Wild About Flowers, Card 3

I have yet another card for you today using our new Wild About Flowers stamp set.  This card was actually inspired by the sample in our Stampin' Up! catalog on page 74.  I've used my all time favorite stamp set for the background --- Gorgeous Grunge.  What did I ever do before it came along?

I've used a Soft Suede layer behind the flower image, using our new Lots of Labels Framelits to cut both layers in graduated sizes.

The linen thread under the focal piece adds a bit of texture and interest.

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Wild About Flowers, Card 2

As promised, I have another card for you using our Wild About Flowers stamp set.  This one was inspired by my love of 3 little stamped circles.  In the past, I've made a lot of cards that have this design and it was fun to get back to doing one again. 

When I've made this style of card in the past, I've always used punches.  To fit the stamped flowers for this card, I had to use my Circles Collection Framelits, to get the right size circle that I wanted.  I added an extra layer to the front of the card, attached with dimensionals, just to add more interest.

You can barely see it, but I scored several lines, running directly across the card front (under the circles), for added texture.  The text is from my Tin of Cards stamps.  I added some linen thread for the finishing touch.  I even had ends long enough to tie into a cute little bow.  I love how this card turned out.  It's really quite simple, but the added touches really step it up.  Once again, to show how the stamping world sometimes thinks a lot alike (guided by stamp images), I later found that Dawn Olchefske created a very similar card.  Love it!

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Wild About Flowers Card

Today's card is proof that you can make a quick and easy card and still bump it up a notch or two.  We'll be making this one at my class tomorrow.  I used our new Wild About Flowers stamp set.  I love the flower images in this set.  The stems and the blooms are on separate stamps, so you can easily use whatever colors you'd like on them.  They're also easy to align (flowers to stems) because they're photopolymer. 

I actually stamped my flowers 3 times (on the card)... once for the original stamping of the flowers, a second time to achieve a shadow effect and then a third time (with Versamark Ink) to emboss with Iridescent Ice EP.  Unfortunately, I can't seem to capture the sparkle in the photo.  The text is from our All Boxed Up stamp set.

Adding extra layers to the front of a card always bumps up the elegance.  I've stamped the card inside and the envelope to all coordinate.

I have two more cards coming up in my next posts, to share more ideas for using this stamp set, so be sure to check back to see them.

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