Pretty Impressions Abloom Cards

Hello, my stamping friends!   It's still hot as can be around here.  It feels like I'm going to melt if I stand around outside for too long.  These temperatures in the high 90's are really taking a toll on us.  I guess that means we need to find more things to do inside the house rather than outdoors.  I made some simple cards the other day to send out to the shut-ins at church.  They turned out so pretty, I thought you'd like to see them and maybe try these quick cards for yourself.

These happen to be the only ones I have left.  When making them, I had actually used two other prints from the Floral Impressions Designer series paper along with this one to make a nice variety of cards.

For all of the different cards, I started with a Basic White Thick card base that measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".  This is scored and folded in half to make a basic card.

For this card, I cut a piece of the Floral Impressions DSP that measures 3" x 4".  Watch the direction of the design so it is cut in the proper direction. The wider measurement is the width of the paper's design.  

A layer of Petunia Pop was also cut for these cards.  This measures 4 1/4" x 3 1/4".

Holding the DSP with the front facing you, rip approximately 1/2" from the bottom edge by pulling it towards you.  Take the top part of the paper and attach to the Petunia Pop layer.  Do not attach along the bottom edge.  With the strip of DSP that you ripped off, flip over so the back side shows and tuck the unripped edge underneath the 1st piece and attach to the Petunia Pop cardstock.   This will make both of the ripped white edges of the paper show when it's layered to the Petunia Pop.  After layering together, this was attached to the center of the folded Basic White Thick card base using adhesive.

There was a veritable garden of flowers stamped for accents on the cards.  For this one, the solid daisy type flower was stamped with Peach Pie ink that was off-stamped, then stamped on Basic White Cardstock.  Then the detail stamp was stamped with Peach Pie ink full strength over this.  The plummy flowers were stamped with the solid smallest flower with Petunia Pop ink that is off-stamped first.  Then the detail stamp with the same color was stamped over this.  All the flowers had centers stamped in using Gray Granite ink.  After stamping, all the flowers were die-cut with coordinating dies.  The extra detail dies fit into the outline dies on the flowers and gave the flowers lots of added detail.

Leaves were die-cut from both Old Olive and Garden Green cardstock pieces.  There were two different sizes cut also.  

The sentiment is from the Everyday Greetings stamp set.  It is stamped on a label that is cut with a die from the Greetings of the Season die set.  The sentiment for this card was stamped with Timid Tiger ink.  Other inks were used on the different cards depending on the colors in the DSP prints.

All three of the flowers are attached to the corner of the design using Dimensionals.  The sentiment label is tucked in partially under the flowers and attached flat with adhesive.  One of the larger leaves and two smaller leaves are tucked in around the flowers.  I used both greens on each card for added interest.

I had some retired sequins in a peachy tone that went nicely with this design.  On some of the other cards, different gems were used that matched the other DSP print colors better.

The ladies that have been joining me each month to put the cards together had no problems with the ripping and tucking on the DSP piece.  They were all impressed with how easy these cards were to put together and they looked so bright and cheerful.  Hope all the recipients of the cards will enjoy them too.

Hope you're inspired to get out some of those leftover pieces of DSP that you don't know what to do with.  Maybe this technique would be the perfect solution for using some of that DSP that you have sitting around.  I know I'll be considering this idea again when I'm looking through my stash of DSP.

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

sharoncarr50@gmail.com

Floral Charm Simplicity

Good day all you lovely people.  It's been an interesting bunch of days lately.  Hope you all enjoyed the 4th of July festivities with picnics, fireworks, etc.  Now that that's all over, it must be time to get back down to business making cards.  What do you think?  Today's card features the new Floral Charm Designer Series Paper that coordinates with the Charming Day stamp and die bundle.   The whole suite of items is new in the Online Exclusive section of the SU! store. This Designer Paper has such pretty prints and they're all in colors that are right up my alley.  Yes, they're all lovely pastels.  Yum!  I just want to continue to look at them and wrap them all around my house so I can enjoy them all the time.  But that's impossible, so I guess we'll just have to cut into them and see what we can create!

