Sketched Aster Forever Stamp

Today I'm playing at Ellibelle's Corner where I Spy With My Little Eye..... Something From the Garden! For me Flowers are always going to be my first choice!

This is flower is the Waffle Flower Sketched Aster that I colored in Sunflower shades because fall is in the air in my part of the world.

The background is an Oversized Postage die with a watercolor inlay created with Lindy's Magical's Powder. I had lots of fun sprinkling the intense powder on watercolor paper to create some fabulous backgrounds!

I added a layer of clear acetate over the image that I stamped with postage marks using Staz On ink.

The finishing touch was a sentiment inside the cancellation postmark and a sprinkle of yellow enamel dots for more color!

I hope you find some time to make today! It's a great way to relax and recharge!

Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Waffle Flower Sketched Aster, Oversized Postage
Dies | Waffle Flower A2 Stitched Rectangles, Sketched Aster, Oversized Postage
Enamel Dots | Waffle Flower Unicorn

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WFL = Waffle Flower
SCB = Scrapbook.com
SSS = Simon Says Stamp
COT = A Cherry On Top

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Miss You Tulips

Do you love die cuts and maybe looking for a challenge to play? I hope you'll check out the Poppystamps challenge! This month's challenge is to add some foil!

There's lots of ways to do that.. Poppystamps has some hot foil dies. You could also do like I did this time and die cut some foil paper with a die cut.

I've got lots of layers on this one... the background is the Evangeline Pinpoint die cut from light aqua cardstock, stacked over a dark aqua cardstock. I added a Pointy Lattice Plate cut from GOLD over that .. so pretty!

And to add a little more gold.. I made a flat shaker for the cover. I added vellum to the back of the medium size Scallop Stitch Frames and added some gold sequins underneath. The frame is adhered flat to the card so the sequins don't shake around much.

I topped the panel with some orange Layered Tulips for lots of contrast with the blue background. These flowers don't come with leaves so I added some from the Leafy Vine Corner dies set. A simple Miss You Moonlight Script die sentiment finishes off the design.

I love the blue and orange together and the elegance of the gold foil! I sure hope you find some time to play!




Finished size 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Poppystamps Miss You Moonlight Script, Layered Tulips, Leafy Vine Corner, Pointy Lattice Plate, Evangeline Pinpoint Frame, Scallop Stitch Frames

Poppy = Poppystamps
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

 

Miss You Moonlight Script POPPY | SSS	Layered Tulips POPPY | SSS	Leafy Vine Corner POPPY | SSS	Pointy Lattice Plate POPPY | SSS
Evangeline Pinpoint Frame POPPY | SSS	Scallop Stitch Frames POPPY | SSS

Hello Across the Miles

Thanks for stopping by! Is your mind turning to summer vacation and tropical places? Well I've got a card for you! It reminds me of a beautiful island paradise!

My card stars with a distress oxide background of yellow green and blue. I added a log to the ground and lots of vines along the top to help define the space and add dimension.

A simple Subsentiments Hello hot foil gold sentiment is adhered along the bottom edge and now time for the fun part.... Embellishing!

I added lots and lots of pretty flowers to the vines and along the log on the bottom of the card. The flowers are from the Layered Orchid die set and they're just two layers. I cut them from three shades of pink cardstock and just alternated they layers.

I love the fun look of this card! It makes me wish I could take a hike in the mountains of Hawaii!

I'm linking up to Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenge where they're looking for "Anything Goes or Island Paradise". I hope you find some time to play!



Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Waffle Flower Tropical Vine, Layered Orchid, Subsentiments

Foil | Waffle Flower Subsentiments
WFL = Waffle Flower
SCB = Scrapbook.com
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

Layered Orchid Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS	Tropical Vine Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS	Subsentiments Hello Foil Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS	Subsentiments Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS

Pretty Pink Posh May Instagram Hop!

Hi friends! I just wanted to let you know that it's Day 2 of a 3 day Instagram Hop at Pretty Pink Posh. There's some prizes up for grabs and I don't want you to miss out. You can only enter to win if you hop along on Instagram.

There are some really great dies this release that you're going to love like the Decorative Birdhouses and Stitched Birds I used on my card below!

My card starts with a soft Distress Ink blended background in Spun Sugar and Shaded Lilac. I topped the panel with an assembled birdhouse in shades of green. This is the largest of the three birdhouses in the set. Next I added an assembled cardinal and perched it on the birdhouse.

I tucked leaves in contrasting shades of purple and pink behind the birdhouse and added a few more birds. There are three birds in the Stitched Birds set and I wanted you to see all three. I love that the cardinal can double as a blue jay just by changing the colors.

I tried to recreate a blue bird and a cute little sparrow. The finishing touch is a scatter of yellow flowers with pearl centers.

Giveaways!

Leave a comment by 5/15/2023 on each stop for a chance to win a $30 gift card to Pretty Pink Posh each day of the Instagram hop. Winners will be chosen randomly from the comments left on each participating designer’s Instagram post. Three winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh Instagram account.

Here's a complete list of all the stops on the hop! You can start by clicking here to jump to my Instagram page

IG HOP DAY 2 (May 9)
Pretty Pink Posh @prettypinkposh
Rachel Alvarado @theunpamperedstamper
Mindy Eggen @mindyeggendesign
Rebecca Keppel @rebeccakeppel
Arsenia Wolf @plant769
Stefanie Loh @stefkloh
Jeanne Jachna @jeannejachna

Good luck and happy hopping! Click here to go shopping at Pretty Pink Posh!



Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Pretty Pink Posh Spring Birdhouses
Dies | Pretty Pink Posh Decorative Birdhouses, Spring Foliage, Stitched Birds

PPP = Pretty Pink Posh
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

Spring Foliage PPP | SSS	A Little Birdie PPP | SSS	A Little Birdie PPP | SSS	Get Well Soon PPP | SSS	Get Well Soon PPP | SSS
Just A Note PPP | SSS	Just A Note PPP | SSS	Spring Birdhouses PPP | SSS	Spring Birdhouses PPP | SSS
Congrats Shadow PPP | SSS	Dad Father Shadow PPP | SSS	Decorative Birdhouses PPP | SSS	Get Well Mug Additions PPP | SSS
Feel Better Soon PPP | SSS	Graduation Mug Additions PPP | SSS	Stitched Birds PPP | SSS	Hot Foil Large Dad Father PPP | SSS
Hot Foil Congrats PPP | SSS	Layered Birdhouses PPP | SSS	Layered Graduation PPP | SSS	Layered Music Notes PPP | SSS
Swiss Dots PPP | SSS	Aqua Shimmer Confetti PPP | SSS	Blue Shimmer Confetti PPP | SSS	Mint Shimmer Confetti PPP | SSS
Purple Shimmer Confetti PPP | SSS	Rainbow Shimmer Confetti PPP | SSS