This release comes with a new addition to the "inky" line of stamps - Inky Fingers - Flowers. They are so much fun to work with! Smoosh your finger into the ink and plop it in the center of the flower.
>This card would be fabulous to do with kids - can you imagine a grandma or auntie getting a card with the kids' fingerprints?! As an adult making and eventually sending this card, I still wanted the texture from my finger but I want it a little more clean. So I made three little masks - one for the circular flowers, one for the tulip shape and one for the leaves. Then I could ink up, roll my finger across the opening in the mask and I have cute little flower. I did use coordinating Copics to just slightly darken their smiles.
I wanted to mirror the texture in the flowers on the borders. So I cut a piece of paper at 5 1/2" and then I just swiped little ink pads across it. I cut it down the center long-wise and I had two coordinating borders.
The sentiments in the set will take you through many different occasions. I picked a friendship sentiment, but there is also birthday, mother's day, love and smiles.
Here's the supply list for this card. Keep reading because I have another sneak peek and a chance to win prizes!
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Another very versatile addition is the Notepaper Background and the Notepaper Border. It can go so many different directions. I think the contrast between soft flowers and a scripty sentiment on the notepaper would be fabulous. But I am already starting to sweat a little over graduation. My husband coaches high school lacrosse and mentors church teens. He loves to come to me just days before graduation and ask for 20 cards. Ugh. So I've learned to plan ahead. A graduation card is a traditional use of the notepaper - but I loaded on a big "congrats" and lots of stars!
All the stars come from the previously released Stroke of Genius - Stars. Then I used a sentiment from another new set in this release - Color My World. I used the regular Stroke of Genius set to add a swoosh of color over the sentiment. The Congrats is from Simply Said - Grad. The paper clips is from Office Depot!!
I was thrilled that the die for the edge made it through two pieces of paper because I folded the card and then cut the edge. It looks so much like sheets from a notebook!
Today we had flowers and graduation. Tomorrow starts after that - weddings, babies and anniversaries. Head over to the TE blog for more sneak peeks, then I hope you come back tomorrow.
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Two cute cards Kim!
ReplyDeleteSweet flowers and clever way to make that colorful,little border! And oh that note paper die is wonderful! Love that card!
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