Welcome to a new week! I hope you had a nice weekend. Ours was really cold and windy! But we did get to spend the day on Saturday with our two grandsons which is always such a treat!
I’ve been really re-energized since re-joining Stampin’ Up! and have been creating a lot. Today’s card is for a good friend who just had knee surgery and is not having a smooth recovery. She, like me, enjoys plants both inside and outside. I kept the colors soft and subtle to give a calming effect but also wanting to lift her spirits. I hope it does both. Isn’t it pretty wonderful that we can tailor our cards for just the right occasion!
Plentiful Plants stamps and the Perfect Plants dies have been a favorite of mine since they came out several catalogs ago. The background is stenciled using a mask from the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks. I think these are hidden gems in the Annual Catalog and such a value. If you like to stencil, these are a must…IMHO!
Materials & Measurement
- Basic White card base: 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
- Smoky Slate panel: cut at 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
- Stenciled panel: 5 1/4″ x 4″
Details
- Stencil the lattice background using a mask from the Artistic Mix Decorative Mask on Basic White cardstock in Smoky Slate ink.
- Adhere to the Smoky Slate panel and then glue both to the card base.
- Stamp a variety of plants from the Plentiful Plants stamp set in a variety of green inks. Cut using the Perfect Plants dies.
- The pots are cut from a few patterns from the Textured Chic Designer Series Paper. Who doesn’t like a plant in a pretty pot!
- I embossed a piece of Basic Gray cardstock with a woodgrain embossing folder and cut it to look like a shelf.
- The sentiment is from another plant based stamp set: Forever Fern. It’s hand-cut with a hand-cut mat.
- Lastly, stenciling the envelope flap was an easy way to coordinate it with the card.
I know this set has been around for a while but for me it still has so much life left. It will always be one of my all-time favorites!
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Thanks for stopping by today. I hope your week goes well!
Take care,
Rosanne
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I agree with you 100%….I love that we can customize our cards for each recipient and event! You have encouraged me to get out those stencils and give it a go! I always seems to forget that technique and it really is an easy (and economical) way to make your own background. I am so glad you are re energized! I feel the same way!