Stampin' Up rocked it with the new Flower Shop stamp set & the coordinating Pansy Punch.  If you go back in time, you will remember a technique where you heat embossed with white embossing powder on vellum cardstock.  It's been a while since I used that technique on a card.  But, the Flower Shop stamp seemed like a good candidate.  

After embossing the flowers, I turned the vellum over.  Using ink pads with sponge daubers, I colored the back of the image with different color inks.  Some people like to use markers but I wanted a little more control on the color intensity and I feel that daubers give me that control.  You can apply as little or as much ink as you desire.  And, I did not have to stay in the lines because the flowers would be punched out.  Craft ink can take a long time to dry on vellum but the first setting on the Heat Tool worked like a charm to dry the ink quickly. No fussy cutting for this girl!  The Pansy Punch is a sweet match for the Flower Shop stamp set

The Honeycomb Embossing Folder provides some texture for the background.  After adhering my flowers with glue dots, I felt that the card needed more color.  The 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim stacked 3-deep with the help of glue dots, added a unique look.  But, I still felt that the card needed something else.  

You probably noticed that I have a pattern of "three" going on with this card.   Must be my math background or something, but I really wanted to continue the pattern of three.  Consequently,   I needed a smallish sentiment in order to repeat the pattern on 3 strips of In Color c.s.  I stamped the sentiment in Jet Black Staz On and of course,  the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig was a neccesity for me to get these lined up.

STAMPIN' UP SUPPLIES USED:

stamps – Flower Shop 130939 wood, 130942 clear, Six-Sided Sample 130953 wood, 130956 clear

ink – Whisper White Craft Ink 101731, Jet Black Staz On 101406

Paper – Whisper White c.s.100730, 2013-2015 In Color Cardstock 131200

accessories – Pansy Punch130698, Honeycomb Embossing Folder 129378, Strawberry  Slush 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim 130023, Crisp Cantaloupe 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim 130021, Coastal Cabana 3/8" Ruffle Stretch trim 130024, In Color Boutique Dahlias 127556, Heat Tool 129053, Pearl Basic Jewels 119247

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Hugs,

Ginger