This is the first card using this paper.  I wanted the print to be the focal point so there is a good size piece front and center.  Looking at this print, the first color that jumped out at me was the Petal Pink.  So that will be used for the card base which measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".  It's scored in half at 4 1/4" and folded.

The DSP print is cut at 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" square to be the focal point.  I liked the look of Pretty Peacock cardstock as a great accent for the colors in the print.   The dark color really highlights the pretty print. This was cut to 3 5/8" x 3 5/8" square.  This gave me just a skinny bit of Pretty Peacock showing all around the DSP to frame the look.   

The DSP print was attached to the Pretty Peacock cardstock using adhesive.  For a pretty accent, a 4 1/2"- 5" strip of Petal Pink Metallic Edged Ribbon was wrapped around the layers and attached in the back with adhesive.  Another length of ribbon was used to make a bow that was attached over the strip of ribbon using Mini Glue Dots.  Yes, I know the ribbon is retired.  Unfortunately, I don't get through the spools of ribbon in the allotted time while they're still current.  They are way too beautiful to get rid of, so there you go.  I'm still using those retired bits of ribbon and will most likely continue to do so.

Another cardstock color that looked great with the print was the new 2025-2027 InColor Cloud Cover.  Doesn't this soft blueish/gray fit nicely?  I just love this color!  Okay, back to creating.   I wanted a good bit of the Petal Pink showing on the card, so the Cloud Cover was cut a bit smaller than a regular layer.  It measures 5" x 3 3/4".  

I debated with myself about using an embossing folder on this layer, but decided I wanted a plainer look that wouldn't detract from the print.  So, no embossing on this.  

It was attached to the folded card base with adhesive.  Then the print layers were attached to the card front making sure the top and two side edges were spaced evenly on the Cloud Cover layer.  These were attached with adhesive also so all the card at this time is pretty flat.

I've been enjoying using the More Messages stamp and die set for my card sentiments lately.  The single large stamp was inked with Pretty Peacock ink and stamped onto a piece of Basic White cardstock.  Then the matching die cuts them all out at the same time.  It's wonderful having 19 different die-cut sentiments ready to use that quickly.  I just keep the rest in a little container then pick through and find just what I need when I need it.  Now that's quite handy dandy.

The sentiment is attached in the open area in the bottom half of the card.  For this, I used Dimensionals as I wanted it to stand out from the rest of the card.

For the touch of bling on this card, I chose a retired batch of gems - the Earth Tones Shimmer Gems.  They just matched the Petal Pink portions of the card perfectly.  If you don't have any of those in your treasure chest of gems, you might want to use either the pale pink or clear gems in the Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems.  They should work nicely.  Or if you'd like to give the design a more vintage look, the Antique Pearls would look lovely here.

Just wanted to give you a small peek at all the lovely prints in the Floral Charm Designer Series Paper.  Aren't they all lovely?   I don't know which one to work with next!  Decisions, decisions!

The whole Floral Charm Suite is just filled with wonderful items from the Charming Day stamp set and dies to the DSP, ribbon, and gems.  I'm just loving this whole suite and can't get enough of it.  If you like pastels and soft brights along with pretty florals, you're going to fall in love with this suite too.

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

Washi Tape and Arches

Hello my friends!  I'm back today with another card using the fabulous Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape.  I'd never really been a huge fan of washi tape, but I'm certainly loving this one!  You simply need to give this a try, and you'll love it too.   Today I added in the Everyday Arches Dies into the mix and it's a winner as far as I'm concerned.  Come play along with me!

My first task was to find a DSP print with a soft subtle color that enhanced the colors in the washi tape flowers.  I decided that the Beautiful Bokeh 6" x 6" DSP had a gorgeous, spattered design with a combination of blues and lavenders would be a perfect backdrop for the flowers.

The 5th largest of the Everyday Arches die set was used to cut the DSP.  Then the 4th largest die was used to cut a Basic White arch to layer under the DSP arch.  That little bit of white really pops the whole design.

