Are Your Roses Blooming?

I was inspired by my own blooming roses to make a card using this rose image from the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set by Stampin Up.  And since I was in the mood for a little creativity, I water coloured the image. 

But this card is not your average card, once you open it, it becomes an easel card, standing up all by itself.  

I have used the small grommets to keep the card front standing up, but you could use another layer of cardstock, a ribbon, pearls, brads, anything really. 

The great thing about this card is that you can close if flat for easy postage, but your recipient gets the full advantage of being able to see the whole card one they open it.  There’s still lots of room for you to write a personal messgae above the black circle grommets. 

ENJOY

Supplies
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Versamark

Stamp Set: Fifth Avenue Floral, Life Definitions
Other: Corner rounder, Pink Flamingo DSP, Small Grommets, White Taffeta Ribbon, White Embossing Powder, Watercolour Paper,

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My Favourite Sympathy Set

 It never a great time when you have to send out a sympathy card.  There are occasions when we need to unexpectedly let someone know we are thinking of them and this set makes it very easy for you.  My favourite set for sympathy cards is the Thoughts & Prayers set.  This is the card I made for someone this week.

 

I have used the markers to randomly colour the leaves in some Chocolate Chip and Close to Cocoa.  I used the Circle Scissors in the current Mini Catalogue to create the layered circles.  The 2 circles are actually both cut from Very Vanilla cardstock. The reason why the smaller circle has a different colour is that I have used the Sponge Daubers with the Pastels to blend the Chocolate Chip and Creamy Caramel Colour on the inner circle

I have also used 3 of the Jumbo Grommets on the bottom of the card.  If you have never used them before, here’s a quick tutorial on how to use them.  

Place the paper you want your grommets attached to on top of a foam surface.  Im using the setting mat from the Mat Pack Stampin Up sell. Then place your grommet in where you want it.

Push down until all the prongs at the back have pierced through the paper.

Flip your paper over and use your bone folder, or something similar to squash down the prongs.  And that’s it!

This is the jumbo set I used. 

ENJOY!

Supplies:

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa
Stamp Set: Thoughts & Prayers
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Paper: Urban Garden, Washington Apple
Other: Hemp Twine, Circle Scissors, Jumbo Grommets, Pastels

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