Pretty Paper!

I got my new paper from SU!® today! Love it! It was a little hard to break into to it! But I did, and here is the result!


The color faded some in the scan, but the main color is So Saffron. Note the striped paper, and the flower paper. Those are two of the images from the sneak peak color pack. I started with a So Saffron Long Note from the Spring Mini. Rolled it in Saffron with the Rough Edges jumbo wheel. Stamped the wonderful (from Warm Words) in More Mustard. Tied a cream grosgrain ribbon around the papers, secured with a glue dot. Cut out a Sunflower (not one of my faves!) stamped with So Saffron. Did the center with More Mustard, and flicked the flower edges on the card to give the edge a contrast. It was washing out too much! Added a Vanilla button with Linen thread. I daubered More Mustard on the thread. More samples coming soon with the other papers!

Happy!

After uploading my other 2 Serene Sunflower cards, I was inspired to dig the set out again and see what I could create!

This first one shows how the set can be used in a NON sunflower way! Coneflowers! I used Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip, with the flowers stamped on Naturals Ivory. The Cheesecloth background, Tag Corner punch, Chocolate & Rose grosgrain. Also the Happy Everything set for the verse! The Cheesecloth background and the Happy Everything have been hanging around here for a while, and not seeing ink! It was past due time to break them out!!!

This one seems more Fall-ish, than Spring, but that's OK. I've seen flowers that look like this, but couldn't tell you what they are! The technique here is Rock-N-Roll! Ink the Flower in Summer Sun, then rock the edges of the stamp on the Really Rust pad. Don't press it flat onto the pad, but tip it round the edge onto the pad. You'll get a different look every time! I also did the center that way. Natural Ivory CS again. and the Happy Everything set again, this time I did Happy Days though. For accent, I pulled out my Tool Kit and used my mat guide and needle to poke corner holes.

Sunflowers!

As you may have guessed by the name of this blog, Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers! There aren't many flowers I don't like, but Sunflowers have always been one I really like! Growing up in Kansas may have had something to do with that!

These 2 cards are not new creations, but some I did last fall. The Vintage Violet one made the Stampers Showcase!. That is always such an honor!

Both of these cards use the In Color™ colors from Stampin' Up!® for the 2006/2007 Idea Book and Catalog. The Vintage Violet is paired with True Thyme and Marigold Morning, with Basic Black for Accent. The set is Serene Sunflower, with the Fontastic background and 'wonderful' from Warm Words. Black brads & black gingham ribbon finish it off.

The next one is Cranberry Crisp with Bravo Burgundy and True Thyme. The Cranberry and Bravo go very well together! I used the Rough Texture wheel for the background on this one and black embossed the verse. A Hodgepodge Hardware™ accent with Cream and Burgundy grosgrain finishes it off.

I hope to finish the butterfly cards for the swap tonight so I can get back to creating new things! Thanks for stopping by!