Before layering together, a sentiment was stamped in the center of the arched DSP.  The sentiment is from the You Are Remarkable stamp set.  Gorgeous Grape ink was used to stamp the sentiment.  The darker ink made it easier to read but wasn't as harsh as using black ink for the sentiment.

Next, I decided on a Basic White card base.  This was cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", then scored at 4 1/4" and folded in half.

Several colors of cardstock were considered for the background layer, but Highland Heather cardstock really looked the nicest.  This was cut to measure 5 1/4" x 4".  It needed some sort of texture or design on this layer to give it more interest.  

I check my stash of embossing folders to see what I liked.   The design of the So Swirly Embossing Folder for a background looked interesting, so the Highland Heather was embossed with this.

After embossing, the Highland Heather layer was attached to the Basic White card base.  Because of the embossing, I used Tombow MultiPurpose  Liquid Glue to attach these together.

Now comes the fun part of the card.  In my post yesterday, I discussed how to attach the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape to a 3 1/2" strip of Basic White cardstock or Vellum.  I think the Washi Tape would also look nice on Very Vanilla cardstock or even a pale cardstock like Petal Pink or Soft Seafoam which I'd like to try.  Anyway, for this card, I used the Washi Tape attached to Basic White cardstock.  Then it was die-cut with the large die that cuts all the pieces at the same time.

The design has a larger cluster of flowers and greenery attached to the bottom right corner.  Two of the pieces are attached with Dimensionals with the leaf cluster tucked in under the rose.  The same goes for the smaller cluster near the top of the design.  The larger flower/leaf piece is attached with a Dimensional.  The smaller leaf cluster is tucked in under it.

The whole arched design is then attached to the card base with Dimensionals to give it lift.

Last look at this pretty card.  Oops, I almost forgot to mention the bling used here!  I can't forget that now, can I?  The Iridescent Faceted Gems looked perfect on this card.  The gems picked up all the lovely colors of the flower accents and really enhanced them.  Perfect.

This card turned out so pretty.  And the best part is that it's really quick and easy to make.  Once you make a pile of these Washi Tape flowers, it's so easy to just pick and choose which of the many flowers and leaves you want to use.  I wonder just how many flowers you can get from one roll of that Washi Tape?  Guess I'll never know because I keep using them almost as quick as I make them!  This card is just the 2nd in what will be a long line of cards made with these Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape flowers.

Hope you are inspired to try out these Washi Tape flowers too.  I'm thinking you're going to fall in love with these pretty pieces.  I have to remember to try out the stamp set and color my own flowers too.  That will be a whole 'nother stamping experience.

If you have time tomorrow, July 1st, go check out all the new stamps, dies, DSP, and other goodies that will be available in the Online Exclusive part of the SU! store.  Oh, my goodness gracious!  You're going to be in awe of all the wonderful goodies that will be available for you!  There are so many new and fabulous items coming up and I need to get crackin' on creating with them.  Stay tuned to see what's coming next.

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

sharoncarr50@gmail.com

Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape

Hello and happy Sunday to you.  Hope you're doing well and staying cool in this heat wave. Whew, I don't know about where you are, but we've been dealing with some hot, hot weather.  It was over 100 degrees last week.  Of course, being one of those northerners, I was struggling to deal with the heat.  Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it's going anywhere soon so I better get used to it and fast!  Is it because of the heat that my creativity has gone right out the window?  Seems like lately creating anything has been a real struggle.  But I've got a beautifully simple card today that I think is really elegant.  I just received the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape along with the coordinating stamps and dies.   Who could resist playing with it and die cutting piles of flowers?  Not me!  So, let's see what I made with just a few of these flowers made from the Washi Tape.

Isn't this really a cool and lovely card?  And it truly comes together so quickly.  Just the cool, calm card to make on one of these blistering hot days.  Let me tell you all about it.

