This sketch is the real reason that I created a square card 😊. I very briefly considered converting it into a standard card but dropped that thought almost immediately. I’m just in a square card kind of mood today apparently. I love the simplicity of this layout, and I think it is perfect to showcase some of the gorgeous dies that Stampin’ Up! offers. I was glad to bust out the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set and ink up these images that I hadn’t tried yet. The stamps to fill in the flowers and leaves are NOT meant to perfectly match the outline stamp images. Once I accepted that, I came to love these images. Of course, I can also color them to get shading and completely fill in the images, but I just didn’t feel like doing that today. Perhaps the next time I pull out this set…

This challenge was the inspiration for the color choices on my card. I also added Basic Gray ink and mats to the trio of challenge colors which I think is ok per the rules. I like the softer look of gray instead of black so it doesn’t over-power the other colors on the card. I do really like these colors together, and I’m so happy that this challenge came out at just the right time for me to make this card. Serendipity!