I know it seems like I’ve been quiet but I have been doing quite a bit of creating, most of it preparing cards and other items for my future stamping classes.  But today I made a card for one of my new team members, and I’m pretty happy with the way it’s turned out.  This card is a bit different in that the top part has been folded over so the patterned paper you can see down the very bottom of the card is actually the inside of the card.  I just stuck down the folded part and also added a strip of the patterned paper slightly under it to add some interest and depth.  The pretty branch of flowers I’ve stamped is from the extremely popular Embrace Life stamp set by Stampin’ Up! and it’s been stamped with StazOn ink on white and then coloured using a blender pen and the ink from my Pink Pirouette inkpad.  Then the image was layered onto Pink Pirouette card and then mounted with Stampin’ Dimensionals onto some Kiwi Kiss cardstock.

I hope my new team member likes her card and the parcel of goodies I’m sending her way.  And for you? well I hope this card has given you some inspiration either in style or colour scheme to do some creating for yourself today.  If there’s anything that you’d like to know about this card, stamping in general or Stampin’ Up! then please email me at angelasargeant@gmail.com.

Products used to make this card are all in the Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalogue and available for purchase through me at angelasargeant@gmail.com.

Rubber Stamps:
Embrace Life (flower stamp)
Happy Everything (for you stamp)

Inkpads:
Pink Pirouette
StazOn Jet Black
Baja Breeze
Kiwi Kiss (some tiny touches on the flowers)

Cardstock & Paper:
Baja Breeze
Pink Pirouette
Whisper White
Kiwi Kiss
Urban Garden (patterned paper)

Accessories:
Pink Pirouette Striped Ribbon
Styled Silver Hodgepodge

Tools:
Paper Piercer
Mat Pack Template (for making holes in the Kiwi Kiss cardstock)