The first thing I did was to get out the Washi Tape I wanted to use.  To die-cut the individual pieces in the Washi Tape strip, it's necessary to first attach it to a piece of cardstock.  The roll is approximately 3 1/4" wide, so I cut strips of Basic White cardstock about 3 1/2" wide to attach the Washi Tape on.  I cut two sections of the Washi Tape to have both of the different flower colors available to use.   Just to satisfy my curiosity, I also cut some pieces of vellum and attached each colored section of flowers to this.  

There is one large die in the Extraordinary Flora set that cuts them all at once.   I found this to be a very quick and efficient thing to do to get that beautiful bouquet of flowers ready to use.   All of the pieces were die-cut quickly and then the creating began.

For this card, I stuck with the batch of flowers that were attached to the Basic White cardstock and also were the pink and purple flower mix.  The rest are all saved for future reference.

Using a quarter sheet of Basic White cardstock, I embossed it with the floral design in the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder Duo.  These embossing folders are part of the Celebratory Sips Suite.  As you can see, this is a thinner embossing folder that only embosses a panel and not the whole piece.  This one has a delicate floral design that would make a nice backdrop for the small flowers. 

I thought I'd like to back it with Fresh Freesia layer for a small touch of color.  I cut the Fresh Freesia to 5 1/4" x 3 7/8".  Then trimmed the embossed piece to measure 5 1/8" x 3 3/4".  They are attached together with "green glue".  There is a card base made from Basic White that measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".  This is scored in half.  Then the layers are attached to the card base with "green glue" also.

The sentiment is from the Textured Notes set.  It's a small and delicate font that I thought fit with the card nicely.  Two of the labels were made because I wasn't sure what color ink I'd like on the sentiment.  Both Berry Burst and Fresh Freesia were tried out.  Berry Burst turned out to be the nicer looking color for the sentiment on this card.  

The sentiment is attached to the card front close to the middle.  Two Dimensionals were used for this.  Then several of the flowers and leaves were attached to the card front.  Two of the pieces were attached with Dimensionals, but the rest were tucked in around the main pieces and attached with adhesive.

You can't tell, but the two bluish leaf clusters were actually one die-cut that I cut in half and used the different sections.  The piece seemed too long to fit the design properly.  So why not?  Trim leaves when necessary to fit your design.

Three of the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems in the lightest color were used as accents.  Even though there really wasn't much purple on the design, I think they worked out quite well.

That's it for my first foray into playing with the new Extraordinary Flora Bundle.  The Washi Tape is really gorgeous in my opinion.  The colors are so fresh and sweet.  They will brighten up any message you might want to send.  This style of card is very versatile and quick to make too.  Hopefully the second card using the Washi Tape that I'm working on will come together quickly too and I can get it posted soon.

Thanks for stopping by today for the latest bout of creativity.  Hope you'll give this awesome Washi Tape a try.  You'll find it and the rest of the Extraordinary Flora Bundle in the Annual Catalog and in the SU! store.  Happy shopping! That reminds me, if you're still contemplating some items in the BOGO 50% off Suite Sale, you're running out of time.  June 30th is the last day of the sale, so don't procrastinate any longer!  And any order over $20 starts earning you 10% Rewards for yourself!!  If you don't have a demonstrator yet, I'd be happy to help you.  Thanks again!

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

sharoncarr50@gmail.com

Another Fun Fold Card Idea

Hello there!  Today's card is a fun fold card that is focusing on the Everyday You & Me stamps and dies.  These are very simplistic florals that are on the "cutesy" side, and I think they're adorable.  Plus, there are four good-sized sentiments that are very useable for both scrapbooking and card making.  What's not to like, right?  They are only found in the Online Exclusive section if you're looking for them.  With all the new items we've been showered with lately, this bundle has gotten lost in the shuffle.  So here it is featured and a cute little z-fold card.

And it's purple!  This is for all you purple aficionados out there.  Isn't this a bright and happy card?  Let's make it.

We're starting with some Mossy Meadow cardstock.  This measures 11" x 4 1/4".  This is scored at both 2 1/4" and 5 1/2".  Measure in on the front flap 1" from either side and cut to the 2 1/4 score line.  

