Secret Garden Simplicity

Sometimes the simplest ideas are just the best.  Today I wanted to make a few quick cards to send to members of The Creative Grove for their awesome achievements this past month.  I ended up loving the result so much that I made a few more for my recent party hostesses!  I know they’ll love getting these cards in the mail as a heartfelt thank you from me for supporting my small local business.

Here are the specifics for you to whip up a few of your own!

Creative Tips:

• I settled on a combination of yellows – So Saffron, More Mustard and Daffodil Delight with a pop of Tangerine Tango.
• I wanted the leaves to show and not the stem of the leaves, so I stamped on strips that were 2.25” x 11” or 8.5” (depending on what size card I was making).   The best part – I just grabbed strips out of my scrap bin!
• I created a master strip by stamping my four images together than working across my strip to get the spacing down.  I then used the same pattern to quickly mass produce the others – using one stamp at a time.
• I wanted to add a little color to the lined flower stamp which I stamped in Tangerine Tango, so I stamped it over the So Saffron solid image of the daisy.  So Saffron is such a light color that the combination really worked together.
• The great part about this card is that less is more.  Because the images are so striking, I didn’t want to clutter up my card with a ton of cardstock.  I made sure my stamped strip went end to end.
• These cards are traditional sizes – 5.5”x8.5” and 4.25”x11”.
• I stamped my greeting from my go to set – Sweet Essentials in Tangerine Tango.

• For a little flair, I added various sizes of our Rhinestone Basic Jewels – the perfect finish!
• I wanted to add a simple little embellishment to balance out the greeting, so I used my Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and ergonomic Paper-Piercing Tool with my Stampin’ Pierce Mat.
• Piercing Tip – to get my line perfectly straight, I line up the solid border line with the edge of my cardstock.  This helps to keep my piercing perfectly straight!

You will be able to whip up several of these in minutes! I made six cards in 20 minutes.  

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Stamp Sets – Secret Garden (129141w, 129144c), Sweet Essentials (126455w, 126457c) Ink – Daffodil Delight (126944), Tangerine Tango (126946), So Saffron (126957), More Mustard (126964)  Paper – Whisper White (100730), Daffodil Delight (119683)  Cool Tools – Essentials Paper Piercing Pack (126187), Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199), Paper-Piercing Tool (126189)  Finishing Touch – Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)