The Flower Challenge #72 Reminder: Add Sparkle

It's reminder time at the Flower Challenge, where the theme this month is

Add Sparkle. 

I used a few sparkles on my reminder card. Paper with glitter stripes, glitter

paper, and some sparkle spray on my bouquet.

You can see the sparkle on this photo. I've had this stripped paper for years

and was so happy to use it for this card.

The Glitter paper is from Poppystamps

My die cuts are from the Greetery, and the paper I used for the wrap is a wrapping

off a bar of soap I saved because it was just too special to toss!

Add some sparkle to your creation and play along!

Botanicuts: Bluebells, Lavender, & Wildflower,

It's a Wrap, Deco Frames

PTI: Brushed Off Rectangle

The Flower Challenge #72 Add Sparkle Reminder

 

Bouquet of Love

 

Finally! It's been a busy month. 

I finally had some spare time to play with the new Greetery release, and

combined a few of the new goodies for this card.

I started with In Spades (the gardening tools, and decided on a darkish color. That meant

stamping the floral pattern again and again with white ink, before added colored ink.

Then I went over some of the petals with a white gel pen, and did some colored 

pencils as well. 

The handles are silver foil and Memory Box woodgrain. The Greetery's handle imprints

a spectacular woodgrain pattern, which I inked with Ranger's Oxide Walnut Stain.

The Background is the newest of the Greetery's Rubber Cling, Seed Catalog 

Background Stampwhich covers the whole A2 sized card. 

I just could'n't bring myself to die cut this beautiful stamp! Left it whole

and inked the corners.

The new Botanicuts flowers were all added, and I added some roses too. 

It's A Wrap is cut from vellum, and I added a sweet little tag from

Hug In a Mug.

Just heard there's a new Greetery release coming out at the end of this month.

It's for sure these newbies won't be put away before the new sets are on my 

worktable!

thank you

Melissa Phillips always brings us the most delightful tips

to transform our cards from ordinary to extraordinary.

This week at PTI, she shows us how to add background stamping

with our sentiment stamps.

I had to make a couple of thank you cards for friends, and incorporated

my Pen & Ink thank you stamp for the backgrounds. You really do see

the words, even though they're partially covered by the bouquet, just as 

Melissa said. 

Mix & Mat Flourish frame

Fresh Floral Wrap Ups, with their sweet tags, just to make sure the 

receiver knows I'm thankful!

Vintage Linens designer paper

Inks: True Black, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, & Green Parakeet.

Make It Monday #284: Background Stamping with Sentiment Stamps

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Tulip Birthday

Do you have a favorite PTI floral set?

Papertrey's 10th Anniversary Celebration has a daily party

featuring their new releases.

This challenge we are asked to create a new card with our all time 

favorite floral set.

Tulip Time is right up there in 

my top favorites. Also had to include a background

of Gathered Garden greenery and flowers.

During the release of Garden Greenery, I saw a card made

by Betsy Veldman using the 2 sets together. 

You can see her card here: Celebrating the Past, Present and Future: 2016

Loved the effect of creating a bouquet, with the pop of bright tulips.

Trying to complete my cards by making a custom envelope 

to match, while the stamps are handy.

The card tulips are stamped with Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz,

and Pure Poppy.

The envelope tulips; Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, & Lovely Lady.

The triple stamping intensifies the color and depth. 

These tulips are certainly one of my favorites from PTI.

But don't hold me to ruling out any of the other florals!

There are so many to love!

Play along here:

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