HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS - SC#314

This is our sketch for your challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments

I tried something a little different with my card and instead of a panel or paper or DSP I used the stamp from retired stamp set Amazing You. 

I used four colours - Powder Pink, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi and Pear Pizazz to ink the word Celebrate with the help of the Tim Holtz stamping platform.  I then used Melon Mambo to ink the flowers and fussy cut them out.  The leaves are cut from the thinlets from Colourful Seasons in Wild Wasabi.  

I coloured the flowers in slightly with Tri-Blend Spectrum Noir pen in Pale Pink Blend and added some non SU tiny pink pearls on the flowers and on the edge of the card.  The ribbon is from SU.  I mounted it all onto some Powder Pink cardstock.

 

STAMPIN UP ONLY CHALLENGE - DESIGNER'S CHOICE

We were given free rein over at Stampin Up Only challenge this week to choose our own design.  Over at my Facebook Group The Joy of Sets I was recently gifted a collection of the Swirl Thinlets after I mentioned I loved them but didn't have the thinlets.  I think they are so versatile I don't know why I didn't purchase them when they were around.

So I decided I wanted to use them on my card - The stamp set is another retired set Amazing You.  I started with stamping the star burst in Powder Pink onto white card stock.  I then stamped out three of the flowers and used my inks to colour them in and cut them out.  I added a piece of the lovely Polka Dot Tulle ribbon and added a heart embellishment.  The added flower die cuts are from Lovely Flowers edgelit dies.  Some sequins and a touch of Wink of Stella finishes off the card.

I hope this inspires you to use some old sets.