Blooming with Thanks: Creating a Layered Floral Card with the MISTI and Precision Glue Press - by Jordan Hansen

Summer inspiration is in full bloom on the blog today! 🌸 Jordan Hansen is sharing a gorgeous floral thank-you card inspired by the flowers flourishing in her rain-soaked backyard. Using the beautiful Delicate Garden Craft Your Life Project Kit from Altenew, Jordan combines layered stamping, stencil coloring, die cutting, and thoughtful embellishments to create a card that feels like a blooming garden on paper. Along the way, she demonstrates how several My Sweet Petunia favorites—including the MISTI, MISTI Lite, Petunia Platform, and Precision Glue Press—help make every step of the creative process easier, more precise, and more enjoyable. Join Jordan as she walks through this elegant floral design from start to finish! 

Hey, it's Jordan here from Jordan's Easy Entertaining. I hope your month of June has been off to a wonderful start.  

We've had an unusual amount of rain where I live, and my backyard is blooming with flowers, which inspired today's card. One of my FAVORITE stamp sets that I own is from the Delicate Garden Craft Your Life Project Kit by Altenew which also includes coordinating stencils and dies.

I started my card out by stamping all 3 of the images I was going to use on this project with my MISTI stamping tool and some Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink.

Then I used the coordinating stencils along with some ink and blending brushes to add some color to my flowers.

Once all of my flowers were colored, I used my Spellbinders Platinum 6 machine and the Delicate Garden dies to cut out each image.

I really liked the 2 shades of green I used on the stems and leaves of my flowers, so I decided to ink blend my background card panel with those colors as well.

After I die cut my sentiment which says, "thank you", I used my Precision Glue Press to combine the 2 pieces together.

I played around a bit with the placement of my flowers before making a final decision. Once I placed them and glued them down, I cut off the pieces that hung off of my card.

Once again, I used my Precision Glue Press to also add my sentiment and a few flat backed gems and adhered my panel to an A2 sized card.

And my final step as with all of my cards, I used my MISTI LITE and Petunia Platform to stamp "made by Jordan Hansen" on the back.

What do you think? Does this feel like a blooming garden to you? 

Thanks for joining me for this card tutorial and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Jordan Hansen

Jordan's Easy Entertaining

Before you go, don't overlook one of the unsung heroes of this project—the My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press! Designed to provide exceptional control and comfort, the Precision Glue Press helps you apply adhesive exactly where you want it, whether you're assembling intricate die cuts, layering sentiments, or adding small embellishments. Crafters love how it reduces hand fatigue while delivering a smooth, consistent flow of glue, making detailed projects easier and more enjoyable. If you've ever struggled with messy adhesive application or sore hands after a crafting session, the Precision Glue Press may quickly become one of your favorite tools on your craft desk.

Team Tuesday - with Anna Wight

Today on the My Sweet Petunia blog, Design Team member Anna Wight is sharing a charming beach-themed card along with one of her favorite cardmaking tips—stamping sentiments directly onto patterned paper and card panels for a clean, polished look without adding extra layers or bulk. Using the Mini MISTI, Anna demonstrates how easy it is to achieve perfectly placed sentiments every time, helping create professional-looking cards while keeping them lightweight and mail-friendly.

Hello everyone! Anna here, with greetings from the beautiful pacific northwest! 

To save a little on “extra” postage needed for mailing cards, I like to stamp sentiments directly on the image layer or on background paper to avoid the extra layers and weight that sentiment banners add to my cards. Placing sentiments is so easy to do with a Misti! 

Place your pattern paper into the Misti (I use the Mini Misti for this process) and align your sentiment using the grid lines on the cover plate of the Misti. It’s helpful if you know where the other layers of your card will eventually be adhered so you can get the placement of the sentiment “just right”. 

When stamping on pattern paper I like to use VersaFine Clair ink. It stamps crisply and dries fast so I can continue assembling my card without having to wait a long time for ink to dry. 