This is what your piece of cardstock will look like when scored and the two corners cut out.  Please excuse the not wonderful drawing.  Never said I could actually draw!

The smaller flap on the front folds back like a z-fold card.

The next step is to cut two pieces of DSP to add to the card base.  I picked a scene from the Splendid Autumn 6" x 6" DSP pack for the card.  First the design was cut in half vertically at 3".  Then each side was cut 4" tall to get the scenic look I wanted.  One of these was attached to the front side of the card and the other was attached to the inside.

A piece of Gorgeous Grape cardstock was cut to measure 4" x 5 1/4" to fit the inside back of the card.  This was attached with adhesive.

Now it's time to dress up the front flap area of the card.  For this, I cut 2 pieces of Basic White that measure 4 1/4" x 2 1/2".  The first piece has the 'lovely day' sentiment stamped in the center with Gorgeous Grape ink.  This sentiment comes from the Autumn Expressions set.

The 2nd piece of white has a sentiment from the Happy Thoughts stamp set.  This is also stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink.  I'm always needing just general wishes/thinking of you types of cards, and this card really works for that.

Both of these white pieces are layered onto Gorgeous Grape cardstock pieces that measure 2 5/8" x 4 3/8".  The layers are attached together with adhesive.  

I added "green glue" to the folded back flap on the card base, so it was facing up.  Then I laid the white layers for the front onto this positioned in the middle of the closed card base.  This way the layer is only attached to the flap and can fold independently from the card front.  Next the inside layers were attached to the Gorgeous Grape layer inside the card but hiding behind the layers on the front.

Next up was stamping the two sizes of roses in the Everyday You & Me set.  Two large roses were stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink on Basic White.  Three of the small roses were stamped with Daffodil Delight ink on white.  Five of the leaf clusters were stamped with Old Olive ink onto Old Olive cardstock.  These pieces were all die-cut with the coordinating dies.

The flowers and leaves were arranged on the front white layer leaving one flower and leaf for the inside of the card.  The flowers were attached with Dimensionals with the leaves being tucked in under the flowers and attached with adhesive.

The last two pieces were added to the inside of the card.  I placed them so they would be peeking under the layer when the card was closed.

The last addition to the card were the three Iridescent Faceted Gems.  They sparkled so nicely on this card.

This sounds like a complicated card, but once the two sections are cut away from the card base, it comes together quickly and is just a fun card.  I want to make another one of this style of card but using bright colors and maybe the Cheers and Sips stamp set.  Wouldn't that be fun?!  But I've got a few other works in progress going on right now that I need to get finished first!  Oh my, so many cards to stamp and so little time!!!  Keep on creating.

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

sharoncarr50@gmail.com

Two More Floral Impressions DSP Cards

Hello my friends.  Hope you are doing well and enjoying summer.  We've got a heat wave coming so I should be spending more time indoors next week.  With the weather predicted to be in the very high 90s, that's definitely time to find indoor projects to do.  Today I have two cards using one of my favorite prints in the Floral Impressions DSP pack.  I've put off showing these because one was a Mother's Day card that I was using and didn't want her to see.  I think I've waited long enough, don't you?  Where does the time go?  Mother's Day can't have been over a month ago already, can it?  Sheesh!  Well then, on with the show!

This is the first card I made using the pretty blue and purple floral print in this DSP pack.  I think they are so pretty and couldn't wait to create with this.  This is a very easy fun fold design that I've used quite often.

It starts with a 1/2 sheet of Berry Burst cardstock.  This is scored at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4".  This makes the front fold back on itself.

The DSP is from the Floral Impressions pack that is an Online Exclusive item.  The piece for the front folded back flap measures 1 7/8" x 5 1/4".  It's attached to the flap with 'green glue'.  The green striped piece on the inside of the card is the back side of the print.  This measures 4" x 5 1/4" and is also attached with 'green glue'.

