I loved using the Altenew Hibiscus Garden 3D die set for these cards.

This is a layering die set with many pieces to make your cards stand out and look….3D. Rather than cutting each layer out of different colored cardstock I decided to cut them all out of watercolor paper. I glued the layers together and then plopped watercolor on top. Literally plopped.

There was ZERO technique. I mixed the watercolor with water and painted. When it was dry I added another layer in the center and kept doing that until I was satisfied with the way they looked.

The large broad leaves have 2 layers that I did separately (one dark and one light) and then glued them together.

I splattered white and black paint on top after they dried.

Do I have a video – no :(.

Give them a try – they really are easy to do. I love the way they came out.

For all of the cards I used –

• Altenew Hibiscus Garden 3D Die set
• Gina K Designs or Simon Says Stamp envelopes
• Altenew Beautiful Inside for sentiments inside the cards
• Envelope stamp – The Stamp Market Hand Stamped stamp (that is a lot of stamps!)
• Neenah 110# cardstock
• Strathmore Ready Cut watercolor paper (5 x
• Basic paint brushes
• Altenew Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors and Kuretake watercolors

Supplies used for the above card:

• Memory Box Large Circle Burst die
• Dymo label maker for the sentiment (love doing this)

Supplies used for the above card:

• Altenew Dotted Swirls Deboss background die
• Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips

Supplies used for the above card:

• Lawn Fawn Stitched Windy Backdrop
• Tim Holtz idea-ology Big Chat for the sentiment

• Hero Arts Circle Confetti Background die
• Altenew Label Love for the sentiment