The cards I’m sharing today were made using the Beachside clear stamp set from SweetMissDaisy Designs. 

I love how the Mini Misti allows me to stamp perfectly, every time! 

Thanks for joining me on the blog today! Stay healthy and well!

My Sweet Petunia Products Featured:

• Mini MISTI

Why Anna Loves Her Mini MISTI:

• Perfect sentiment placement every time
• Easy alignment using the built-in grid lines
• Great for stamping directly onto patterned paper
• Helps create clean, professional card designs
• Ideal for lightweight cards that mail with less postage
• Allows quick re-stamping if an impression isn't perfect the first time

A Focus Friday Two for One - with Jordan Hansen and Deniz Do!

This week we're bringing you a special double dose of inspiration! Our Focus Friday and Team Tuesday posts took a brief detour due to an overseas trip.  We couldn't let you miss the amazing projects created by both Jordan Hansen and Deniz Do, so today we're combining last week's Focus Friday and this week's Team Tuesday into one exciting showcase featuring two talented designers and two completely different creative styles.

Jordan takes us beneath the waves with a stunning ocean-inspired card featuring vibrant colors, layered die cuts, and clever uses for the MISTI, Petunia Platform, Power Mag, and Precision Glue Press. Then Deniz shares a charming interactive balloon card that highlights the precision and versatility of the Petunia Platform, proving just how easy it is to achieve crisp, flawless stamping every time. Whether you love detailed layered designs or clean and simple interactive cards, you'll find plenty of inspiration, techniques, and My Sweet Petunia tips in today's special two-for-one feature!

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Hello! It's Jordan here from Jordan's Easy Entertaining.  I can't believe summer is almost here. I'm going to be spending plenty of time at the beach and I thought the Altenew Graceful Seahorse Stamp and Die set is the perfect way to get in the mood.

I started this card by doing all of my die cutting first.  I used the Spellbinders Nested Postage Labels and Tag set and my Platinum Six machine to cut out a gold glitter frame and white cardstock main panel for my card as well as all of the pieces from the Graceful Seahorse set.  I also cut out an A2 sized piece of patterned paper for the background. Then I ink blended the white cardstock with Altenew Fresh Dye Ink in Pool.

Up next, I added a little depth to the colored cardstock on my seahorse and seaweed pieces.

After all of the ink blending, I used my Mini MISTI to add some more background seaweed using the stamps from the Graceful Seahorse set.

I used my Precision Glue Press to assemble the seahorse and seaweed die cuts

Then back to my Mini MISTI to add a sentiment. I used Spellbinders Clear embossing and watermark ink and gold embossing powder before heat embossing "sending an ocean of thanks."

Then I glued everything down to the card including some flat backed gems and attached the entire panel to a card base.

Last, as I've been doing with all of my cards once they're finished, I used my MISTI LITE and Petunia Platform to stamp "created by Jordan Hansen" on the back with Altenew Obsidian pigment ink.

I love this little seahorse.

I hope you enjoyed today's post and let me send you an ocean of thanks for stopping by! Have a great day.

Featured My Sweet Petunia Products:

• Original MISTI
• Petunia Platform
• Power Mag
• Precision Glue Press

Other Products:

• Hero Arts Seahorse Fancy Die
• Hero Arts Ocean of Thanks Stamp Set
• Hero Arts Seaweed Fancy Die
• Hero Arts Scalloped Rectangle Dies
• Ink blending brushes
• Assorted dye inks
• Gold glitter cardstock
• Gems/pearls for embellishment

Happy June, friends! Deniz here! Can you believe we’re already halfway through the year?!

For my project today, I’m featuring the cutest balloon from Hero Arts. I absolutely love how festive, fun, and versatile it is. So perfect for birthdays, celebrations, and all kinds of happy occasions!

I created a little interactive flip card by doing a partial die cut with the larger balloon die, then added the outline layer for that extra detail. I love that the same die set can also be used to create a shaker card, so there are so many possibilities!

