Hello people! Back again today with another couple of cards featuring the Pretty Florals stamp and die bundle. Yes, I think it's a great set and I've got so many ideas for creating with this set. I've got a card to share that I made, then there's also the one my sister made. We try to start with the same stamp set and main color and go from there. You never know where the stamping muse will take us!
The idea for my card started with the die-cut circle of Basic White. This was cut with the Stylish Shapes largest circle die.
The triple stem of leaves was stamped using Garden Green ink. The more solid flower stamp was inked with Highland Heather ink and then off-stamped before stamping each one of the flowers.
Next the detailed stamp that goes over this was inked with Gorgeous Grape ink to really show up nicely on the card. When I was stamping these on the card, the middle flower didn't totally fit on the circle. So, I stamped another flower just like the other flowers but instead stamped on a scrap of Basic White cardstock. After stamping, it was die-cut with the coordinating die. I love it when there are matching dies to stamp sets. It makes it so easy to have a dimensional card without a lot of fussy cutting. Yeah, I guess that makes me kind of spoiled!
That extra flower cluster was attached over the partial one I'd already stamped. It's popped up with Dimensionals and pokes out above the perimeter of the circle.
I was planning on using a full layer on the front of the card of the Gorgeous Grape cardstock, but it just didn't thrill me. So a smaller piece of Gorgeous Grape was cut to go under the circle instead. This piece measures 3 1/4" x 4".
Connie suggested using a layer of Silver Foil next, so I got that out. There was a layer of silver already cut with the Scalloped Contours Dies. Yes, they're retired, but they still look nice, and I dig them out every once in a while. The die-cut didn't totally fit around the purple layer, but the two ends were just the right size to frame the top and bottom. These layers are attached with adhesive. Then it was all attached to a Highland Heather folded card base.
I needed a sentiment that would fit right under the circle but not be too big. This sentiment from the Unbounded Love set is one I've used often. It looked just perfect here. It's stamped on a 1/2" strip of Basic White using Gorgeous Grape ink. The sides were trimmed to make the length 2 3/8".
There was a 1/8" skinny strip of Highland Heather cardstock sitting on my table. It looked nice under the sentiment. So, it's attached with adhesive then trimmed to about 1/4" on either side. This is attached to the card front using Dimensionals to pop it up.
The last touch to finish the card was the added bling, of course. For this card, I thought the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems in the lightest color looked nice.
There you have my monochromatic card all done in purples. Connie also used purple, but her card is certainly different than mine. Let's see what she did.
She made a landscape style card with a whole garden of flowers. I don't have her card here in front of me, so I can't give accurate dimensions for you. But I will give you all the information that I can.
The stems and leaves are stamped with Granny Apple Green. The flowers are stamped the same way I did mine with the off-stamped Highland Heather first and then Gorgeous Grape over this for the detail stamp. Her flowers are all die-cut. Some are added flat to the card with adhesive, and others are popped up with Dimensionals to add variety.
The striped DSP behind is from the Sale-a-bration toadstool paper. Sorry I don't remember the name off hand. The card base is Gorgeous Grape. I'm also not sure which set the sentiment comes from, but anything similar in size would work. And from the picture, I'm not sure about the gems. They might be the same that I used on my card. Sorry I can't give you better directions on her cards. All I'm going by at this point is a small picture. I just didn't write down all the directions, so I'm just guessing on some parts of it. I'm sure it will give you a good enough idea of possibilities to get you started.
Hope you enjoyed this latest installment of the Pretty Florals stamp and die bundle. I guess tomorrow it will be time to move on to another new set that we haven't explored yet. Hope you join me again soon.
The new 2025-2026 Annual Catalog went live today. So that means you can order what you need. One little problem though. There was a snafu with the new Cloud Cover ink pad. The ink has reacted to the foam on the pad and the color isn't up to the Stampin'Up! standard. You can still buy the marker and the refill. If you get the refill, you can ink an empty "spot" with the refill, and it will work just fine. We are so sorry for the inconvenience and Stampin'Up! is working hard to rectify the problem with the ink.
Happy stamping and creating,
Sharon
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