The next step is to die-cut two Basic White layers, one for the front of the card and another for the inside.  The 3rd largest rectangle die in the Textured Notes Dies set was used to cut these.  The pieces are set aside until you're ready to work with them later.  The Textured Notes Dies are part of the suite of items in the Botanical Textures Suite that is found only in the Online Exclusives.  All the items in this suite are part of the BOGO 50% off sale that runs until the end of June.

Next the flowers were die-cut with the Impressions Abloom set.  This is also one of the Online Exclusives that is a suite of products.  These are also available to purchase during the BOGO 50% off sale.  The multi-petaled flowers were die-cut from Misty Moonlight cardstock, the smaller flowers were cut from Berry Burst cardstock, the tiny flowers are cut from Pool Party, and the stems and leaves are cut from both Old Olive and Mossy Meadow cardstocks.

Before arranging the flowers on the white layer, the centers of the main flowers were stamped with Misty Moonlight ink.  This helped give the flowers some definition.  Only two of the flowers were attached with Dimensionals.  All the rest are attached with either adhesive or Mini Glue Dots for the tiny flowers.

I'm not sure which set I got the Mother's Day sentiment from, but I know it was retired.  I just hunted through my stash until I found one.  This was stamped onto a 3/8" strip of Basic White using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The ends were trimmed closer.  Then a small piece of Misty Moonlight was cut to frame the sentiment.  It was attached to the white layer with Dimensionals.

The white layer was laid on the card front to see where it needed to be attached so it was centered properly.  I put tiny pencil marks on the back, then added two strips of Tear & Tape to hold this layer firmly on just the left side.

The second white layer that was die-cut is attached inside the card making sure it is hidden right behind the front white layer.  I used 'green glue' for this so I could maneuver it into place a little.

After attaching the white layer, I chose one of the More Messages labels that were already stamped and die-cut previously.  I had stamped them three different times so far using Tuxedo Black ink, Secret Sea ink, and Pecan Pie.  It's so easy to stamp once and die-cut all the different sentiments at once.  Then you have multiple sentiments on hand when you need them.

For this sentiment, I used a Blending Brush and Berry Burst ink to add a blush of color around the edge of the label.  Then it was attached with adhesive. 

I had lots of leftover flowers, so just a few pieces were added to the inside of the card for a nice accent.

There are two butterflies added onto the front and one inside the card.  There were also three of the darkest Purple Fine Shimmer Dots added to the flower centers on the card front.  Now let's look at the 2nd card.

The colors and stamps are the same on this card, but the cut of the card is a little different.  Start with a 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" size card base cut from Berry Burst.  It's scored at 4 1/4".  Then 1" is cut from the edge of the front flap.

The DSP size for the front flap is 3" x 5 1/4" and it's attached with adhesive.  

The inside of the card has a layer of Basic White that measures 5 1/4" x 4".  A 1" strip of the same DSP print is attached along the right edge, so it shows when the card is closed. 

This time the 4th largest die was used to die-cut the Basic White layer.  Another layer of Berry Burst was cut that measures 2 1/2" x 4".  They are attached together with adhesive.

The flowers are the same color and cut as the previous card.  (Whenever I'm cutting flowers, leaves, etc. for one card, I always make extras and usually make another card at the same time.)

This time when the front layers were attached, I used several Dimensionals on the left half and the middle area, so it's raised from the flap.  It also overlaps about 1/2" over the edge of the flap.

The sentiment is another one from the More Messages set that I already had available.  Very handy dandy.

Ok, that's about it for now.  Hope you made it to the end.  I know this post seemed especially long when I was reading it over to make sure it all made sense.  Hope you're inspired to get out those stamps and play a little today.  Or maybe a lot!

It's fun to make just small adjustments to your card base that will turn it into a fun fold card.  It makes it more interesting for you to make and more fun for the recipient too!