My My Sweet Petunia Platform really came in handy for this project. As you can see, when I first stamped the “make a wish” sentiment, I didn’t get a perfect impression — but just like with the MISTI, the platform makes it so easy to stamp again in the exact same spot. Such a helpful tool for getting a crisp, clean result!

I hope you like this clean and simple interactive design!

Featured products:

• My Sweet Petunia's Petunia Platform + Mini Pawn Magnets
• Hero Arts Big Balloon Shaker Die Set
• Hero Arts Make a Wish Stamp & Cut

We hope you've enjoyed this special double-feature showcasing the creativity and versatility of My Sweet Petunia tools! From Jordan's vibrant underwater scene filled with layered details and precision assembly to Deniz's clean and clever interactive balloon card, both projects demonstrate how the right tools can make crafting easier, more enjoyable, and more successful. Whether you're blending, stamping, die cutting, or adding the finishing touches, products like the Original MISTI, Petunia Platform, Power Mag, and Precision Glue Press help bring your creative vision to life with confidence and precision. We can't wait to see which techniques inspire your next project. Be sure to leave a comment for Jordan and Deniz and thank you for joining us for this week's extra-special dose of inspiration!

A Beautiful Watercolor Card with Kassi!

I don’t know about you, but I seem to change what colors I’m drawn to as the seasons change… I am fully embracing the brighter “cotton candy” type colors right now! Despite my large collection of dark, muted colors, I have been gravitating to my much smaller collection of bright pastels… 

After taping my Arches Cold Press watercolor paper to the Platform, I used Midnight Blossom (Art by Waiyi) and Ocean Blue (Holbein) to create a light and loose watercolor background- focusing the most color in the bottom left corner and leaving the upper right corner white. 

After the background was dry, I used the MISTI Lite to stamp the cone flower, stem, and leaves from Colossal Coneflower (Gina K. Designs) using Fadeout ink (Inkon3). I love when I can leave my paper taped to the Platform and just pop the MISTI Lite over top to stamp my image! Keeping the paper taped down to the board from start to finish means it’s less likely to be warped in the end. 

I like to use the same colors I used in the background for my flower. The only new color I added was Magic Wizard (Rockwell) as I needed a yellow for the center of the flower, and to mix with the blue to create green.

I only used 3 colors for this painting- a purple, a yellow, and a blue. While this isn’t the traditional primary color palette, it serves the same purpose (using the purple as a red). By mixing all the colors from this trio, it helps harmonize all the colors, so they all feel like they belong together. 

I like to glaze in a bit of unexpected color to my petals. Though the main color in my petals is the purple, I did glaze in pops of the blue. It gives it just a little more visual interest, and since it’s the same blue, I have used everywhere else in the painting, it doesn’t compete or look out of place.

After the flower was dry, I brought the MISTI Lite back in to stamp my sentiment. Lining up the lines on the Platform with the lines etched into the MISTI Lite make getting my sentiment straight so much easier!

I love how this card turned out! The simple design meant it didn’t take me too long to create, and the colors just make my heart happy!

Happy painting!

Kassi 

My Sweet Petunia products: 

Petunia Platform

MISTI Lite

Power Mag

Other products:

Paper: Arches Cold Press, 

Stamp: Colossal Coneflower (Gina K. Designs)

Ink: Fadeout (Inkon3), Nocturne (VersaMark Clair)

Color: Midnight Blossom (Art by Waiyi)), Ocean Blue(Holbein), Magic Wizard (Rockwell)

Other: black pen

Team Tuesday - with Ceal Pritchett

We’re excited to share another inspiring Team Tuesday project from our talented Design Team member, Ceal Pritchett! This elegant graduation card beautifully showcases how My Sweet Petunia tools work together to make detailed techniques feel effortless. Using the Original MISTI, Mini Sticky Mat, Petunia Platform, and Power Mags, Ceal creates a stunning layered floral design with precise placement and secure hold every step of the way. From heat embossing to layered stencil coloring, this project is a perfect reminder that when your tools work with you, creating polished, professional-looking cards becomes easier—and a lot more fun! Get ready for beautiful details, clever tips, and a project filled with celebration-worthy inspiration. 

