Mash-Up Monday

Hi there!  I'll bet you want to know just what is a Mash-Up Monday is.  Well, it happens when I can't decide totally on what I want to make, keep changing my mind, use all kinds of products - current and retired, and it just all comes together.  And I'm happy with the results - that's the most important part of the idea.  I just couldn't get my act together today and started putzin' around with some old retired Designer Paper.   I'm not even sure of the name of it anymore - maybe Color Theory (?) something to do with the Colorful Seasons set we had a few years ago.  (but I won't bet on that!)  The paper is a pretty ombre blue that I thought would be pretty with a splash of white and yellow flowers.  This is what I came up with...

First I embossed this Designer Paper piece with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder.  I loved how this really made the ombre colors become even more prominent.  This was attached to a folded Basic White card base using Tombow Multi-Adhesive Liquid Glue.  I find this glue really helps the embossed layers stay firmly attached to the card base.

Next come the flowers.  I am so enchanted with the Pierced Blooms Dies lately.  I keep going back to it repeatedly.  Then pairing it with blushes of color with the Blending Brushes and boy, I'm in stamp heaven!  This is a large die set and has 25 dies.  I only used 9 different dies from this set for this card.  Is it an awesome set?  You bet!  The largest flower was cut from Balmy Blue.  The 4 different leaves I used were all cut from Pear Pizzazz.   The 2 different flower centers were cut from So Saffron.  And the tiny flowers and sentiment layer were cut from Basic White.

I changed the pace a little when I decided I'd like a white daisy for one of the flowers.  I used the Medium Daisy Punch to cut 2 layers for the daisy.

Now for the magic.  I used the Blending Brushes to put a darker blush of Pear Pizzazz on each of the leaves at the base.  The two flower centers had a blush of Mango Melody added to them.  The Balmy Blue flower had some Balmy Blue added, but it was too faint so I went over it again with some Pacific Point.  The daisy had some So Saffron blushed in the center.  Now, no matter how I took the pictures of the card, take my word for it - the photos just do not do it justice!  

The flowers were attached using a Dimensional behind each.  The flower centers were attached with Mini Glue Dots.  The leaves have a bit of MonoAdhesive behind them  The tiny white flowers were shaped with the Take Your Pick Tool and attached with Mini Glue Dots.

The 'Smile' sentiment comes from the Daisy Lane stamp set.  It was stamped with Night of Navy ink.  Oh yeah, there was a tiny smudge on it after stamping this, so...  I found a bitty butterfly in the Nature's Thoughts Die set and die-cut it from Night of Navy ink to match.  It was attached to the label with a rolled up Mini Glue Dot.

For all the fits and starts with making this card, I'm happy with the end results.  Sometimes you just have to rummage through a bunch of stamps and dies to come up with exactly what you needed.  And my hubby always wants to know why I have so much "stuff"!!  Because I never know when I'll need it!  Right?

Hmmm, I just realized there is absolutely no bling on this card!  I'll have to think about this a bit longer to see if I want to add any or just let it be.  I think I'm leaning more to the plainer side so it doesn't compete with the pretty flowers.  What do you think?  Bling or no bling??  We'll see.

If you're still planning to place an order yet this month, please use the Host Code shown here.  My thanks to all who have already ordered this month.  I've been working on getting goodies ready to mail out to you.  *big grin*   Love you ladies!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see what I've been up to lately.  Please leave a comment so I know you've been here.  It warms my heart just reading your comments.  Thanks for taking the time!

Happy stamping and good luck with the creating!

Sharon