Monthly International Blog Highlight Post ~ Busy with the Cricky

Hello Stampin' Friends. Today I am participating in Kyllie Bertucci's Monthly International Blog Highlights. If you arrived here from Kylie's blog, I am Susan Edwards from the US. Welcome.

Today's card features Stampin' Up!'s Hand-Penned suite, one of my favorites! I am totally crushing on the floral designer series paper and the fabulous color array included in the paper pack. I also adore the stamps and dies included in the bundle. They are just so pretty. For today's card, I picked up on the blue hues and the pale papaya.

I started with a base card from the Hand-Penned Memories & More Cards & Envelopes (#155501). I trimmed the base card down to 6" x 4.24". Next, I created the yellow frame cutting the dsp to 2.5" x 4" and cutting a slit in the right hand side through which to slide the floral print. Using the scalloped edge die I cut a pretty edge on the left side a floral print rectangle. After die cutting I cut the floral print to 5.5" x 4". I inserted the left side of the floral through the slit in the yellow piece and adhered the two pieces together.

Using the scalloped dies from the Color & Contour bundle, I cut the blue Misty Moonlight matting and the green and white strip matting. I adhered the layers together with a layer of white in between.

For the gorgeous flower on the front of the card, using Memento black ink I stamped the flower onto white cardstock. I then stamped again without reinking to create the back layer of the flower. I used Stampin' Blend markers (Pale Papaya combo, Misty Moonlight combo, and Soft Succulent combo) to color the flower parts. After die cutting the flowers with the Hand-Penned dies, I used Stampin' Dimensional dots to add dimension to the flowers and affixed them onto the blue frame-like mattings.

For finishing details I tied a Pale Papaya ribbon around the flower stems. I cut a layered circle using the same yellow as the frame and a layer of vellum. I stamped the sentiment onto the vellum and adhered it to the yellow circle. For a final touch I added a splattering Pale Papaya gems.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. If you like my card, please click the link and vote for my card in the monthly highlight gallery.