I case the idea for this from Shelli Gardner (!) but I changed several things. I kept the layout and the elements on the card and that’s about it.
Since I don’t have the background stamp she used, I chose Dictionary for my background. To make the lighter/darker areas on the background stamp, I inked it in Crumb Cake and then took a sponge dauber and added some Early Espresso. The center piece is the Framelit from Chalk Talk and the stamp set I used is Lacy & Lovely. I also switched out the sentiment and used Perfect Pairs. I love the card – and really love how changing just a few things makes it my own (kind of!)
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Beautifully Baroque, Petite Pairs, Lacy & Lovely, Dictionary
cardstock – Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer, Vellum Card stock
Ink – Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Etc – Chalk Talk Framelit, Beautiful Butterfly die, Pansy punch, Baroque embossing folder, Vintage clear button, linen thread, Butterfly punch (small), Rhinestone
To make the big flower, I punch 3 or 4 pansy punches, misted them with water and wadded each punch up. After they dried, I stacked them together and used glue to hold them. Once it was dry I gathered the petals into the look I wanted and glued it to the card. (I might need to hand deliver this one!) Hugs, Fran
It is lovely and of course it is your own now! Loving your idea to use dark and light colors on the B/g stamp!
Beautiful!!!!