This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is Blooming Blooms. I love this time of year when the flowers start to show up again, adding bright bursts of color to the landscape after the browns and greys of winter. My mom helped me plant tulips a few years ago and I always think of her and her thoughtfulness when they bloom! In honor of flowers and our theme, I made this card:
I started out by cutting some flowers using Tim Holtz's Brushstroke Flowers Mini die set. I painted the flower pieces and stuck them together, not necessarily following how they were supposed to match up. I also cut out this frame using Pinkfresh Studio's Dotted Fancy Frames die set.
I wanted some subtle background color added to my panel, so I cut the same frame shape out of some patterned paper from the Paper Play collage book and glued that to the front of my white panel. I wanted both layers because the white panel was cut out of Strathmore Mixed Media paper, which is a nice heavy paper that keeps its shape. The patterned paper was thinner, so I needed both to give enough heft to this card. I also stamped some letters onto my background using Tim Holtz's Documented stamp set. I painted white around the edges.
The next step was to glue the flowers to my background.
Now I felt like my proportions were off; I had too many flowers for the size of my card, so I decided to add another bigger card behind this one. I cut a larger frame shape out of the same Pinkfresh set and I used Kraft cardstock this time. I heat-embossed some white polka dots onto the Kraft paper and added some white paint around the edges.
I glued my flower panel to the new Kraft background and then outlined some areas with black pen to mimic stitching.
Last but not least, I wanted a sentiment. I really like this one I found from Dina Wakley's Ledger Papers, set 2. I also added a couple of pieces of Tim Holtz Cello Tape to give it an imperfect, weathered type of vibe.
Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:
- Tim Holtz Brushstroke Flowers, Mini Die Set
- Pinkfresh Studio's Dotted Fancy Frames Die Set
- Paper Play Collage Book
- Kraft Cardstock
- Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
- Tim Holtz Documented Stamp Set
- Dina Wakley Paint
- Distress Embossing Ink Pad
- White Embossing Powder
- Heat Tool
- Trinity Stamps Polka Dot Background Stamp
- Dina Wakley Ledger Paper, Set 2
- Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
- Sizzix Big Shot