Today's handmade greeting card features a flower digital stamp from the Heartfelt Rose digital stamp set from TinyGoldBrush.

Follow along to see how to make it. 

You can make this handcrafted card if you are in need of a creative idea for a thank you card, an appreciation card, a birthday card, Just because, you name it. This is a classy as well as adaptable card. Just pick an appropriate sentiment. The Heartfelt digital stamp set features two digital stamp sentiments for you to choose from:

Heartfelt thanks

You are one of a kind

 But you can always come up with your own sentiments.

You will need the following material for making the card:

• For the card:
• A2 white side folding Card blank or white card stock Paper
• 5.0 x 3.75 black card stock
• Adhesive
• For the stamp
• Digital stamp Sentiment : Heartfelt Rose Stamp Set
• White card stock watercolor paper
• Blue watercolor paint
• Red watercolor paint
• Green watercolor paint
• Yellow watercolor paint
• Orange watercolor paint

The Flower Digital Stamp

Step 1: Resize The Digital Stamp 

resize and crop the flower digital stamp to fit the sentiment to fit within a 3.25" x 4.25" box.  

I used Microsoft Word to accomplish this.

See Buddy craft's blog post for instructions on cropping and resizing digital stamps in word.

 Step 2: Print Out The Stamp

Print out the stamp on white card stock watercolor paper. If using 8.5" x 11" paper, load up your paper with as many digital stamps as you can before printing. This way you get the most mileage out of your paper. Then, cut and color stamps as you need them.

Step 3: Color the digital stamp

For the petals: mix red watercolor paint. Paint over the petals with a thin wash leaving the center of the flower untouched. Let this paint dry.

Go over the petals again with a second wash of red paint leaving some parts of the petals untouched. Let this second wash dry.

Go over the petals with a third wash

For the center of the flower: use yellow paint mixed with a hint of orange paint. 

For the leaves: use green watercolor paint mixed with a bit of  yellow to them. Go over the leaves once, let them dry a bit then go over some parts of the leaves again to add some depth. 

For the background: use blue watercolors to paint the area around the flower.

Assembling the card

Step 1: Make your own folding card

Making the side folding card base:

Cut an 8-1/2″ x 11″ piece of card stock in half the long way to get two pieces of card stock measuring  8-1/2” x 5-1/2” 

score at 4-1/4” and then fold to make your top side card base.

Step 2 : Cut the other elements

Cut black card stock to 3.75" x 5.25"

Step 3: Putting in all together

Center and adhere the black stock to the A2 card base, this reveals a 1/4 inch border all around. 

Trim the image panel to 3.125" x 4.25"

 center and adhere this to the card. 

As you can see  in the image above, this creates an assymetrical border.

That's it you're done.

Here is another look at the finished card.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and that you are inspired to try it.  If you liked this card, please feel free to check out the Heartfelt Rose Digital Stamp Set.