Stampin' with Kristin: Easter Blossoms

Have you ever owned a stamp set that you just couldn't put down? It seems like a lot of you are with me on this one! I just can't stop using Easter Blossoms! Last Sunday I offered a class that featured this stamp set. This is one of the cards we made.

There's a funny story behind this card. Back in January when I was designing the projects for my Occasions Mini Classes, I turned to Stampin' Connection (an online resource for Stampin' Up! demonstrators). I found a card that I thought I'd case. I cut the supplies, turned to my stamp shelves, and found that I had not ordered the stamp set! So, that quickly put an end to the projects for the class until I ordered the stamp set! Well, literally months went by and I managed to not lose the paper I'd cut! However, I couldn't remember what the original looked like or who even created it. I thought I remembered the branch. So, Saturday night only a few hours before the class was set to begin, I sat down and created this card.

I stamped the branch (my favorite stamp in the set) in Not Quite Navy Classic Ink. I then used my blender pen to pull the color from the outline into the flowers. It's a fun watercoloring trick I was recently re-introduced to by my upline, Claire Lawrence! I also stamped the sentiment in Not Quite Navy Classic Ink. If you look closely at the image (or click on the photo to enlarge), you will notice I put small self-adhesive pearls in the centers of many of the flowers. This was something I added later. I just thought it needed a little something extra!

The rest of the supplies I used to make this card are: Very Vanilla Card Stock, Baja Breeze Card Stock, Not Quite Navy Card Stock, Springtime Vintage DSP, Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Self-Adhesive Pearls, Big Shot, Scallop Circles #2 Die, and the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.