A lot of these items you'll probably already have in your stash, like the tools and glue. And remember, you don't have to use the exact same things that I did (but if you scraplift it exactly, I will totally be flattered)! But make this project your own, have fun and do a little experimenting. 

Start by preparing your base. I used white impasto paint to go around the edges of my mini panel. (I used the frame for something else, so this project just uses the base of the panel.) Next, I cut some watercolor cardstock to size. Using the Smart Glue and a craft scraper, I applied it to the panel.

Next, I watered down some pink impasto paint. To apply this pink paint, I brushed plain water on to my watercolor cardstock then dipped the paintbrush in the watered down pink paint and applied it to the wet cardstock, letting the color spread. I let it dry and then added some more pink to create some darker spots. To give it just a hint of shimmer, I added some pearly white metallic watercolor over some of the pink paint.

I wanted to add a bit of interest and tone down the pink with splatters of white and iridescent pearl watercolor. I dipped my splatter brush in some watered down white impasto paint and splattered it on the panel. I then did the same thing with the pearly white watercolor. 

Once the watercolor was dry, I added a little of sparkle and texture with the new Crushed Ice effect paste. Simply place a stencil down and then apply some of the paste using palette knife. I put on a thin layer, which dried quickly.

Now starts the really fun part--adding all the layers! I began by adding flowers that serve as the base to pop everything else up. To help me plan the placement of the paper flowers, I started by fussy cutting some elements from the P13 Forest Tea Party papers. The small Tim Holtz snips are perfect for fussy cutting. Once I figured out where the flowers needed to go based off the fussy cut elements, I applied a small amount of heavy body gel to the back of the flowers and stuck them down. I tucked in nests of silver thread under a couple of the flowers for added interest. Helpful Hint: Heavy body gel has some work time so don't worry about accidentally ripping your project by adjusting the placement of a flower later. 

Next, I die cut some skeleton leaves and funky floral ferns and leaves from smooth white cardstock. To get clean cuts, I highly recommend using the Magic Mat with your die cut machine. Not only do you get perfect cuts each time, but it extends the life of your plastic cutting pads! To give a little shimmer to these die cuts, I applied Smart Glue in areas where I wanted to apply silver foil and then set these die cuts aside to dry. When dry, Smart Glue remains tacky, allowing you to apply foil!

I added a large floral fussy cut element over my paper flowers, using Smart Glue in strategic places to glue it down. Before moving on to the fussy cut bunny in a teacup, I went back to the die cut elements. Smart Glue doesn't take long to dry if you use a small amount. To apply the silver foil, I simply cut a small section from my roll, laid it over the die cuts and rubbed to adhere the foil to the glue. 

To add these foiled die cuts, I placed a small drop of glue on the back of the stem and pressed them into place. I added some around the paper flowers and over the top of the large fussy cut floral element. Then I added some foam mounting squares to the back of the fussy cut bunny. Before pressing it down in place over the large fussy cut floral and foiled die cuts, I added another nest of silver thread then added the bunny to my project. 

To finish off the project, I added a sticker from Tim Holtz's Small Talk sticker pad, using small foam mounting squares to pop it up. I also added a bee ephemera from his field notes snippets set, adding a hint of Glossy Accents to the wings. This really is optional, but I felt it was appropriate to have a bee with all these gorgeous flowers! Finally, I adhered a few pretty iridescent jewels. 

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and looking at all the pictures of this pretty project!

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