One of the stamp sets I ordered a while back from the Spring Mini Catalog was the Flowing Flowers Stamp Set. Here is the first card I finally got around to making with it, the Flowing Flowers Just a Little Hi Card! I thought the flowers were pretty and I liked the sentiments. This is one of the Stampin’ Up! Distinktive stamp sets that have a lot of texture right in the stamp. One of these stamps really does a lot of work for you! There is a single larger flower but I kind of liked this smaller flower with leaves.
One of my favorite papers, besides Real Red, is the Shimmery White cardstock. I thought its slight glimmer might be just right with this softer flower. This paper is great for stamping, of course, and also watercoloring since it can handle the moisture a bit better than Basic White.
To stamp this flower, I used my Stampin’ Write Markers (sometimes they feel neglected because I use the Stampin’ Blends markers so often!). I colored on the flower with Mango Melody, then Melon Mambo over most but not the top edges. The little dots are Gorgeous Grape and the leaves Granny Apple Green. Don’t forget to “huff” on your stamp – that means breathe on it – to remoisten the ink since it takes a bit of time to color on all parts of the stamp with different colors. I like the way the two colors on the flower blended and still show both.
This stamped flower is die-cut with the third-largest scalloped rectangle die in the Scalloped Contours Dies. I love this die with the scalloped edges and stitched look. Before adhering to the card, I stamped the greeting right in the corner of that die-cut piece. I used one of the many greetings in the Special Moments Stamp Set which is a Sale-A-Bration stamp set that you can earn FREE with a $100 purchase TODAY ONLY! TODAY is the last day of Sale-A-Bration. This is a great stamp set with all kinds of sentiments. I almost overlooked it, actually, in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. I’m glad I was able to get it. The greeting is stamped in Melon Mambo ink.
The card base is Polished Pink, one of the 2021-23 In Colors. It needed a layer so I chose a piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock and cut it a little smaller to show off more of the Polished Pink. I embossed it with the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder. Since I wanted to add some Fresh Freesia 3/8″ Open Weave Ribbon, I moved the stamped piece over to the left side a little bit so there was room for a bow on the right side. For a finishing touch, I placed three Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels around the flower for a little sparkle!
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