plaque, I have kept it quite simple, using only two sets of petal dies and two foliage dies.

Creating your 2D Floral Plaque

Using a sponge dauber or blending brush, Old Olive and Early Espresso ink add colour to your chosen plaque. I added more around the edges. Allow to dry whilst die cutting. (I purchased my plaque from a local craft store.)

For your three large flowers, die cut two sets of the large petals for each flower, using Calypso Coral cardstock. Use a blending brush and Calypso Coral ink to add shading to the edges of your petals. Add dimension by curling the petals with your bonefolder. Adhere your petals together using mini glue dots. For two of my flowers, I have glued them together in two layers of three and the other I layered round in a circle. Die cut centers for your flowers using Lemon Lolly cardstock and adhere to your flowers.

For your five smaller flowers, die cut one set of the four X type petals for each flower, using Very Vanilla cardstock. Using your bonefolder, curl the petals both forward and some backwards. Layer together, using mini glue dots, and offset the petals. For two I have only used two layers and not all four. This just gives a different look. Die cut centers for each flower from Lemon Lolly cardstock and adhere into place.

Using Old Olive cardstock, die cut several leaves and foliage pieces. I have used three of the single leaf and four of the multi leaf. Add dimension to these with your bonefolder.

Arrange your flowers on your plaque and adhere into place using mini glue dots and Stampin’ Dimensionals. Fill in any open areas with your leaves and adhere into place with mini glue dots.

To finish up your floral plaque, heat emboss a sentiment in white onto Old Olive cardstock and trim to size. Add using dimensionals and embellish with several Brushed Brass Butterflies.

I do hope you have found some inspiration with me. All products used (excluding plaque) are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more inspiration.

Happy Crafting

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Paper Florist Dies [161284] £35.00	So Sincere Cling Stamp Set (English) [162283] £23.00	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136] £9.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] £8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00
Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] £9.50	Lemon Lolly A4 Cardstock [161729] £9.50	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] £9.50	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] £10.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £62.00
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] £17.00	Heat Tool – Uk Plug [129054] £29.00	Bone Folder [102300] £6.75	Mini Glue Dots [103683] £5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £4.00