Cheerful Daisies

Here's a bright & cheery card I made a while back using the Best of Flowers stamp set...I thought I had already posted it...but guess not!

Stamps: Best of Flowers & Sincere Salutations
Card stock: Melon mambo, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango & Rich Razzleberry DSP
Ink: Black Stazon, Tangerine Tango & various other Classic Inks for watercoloring
Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Black Polka Dot Scalloped Ribbon, Label Framelits & 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch

Have a great day!

Beautiful Baja Hydrangea

This is such a pretty image from the Best of Flowers set. Wish I could grow hydrangea in my garden! I've tried a couple times but never had luck with them here. I remember my Grandma used to have such gorgeous ones in her garden.

I used a few of my favorite colors here...Baja Breeze (Oh, how I will miss you!), Perfect Plum & Elegant Eggplant. I inked the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder with Eggplant ink before rolling it through the Big Shot. It really makes the embossing stand out.

Stamps: Best of Flowers & En Francais
Card stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Perfect Plum & Elegant Eggplant
Ink: Black Stazon, Elegant Eggplant & various Classic Ink for water coloring
Accessories: Aqua Painter, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Window Framelits, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder & Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon & Basic Pearls

Have a beautiful weekend!

Primrose Bouquet

This pretty bouquet image is from the Best of Flowers set. It originally appeared in the set Gentler Times. The Best of Flowers set was the "Best Of" set for the month of March, but it will be available until next March, 2014. To see all of the "Best Of" sets click here.

I paired the Primrose Petals card stock and a pretty floral DSP from the Print Poetry Stack to get my color combo of Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla. I love how this image fits inside the embossed Designer Frame.

Stamps:  Best of Flowers
Card stock: Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla,  Print Poetry DSP
Ink: Black Stazon & various Classic Ink for water coloring
Accessories: Aqua Painter, Designer Frames & Fancy Fan Embossing Folders, Extra Large Oval Punch & Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon

Thanks for visiting today!

Best of Flowers - Wiped Daisies

I always loved the Upsy Daisy stamp set, but for some reason I never purchased it?! Yes, I'm probably the only one who didn't? So when I saw the Upsy Daisy image in the Best of Flowers set I just had to get it! Here is the first card I created using this image.

I used the Wet Wipe Technique to ink the stamp. It had been a long time since I'd used this fun technique and I thought this solid image would be perfect for it. The Wet Wipe Technique is basically making your own ink pad using a folded wet wipe (or baby wipe...whatever you want to call them) and re-inkers. I folded the wet wipe into about a 3 inch square and then used Certainly Celery, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder & Rose Red re-inkers on mine.

I like how it fits inside the Basic Label stamp. This is one of the Single Stamp Images that are available for a limited time. I had to stamp the image twice (masking the edge the second time) to fill the entire window. It also seems I can't stop using the Needle Point Border Embossing Folder. I just love the cute added touch it gives to my projects!

Here is another idea using the same image, but this time I used the Designer Frame Embossing Folder.

If you are not familiar with Stampin' Up!'s "Best of Sets" here is the link to see all of the Best of Sets released so far. They will release one set each month during 2013 in honor of their 25th Anniversary. The Best of Flowers set was the March set, but it will be available until March of 2014...along with the other eleven sets. This months set is the Best of Butterflies.