Hand-Penned Petals Thank You

So last week I received my pre-order from the new Annual Catalogue which goes live on May 4th. I have spent the last few days playing around with the new In Colors and the Hand-Penned Petals bundle and I am completely convinced that these are my new favorite products.

I think I said in a previous post that I struggle to use purple. Its not often a color I reach for or am inspired by but when I opened up the In Color cardstock and ink pads I fell in love with the purple color - Fresh Freesia. This was the very first card I made with my new supplies and am totally adoring it.

 

Supplies

1 - 8 1/2"x11" sheet of Fresh Freesia cardstock

1 - 5 1/4"x4" piece of Well Suited DSP

Scrap Pale Papaya cardstock

Scrap Basic White cardstock

Hand-Penned Petals Bundle

Fresh Freesia ink pad

Pale Papaya ink pad

Soft Succulent ink pad

Memento Black ink pad

Instructions

Take the 8 1/2"x11" sheet of Fresh Freesia cardstock and cut it down to 4 1/4"x11" and score it at 5 1/2" along the long side. I went ahead and adhered the DSP to the front of the card right away.

I then took one scrap of Basic White cardstock and stamped the outline for my floral image in Memento Black. I filled in the images with the matching stamps. For the three main flowers I stamped them in Fresh Freesia but for two of the images I stamped it off on scrap paper first so that they weren't all the same shade. I filled the smallest flowers with Pale Papaya. When it came to the leaves I used Soft Succulent and rather than reinking for each leaf I would stamp twice before reinking. Which is how I was able to get the depth of colors in the leaves.

 

I then pulled out my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine and I die cut the image out. At the same time I took the small scrap of Pale Papaya cardstock and used the scallop border die to cut a beautiful edge on the scrap to layer underneath the flowers and sentiment. The scrap was probably about 3/4" by 2 1/2", but it doesn't really matter because you can always cut it down to the size you want.

I then took another scrap of Basic White and stamped the 'Thanks' sentiment from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set in Memento Black. To make to banner edge I used my Tailored Tag punch but you can also use the Banners Pick A Punch if you have it. I cut the banner to the size I wanted and it ended up being about 2 1/4" by just over 1".

I then adhered the scallop border to the back of the floral image and adhered that to the front of the card. I used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the sentiment to the front of the card.

Step It Up

You could step up this card by adding a layer of ribbon in between the sentiment and the scallop border piece.

Another great way to elevate this card would be to add gems or rhinestones to the centers of the flowers. You could even use the In Color Jewels to match the color of the flowers.

I hope this card gets you guys excited for the new Annual Catalogue which goes live on May 4th for you guys to order from. If you have placed an order with me since January I order a catalogue for you and it should be in the mail soon. If you haven't ordered from me but would like a copy of the catalogue I will do my very best to get one to you.

Happy Paper Crafting! 

*Contact me directly to place an order or search for Blaze Tully under 'Find a Demonstrator' to shop under me on the Stampin' Up Website.*