Mojo Monday Blooming with Kindness

It’s that time again – Mojo Monday!  Today’s sketch was easy to work with.  I quickly took out my newest set – Blooming with Kindness and got to work.  I was remembering these flowers in a deep purplish blue from my childhood and quickly decided that I would double stamp it in Marina Mist and Eggplant.  I took out my Color Coach for some ideas and settled on Crumb Cake to go along with the Marina Mist and Whisper White.

Creative Tips:

• I used my Stamp-a-Majig to place my flower stamp directly on and then slightly off for a striking look.  I didn’t want the center too doubled, so I definitely needed a Stamp-a-Majig.
• I wanted a little pop of color, so I chose Garden Green for some of the Big Shot die cut Little Leaves Sizzlits.
• I stamped the flower in Marina Mist on Marina in Mist cardstock and then punch out a butterfly using the new Elegant Butterfly punch.  I added some Pearl Basic Jewels and outlined the Butterfly with the Marina Mist Marker for some depth.

• To give the Butterfly the look of flight I secured the center down with glue dots while popping up the wings with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• I stamped the flower in Elegant Eggplant on the coordinating cardstock for that little something in the background.
• One of the great things about this set is that it comes with five sayings.  I chose the Birthday saying and created a banner with the 1” Square Punch.
• I used the Scallop Trim Border Punch to create a whimsical border in Whisper White to the right of the flower.

I absolutely love how this card turned out.  I definitely think cutting the flower out was the best way to highlight it versus stamping it onto a larger block.  This card is clean, simple and elegant.  I hope you enjoy it too!

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Stamp Sets – Blooming with Kindness (126422) Paper – Whisper White (100730), Elegant Eggplant (105126), Crumb Cake (120953), Marina Mist (119682) Ink – Marina Mist (126962), Elegant Eggplant (126969) Cool Tools – 1” Square Punch (124094), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Paper Snips (103579), Stamp-a-Majig (101049), Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402), Little Leaves Sizzlits (114511) The Perfect Finish – Pearl Basic Jewels (119247), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)