Hello friends! Sorry I haven't been posting as often as I usually do. Is it possible to have a sort of brain fog from anesthesia that doesn't want to go away? That's what's been happening around here and it's frustrating to say the least. I feel like I'm losing control here! Okay, that's enough whining for today. I saw a card idea that Patty Bennett shared on her blog, Patty Stamps, that was posted a month or two ago. It was very pretty all done up in beige and the very soft Cloud Cover. I love pastels and light neutrals, so this was something I really needed to try. Of course, I also needed to make a few changes along the way to make it more mine.
Isn't this pretty? Very soft and soothing in my opinion. I started with this interesting floral print from the Beautiful Gallery 6" x 6" DSP pack. First a strip of DSP was cut from the bottom that measured 1 3/4" x 6". This was set aside to use another time. The resulting piece was cut in half lengthwise to make two pieces that each measured 3" x 4 1/4".
The next step was to layer the DSP onto a Basic Beige cardstock piece that measured 3 1/4" x 4 1/2". After attaching these together with adhesive, a 1" x 3 1/4" strip of Cloud Cover was attached about 2/3 of the way down from the top.
Next a piece of Cloud Cover Ribbon about 11" long was cut. This was tied into a knot around the layers and centered over the Cloud Cover strip. The sheen of the ribbon looked so pretty on the card.
The next step was to cut a card base from Cloud Cover cardstock. This measured 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". It was scored at 4 1/4" and folded in half. The layers that were already finished were then attached to the center of the card base using Dimensionals.
I thought the Boutique Blossoms flowers would look pretty with the DSP print. I stamped the smaller outline flower with Cloud Cover ink onto a Basic White cardstock piece. Then the two-step part of the flower stamp was also inked with Cloud Cover ink and stamped inside the outline. I love how softly this 2nd one stamps, because it is not a truly solid stamp. I also did the same with the stamp with two flower buds. The little leaf on this was stamped with Mossy Meadow ink that was lightly off-stamped. Both the flower and buds were die-cut with matching dies. Then some larger leaves were just die-cut from Mossy Meadow Cardstock - no stamping involved.
The flower was flipped over and the leaves were attached with adhesive to stay where I wanted them. Then this was attached to the card front with Dimensionals. The flower buds were tucked in under the flower and attached with Mini Dimensionals under the two buds. Space was left for the sentiment to tuck in.
The sentiment is from the Banner Sayings stamp set. First the Triple Banner Punch was used to punch three Basic White banners. I chose to use the one with a single pointed end. The sentiment was stamped onto this with Mossy Meadow ink. Then the pointed end was tucked in under the flower and partially under the ribbon and held in place with Mini Dimensionals.
There were 3 of the Moody Palette Glossy Dots in the Cloud Cover color tucked around the design for a subtle accent.
For the inside, a piece of Basic White was cut to measure 5 1/4" x 4". On this one of the sentiments from Forever Florals was stamped inside the card using Mossy Meadow ink.
I had made some extra of the flower buds and added one at the bottom of the insert. Then it was attached inside the card with adhesive.
The Banner Sayings and Boutique Blossoms stamp sets are in the new catalog.
The Forever Florals stamp set, the Beautiful Gallery DSP, and the Moody Palette Glossy Dots are all found in the Online Exclusives.
Amazing! I actually made something with all the products still current and not on back-order either! Hooray.
Well, I hope I gave you all the information needed to make this card and that it all makes sense. Thanks for stopping in to see what's new. Thanks to Patty Bennett for her lovely design that I could play around with and make changes here and there to make it more mine. It's so much fun to find an idea that is inspiring and then adding your own tweaks. That's what I hope to provide for you. An idea that you can see yourself starting with and changing colors, stamps, cardstock, or whatever. Then use what you already own to create your own design. Oh, I just love this creative process!
Happy stamping and creating,
Sharon
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