Heartfelt Blooms Card

This is the second card from my January "Come Stamp With Me" class.  The photos of this card don't do it justice.  I give people the option to make more than one card with an additional cost.  Two participants in the class didn't think they would like this card from my photos.  When they saw it in person, they asked to make extras and thought of many occasions to be able to use this card.  I hope you like it too.

This is a simple card that makes an impression. For the 

front panel, using Sweet Sugarplum ink, stamp the

Heartfelt Blooms flower twice, 

slightly changing the direction of the stamp, on

the left side of panel.  The Thinking of You

is stamped on Vellum using Basic Black Archival

or Memento Black ink.  It is important to let 

the ink dry completely or it will smudge.

The silver foil frame is die cut using

SU Layering Ovals Framelits in the center

and SU Stitched Shapes Framelits for the frame.

The SU Shimmery Powder Pink ribbon is 

attached to the panel first, then pop-up

the sentiment frame using mini stampin' dimensionals.

The background panel is Retired from last year's

Sale-A-Bration catalog.  It was perfect for this card.

Another option would be SU Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

For the inside panel, stamp the Heartfelt Blooms 

floral stamp in bottom right corner going off the page.

The sentiment stamp is from SU Perennial Birthday

stamp set found in the Occasions Catalog.  You can

use other stamps which people in my class did to 

make this a Sympathy, Anniversary, Friendship,

Thank You, or Happy Birthday card.  You can

also change up the colors.  For the envelope,

stamp the floral in whatever pattern you want.

The Heartfelt Blooms stamp is a new photogenic

technique for stamps.  This is the first from Stampin' Up

and there will be more in the future.  I think the photo

above shows the beauty of this stamp and how it looks.

Supply List:

• SU Sweet Sugarplum cardstock -  5 ½ x 8 1/2  for the card base;

• SU Glimmer Paper -  5 ¼ x 4 for front background panel;

• SU Whisper White - 5 x 3 ¾ for front stamped panel and 5 ¼ x 4 for inside panel;

• SU Vellum Paper -  4 x 3 for the inside oval front sentiment;
• SU Silver Foil Paper -  5 x 4 for the outside oval frame on the front sentiment;
• SU Sweet Sugarplum and Basic Black Archival or Memento Black inks;

• SU Shimmery Powder Pink ribbon - 6 1/2''