Hello crafty friends!

It’s Ceal, here. Today for Team Tuesday I am sharing a graduation card using products from Pinkfresh Studio and Hero Arts.

To make this card I started with a white card panel placed inside the Original MISTI and stamped the peony background using VersaMark ink and embossed it in gold powder.

Next, I placed the embossed panel on a Mini Sticky Mat and then placed it on the Petunia Platform and held it down with to Power Mags.  Let me tell ya, it didn’t move at all. (Tip: if you do not have the Petunia Platform just flip your MISTI over. The magnets will stick to the metal plate).  I used the layering stencils to color the flowers.

To finish the card, I cut the panel in a diagonal and then out the “2 & 6” using number dies by Hero Arts.

 

Power Mags do so much more than simply hold paper in place—they become extra “hands” in your craft room! 💛 When paired with the Petunia Platform’s metal work surface, they create a secure, versatile workspace that opens the door to even more creative techniques.

Creative uses you may not have thought of:

• Create your own masking station — Hold masks and masking paper firmly in place for spotlight techniques, ink blending, and scene building.

• Keep intricate die cuts from moving — Blend ink, add details, or assemble tiny pieces without chasing them around your desk.

• Build and preview card layouts — Arrange sentiments, die cuts, and embellishments while your design stays exactly where you placed it.

• Anchor slimline and specialty card sizes — Odd-shaped projects can be difficult to hold steady; Power Mags make them much easier to manage.

• Hold acetate, vellum, and specialty papers securely — Work confidently with materials that tend to slide or curl.

• Create a hands-free workspace — Keep watercolor paper or cardstock from shifting while adding color and details.

• Use them as movable guides — Create temporary boundaries for straight lines, sentiment placement, or geometric designs.

Why crafters love the combination:

The Petunia Platform provides a sturdy metal work surface, while Power Mags add strong holding power exactly where you need it. Together they create a stable, precision-focused workspace that helps reduce slips, shifting, and frustration—so you can spend less time fixing mistakes and more time enjoying the creative process.

Once you start using them together, they quickly become one of those “How did I ever craft without these?” combinations!

Petunia Platform

Power Mag

Focus Friday - with Fabiola!

 

We’re excited to kick off this week’s Focus Friday with an incredibly creative technique from our talented Design Team member, Fabiola Giardinaro! ✨ 

If you think your MISTI Lite is just for stamping stamps, think again—Fabiola is taking creativity to a whole new level by using her metal dies to create stamped impressions with the help of My Sweet Petunia magnets. Yes…she’s actually “stamping” with dies! Using the MISTI Lite along with Mini Pawn Magnets to hold everything securely in place, Fabiola demonstrates a clever out-of-the-box technique that opens up even more possibilities for your crafting. Paired with vibrant coloring and summery details, this project is a perfect reminder that My Sweet Petunia tools are designed to inspire creativity far beyond the expected. Get ready to look at your MISTI Lite in a whole new way! 

Hello friends, today I propose an alternative use of MISTI Lite, which we will need to stamp the dies. Yes, you read that right... stamp the dies. With the various magnets you can lock the dies and dab to obtain a stamp of the die. To raise the sheet, as everything was made for the clear/rubber stamps, I used a black mat from the old Misti and stamped on the clear side and that's it. And so, you can go even further with your projects.

Here specifically, given the crazy heat that is in the south of Italy these days, I used the Pensacola set by Mintopia. Both stamped and die-cut dies and a card from their pad. And then I had fun coloring with my Olo markers.

The final effect is wonderful, and it will certainly be a technique that I will reuse.

What do you think?

Thank you for stopping by and see you next time, Fabiola.