I had a specific need this week - a birthday card that needed to be sweet and pretty, but not cutesy. With the leaves on the sketch, I quickly decided the circle needed to be a flower and got quite excited when I flipped through my stash and found this flower that was almost exactly a circle! It's Single Roses by Simon Says and given where it was in my stash, it's an older die (although still on their website). I changed it up a little bit because the simple line drawn rose wasn't quite strong enough to stand out behind the "happy". They had an idea in their store showing it using the cut out pieces on top and that's exactly what I needed.
With the older die, I went with something new-to-me from Simon Says Stamp - the Happy Combos stamp set with the Happy die. It's a really nice all-around with dozens of sentiments to go with "happy". The Happy die also has a backer but it covered too much of the flower so I skipped it in on this card.
I hope to see you playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.
SUPPLY LIST
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Happy Combos with dies
Dies: Simon Says Stamp Happy and Single Roses, Essential by Ellen Essential Squares
Paper: Stampin' Up Brights 6x6 dsp, cardstock in Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green, Taylored Expressions Cupcakes
Other: Studio Katia Rose Pink pearls
Delightful and you are right - perfect flower for the sketch! Love that shade of pink!
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun! I just love that sweet flower! The colour is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteLovely rose, lovely colors ! This card is absolutely delightful, Kim!
ReplyDeleteI think I've got this rose die and you're right - it is an older die. I think I used it once when I first got it and it has languished ever since, which is pretty typical for me. Your card has a delightful modern look and the patterned paper is so pretty!
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