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

Another Impressions Abloom Idea

Hello friends and Happy Sunday to you.  If there are any fathers out there, I need to say Happy Father's Day too!  There, I think that covers it all, don't you?  Today I have a really simple card that still looks very nice as far as I'm concerned.  I keep grabbing the pink and purple shades when playing around with the flowers in the Impressions Abloom bundle.  It's just so easy to mix and match those colors.  So, I thought it was time to use some of the warmer orange-y shades for a change of pace.  I was surprised by how much I love these colors together.  They give the card a warm and cozy feel.  Give it a look and tell me what you think.

To make today's card, I started with a Very Vanilla card base that measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".  This is scored and folded in half.  Another piece of Very Vanilla is cut at 3" x 4" for the focal layer.

I decided on Crumb Cake for layering.  This piece measured 3 1/2" x 5 1/4".  To add some interest to the layer, it was embossed with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder.  Then about 1/2" - 3/4" was ripped from the bottom edge to add to the visual appeal.  Then it's attached to the card base with 'green glue'.

Now it's time to make that pretty cluster of flowers.  The Impressions Abloom set is a two-step stamp set, meaning you have a stamp with a more solid image and then another stamp that adds all the detail to the image.  These are so much fun for creating multiple color choices for each flower or just going with a simpler color palette like I used here.  

For my grouping, the largest flower is made with Timid Tiger ink.  The detail stamp was used first to stamp on a Basic White cardstock piece.  Then the solid stamp was inked and off-stamped before stamping over the detail to give me these gorgeous flowers.  Since I wasn't sure just how these flowers would be arranged, I stamped a couple extra.  You can never have too many flowers on hand when you're ready to create!

For the medium sized flowers, Peach Pie is the ink color used.  Stamp the detail stamp first with full-strength ink.  Then the solid image is inked and off-stamped before stamping over it.  Again, I stamped a few extras just because you never know when you'll need them.

The leaves were stamped with Garden Green ink.  I only used the detail stamp on these.  And of course, I made extras.

The centers of the flowers were stamped in with Pecan Pie ink.  Only the detail stamps were used for the centers.

All the flowers and leaves were die-cut with the matching dies from the bundle.  That makes it so easy to get a whole garden full of flowers cut in minutes instead of fussy cutting them.  To fill in the design, the tiny flowers were die-cut from Timid Tiger cardstock to match.  Oh good, now I have a whole cluster of pretty flowers to play with!

Time to prep the extra piece of Very Vanilla that you cut.  The sentiment is from the same set.  It's stamped with Pecan Pie ink to stand out.  (This card would work nicely for so many occasions, just change the sentiment to fit.)

Crumb Cake ink and a Blending Brush added a blush of color to anchor the flowers.  I decided to add a light spatter of Pecan Pie ink mixed with a drop of water to add interest to the Very Vanilla layer.  Give it a minute to dry, then attach to the card base with Dimensionals.

Take a little time to arrange the components on the card to get an idea of spacing.  The large flower is the only one that I attached with Dimensionals.  The two medium flowers and the leaves are all tucked around and under the center flower and were attached with adhesive.  Afterwards, the tiny flowers were tucked in.  These were each attached with a Mini Glue Dot.

For the extra bling for this card, I chose the Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive-backed Dots.  They seemed to be the perfect accent for these flowers.

I'm still debating whether to tuck a double bow made from Linen Thread at the bottom of the large flower.  I've put it on and off a couple times now and I just can't decide.  Do you think it needs it?

Hope you like this simple card idea.  It was fun to get out of my comfort zone of pinks and purples for a change.  It seems like whenever I need to make a card for someone, that is the color palette I grab first.  

Hope you've taken advantage of the "BOGO 50% Off Suite Sale" going on this month.  Remember you don't have to buy a complete Suite.  Any of the individual items in the Suite also works too.  TIP - the lowest priced item is always the 50% off item!!  Pay attention when ordering.  For example, I ordered two different times so I could get the higher priced items in the first order.  Then went back to get the lower priced items next.  And of course, Rewards get tallied for your next order (or save them up!).

If you have any questions or are looking for a demonstrator, I'd be happy to help you.  Just email me at the address below or leave a comment in the section below.  Either way I'd love to talk to you.

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

sharoncarr50@gmail.com