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Country Floral Statements

Here is a quick modification of a Floral Statements card I made earlier. I thought that the roses in the Country Floral embossing folder were somewhat reminiscent of the roses in Floral Statements so wondered how it would look if I used a border along side the stamped rose.

• The image was stamped with Stazon Jet black ink and colored with a Melon Mambo and Old Olive watercolor pencils, along with a blender pen to soften the shading.
• Just a little less than an inch of the Country Floral embossing with a skinny strip of black is all it takes to kick this card up a notch.
• Mostly basic supplies are all it takes to make a lovely card.  I blogged about a similar group with this set here.

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Chris

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If you place a minimum $50 (US) order using the March host code,  YDZJFZWA, I will send you the free gift of product that will be featured in my April projects. March orders are also eligible for a free Sale-A-Bration item . US customers only. Customers placing an order smaller than $50 will still receive my March thank you card.

If you place a $150 or greater order please don't use the hostess code. You will still receive the gifts but you will also get your own hostess benefits.

Product List

Floral Statements Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144701]

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

[101406]

Blender Pens

[102845]

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[149698]

Floral Statements Thank You Notes

Are you ready to move on from Christmas cards to having a few Thank You cards on hand? Or maybe just thinking about it? Well Here are some variations I did for Kylie's International Highlights page today.

They have a Thankful/Gratitude theme going on today and I haven't had this set, Floral Statements out for a while. If you would like to head over there, check out the other beauties and maybe even vote for me please click here.

I thought it would be fun to stamp up a variety, simple to not quite so simple since this is such a beautiful, classic image that is very capable of standing on its own.

  

These are all simple Very Vanilla Notecards, with just a bit of the rose stamped onto the corner of the envelope. The second has a skinny strip of Basic Black Cardstock added at the bottom.  The second is colored with Watercolor Pencils in Melon Mambo and Old Olive. I used a Blender Pen to quickly spread the color around a bit.

I used a fresh floral arrangement from a new shop, A Pocket Full Of Posies, that just opened up in my neighborhood (Lowertown/St Paul Skyway) and a favorite black and white striped bowl for inspiration when it came to coloring some of the cards:

The card on the left is relatively unembellished. It simply has some thin Basic Black cardstock and an inch or so of Quilt Top embossed "stitching" for texture - very flat for mailing, as are all the notecard versions:

Of course I wanted to try a dolled up version too. This has the main panel cut out with the soon to be released Stitched Rectangle Thinlets, Basic Pearls and a bit of Very Vanilla Lace Trim, tied into a bow.

I used the 3rd largest rectangle thinlet  from the Rectangle Stitched Thinlets (#148551) to cut the main panel.  I'm going to love this group of thinlets. You will want them at the top of your list when the Occasions catalog goes live on January 3rd.

I used a fresh floral arrangement from a new shop, A Pocket Full Of Posies, that just opened up in my neighborhood (Lowertown/St Paul Skyway) and a favorite black and white striped bowl for inspiration when it came to coloring some of the cards.

Whether you are new to papercrafting, someone who crafts with all kinds of products, a Stampin' Up! devotee, or fellow demonstrator,  I sincerely thank you for stopping by my little place in the online stamping world.  Let me know what you think and come back again soon!

Chris

***If you need a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I would love to have you shop with me! You can click on "Shop with Chris Smith" at the top of my blog. Under Shop Now you will then see the retiring Holiday catalog merchandise and also a group of discounted products.

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It's December!  If you place a minimum $50 (US) order using the December hostess code,  2APHPF9M, I will send your choice of any annual catalog item up to $10 in value. US customers only. Customers placing an order smaller than $50 will still receive my special Christmas thank you surprise.

If you place a $150 or greater order please don't use the hostess code. You will still receive the gifts but you will also get your own hostess benefits.