Amazing Blooms

I designed this card for the South Burlington stamp club group. I wanted to take the opportunity to showcase a stamp set from the Occasions catalog. I actually received the pretty floral set at the November OnStage event, and this is the first time that I inked it up. Thankfully, the members of the club enjoyed the color combination and the pretty floral images from this set. Also, we’re getting a little sick of winter at this point, so it was nice to play with some flowers to lift our spirits.

I used this past sketch challenge layout as the guide for this card. I decided to feature this great set and I tried something a little different. I was hoping to show a progression of blooming from wee buds up to full bloom. For one of the images I had to work some stamp magic to create a fourth image in the series. For the next-to-last flower (bottom left), I first stamped the blooms that are in the upper right square. Then, for one of the blooms I stamped over with the individual stamp that I used for the flowers in the bottom right. Ta da!

I hope that you enjoyed my little flowers, and a lightening up from the doldrums of winter.

Product List

Incredible Like You Photopolymer Stamp Set [148708] $17.00	Swirly Frames Photopolymer Stamp Set [146519] $21.00	Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708] $35.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675] $8.50	Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986] $8.50	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $8.50
Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131201] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $7.50	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $7.50
Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $7.50	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092] $7.50