An Abundance of Flowers

 Hello,

I love flowers! Most of my stamp sets and dies are floral. I find I'm more creative with flowers as opposed to cutesy or masculine stamp sets. 

One of my current favourite designer series paper is Countryside Inn by Stampin'Up. It's floral (of course) and in beautiful shades of blue.

Aren't the papers gorgeous? And don't forget about the "B" side of the paper. It makes for great masculine cards. 

While there are no floral dies that go with the paper, Stampin'Up has many dies in their products which match nicely.

I chose Pierced Blooms dies. Each petal and leaf has some stitching. The dies are retired.😟

Here is my card...

Cute, right?

I added some scallops from the Color and Contour dies. The birthday sentiment is from the Go To Greetings stamp set which had the most beautiful fonts. 

Now, for mailing purposes, I would have glued the flowers down flat. But for handing the card out or including it with a gift the 3D flowers pack a punch.

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time...

Paula

A Few Cards

 Hello,

It's been a busy week with appointments and such. I've had some time to craft but not to post. So, today's post is an update on some of the cards I made.

First up, this fun fold from Tami White. I cased Tami's card with a bit of a tweak. I am not good with angles. There is a pop up to this card which I just couldn't make work. You can see it on Tami's blog here. Check out her tutorial on how to make this card.

For my card, I chose the Sweet as a Peach bundle with a card base in Early Espresso.

I love this fun fold....its a card within a card.

So many dimensions.

This last section is where the pop up should be. I omitted the pop up and chose to decorate the panel instead.

And don't forget to decorate the envelope. It's a great way to use up scraps.

For my next card, I decided to break out the Potted Geraniums bundle, popping up the images on a Cane Weave background

Geraniums are usually a staple in my garden. They are hardy and bloom all summer. 

One of my favourite bundles is Happiness Abounds. Creating cards where the dies cut out the images on the DSP makes it easy to whip up a card.

By using scraps of DSP you can create a beautiful background for your images. 

Do you see a theme here? I love flowers. Most of my stamp sets are floral in nature, hence my fondness for feminine cards. I am trying to widen my stash to include more masculine stamps and DSP. 

That's all I have for today. Thanks for stopping by. Until next time....

Paula