Hello Stampers,
I really love this stamp set that we received at Convention called Inspired by Nature. It's in the new catalogue and is so pretty and versatile.
I stamped the "grass" in veramark on the Pink Pirouette paper and then overstamped the flowers using Whisper White craft ink. I have lots of these Cone Flowers (Echinacea) in my own garden and they are a real workhorse type of perennial – try growing them in your own garden. I love how the flower "head" is all prickly and the actual petals droop down from the center – it's in the same family as Rudbeckia (Brown Eyed Susan) but a different
flower. This lower picture shows them growing side by side. Both are blooming in my garden now so that means fall is coming – yikes!
I stamped the flowers again on my little 3 x 3 card using Whisper White craft ink and then embossing them in White. Next I took a dauber and added colour on the flowers (Pink Pirouette) and leaves (Kiwi Kiss). The embossing "resists" the ink. I punched the edge with our new scallop punch (I won't miss taking the guard off the corner rounder punch!) and added some colour along the side by using a strip of the Bella Rose Paper.
The bag has Bella Rose Paper and Rose Red grosgrain ribbon to finish it off.
To attach the card I punched a 1/4" circle in the top left corner and then used scissors to cut from the folded corner into the hole which creates a slit that can be slipped around the handle.
Happy Stamping!
Alison
Very soft looking. I really like how you stamped the little card and colored it. Thanks for sharing. Diana
Wow, great take on the convention’s make & take. I love your decorated bag. Nice soft colors and the added scalloped edge to the note is nice touch!
CeeCee