Sweet Sorbet Tulips

Hey there!  Hope your day is going well.  I had one small goal for today - to make a card using the Flowering Tulips stamp set.  I finally got around to ordering the stamp set and it came last week.  I know you've probably had the set for a couple months already, but this is one I didn't jump on right away.  It frustrates me when everything I choose from the Jan - June Mini Catalog retires right away and I don't feel right sharing it on my blog all the time.  Since it's in the new Annual Catalog, I decided to pick it up.  I do love tulips and we've had many different tulip sets over the 24 years I've been a Demonstrator.  And yes, I think I've probably owned them all at one time or another!  Did I really need another tulip set?  Hmmm, guess I did!

I wanted to create a clean and simple card that keeps the tulips as the focal point.  I think that was accomplished.  I started with a card base of Basic White cardstock that was cut at 11" x 4 1/4".  This was scored at 5 1/2" and folded in half.  The Basic White layer for stamping was cut at 5" x 3 3/4".   At this point in the creating process, I planned on the card being more white-on-white instead a color layer tucked in.  But as the card progressed, I liked the skinny layer of Sweet Sorbet cardstock tucked in between the white layers.  If you want to cut that now, it is 3 7/8" x 5 1/8".

The tulips are from the Flowering Tulips stamp set.  I chose to use the largest and the smallest tulips for this card.  These are 2-step stamps made from Photopolymer so they're clear and you can easily see thru them for placement of the 2nd step stamp.  I used Sweet Sorbet ink for both of the steps, but the 2nd step was off-stamped before stamping to get a lighter color.  

The large tulip (with more of an outline) was stamped first so I could get the placement that I wanted.  Then the 2nd step stamp was used (after off-stamping) right over the first. 

I stamped the stem to connect with the tulip next using Old Olive ink.  A stem for the 2nd tulip was stamped crossing over the first stem.  Stamped in a few leaves at this time to get a feel for where they would go.

Switched back to the small tulip and stamped the outline with Sweet Sorbet ink.  The 2nd-step stamp was inked, off-stamped, then stamped at the top of the 2nd stem.  A couple more leaves were stamped to fill in the area.

The stamped cardstock piece was layered onto the Sweet Sorbet layer using adhesive.  This was attached to the card using Dimensionals to give it some lift.  

I cut a 1/2" strip of Sweet Sorbet cardstock about 4" long to lay across the card front.  The Banners Pick A Punch was used to flag the ends.  This was attached to the card front with adhesive.

The sentiment used here is from the Flowering Tulips set too.  There are six different sentiments that are pretty generic, so they will be coming in handy often.  It was stamped on Basic White with the Sweet Sorbet ink.  It was punched out with the larger scallop oval from the Double Oval Punch.  It seemed just too white and got lost on the card, so I used a Blending Brush with Pool Party ink to very lightly add just a smidgeon of color.  It was attached over the Sweet Sorbet strip using Dimensionals for a little pop.

I thought the new Sweet Sorbet Metallic Woven Ribbon would make a pretty bow under the sentiment.  This is seriously gorgeous ribbon.  Plus it's skinny - only 1/8" wide.  My kind of ribbon!  It's attached with a Mini Glue Dot just under the sentiment.  A medium sized Rhinestone Basic Jewel was used on either side of the sentiment.  Then three more small ones were sprinkled on the front.

I hope this card inspires you to try some very simple cards.  Just because there aren't tons of layers or fancy folds doesn't mean you can't have a pretty card.  If I didn't already have my daughter's Mother's Day card finished already, I might have changed the wording to turn this into one.  It's pretty and sweet, just like she is!

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Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon