Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Flower Patch Hello Life Card

Hi Stampers,
So did you have a change to look over the retired list of Stampin Up items that are going to saying goodbye forever?  Just in case you missed my Tuesday post,  I will put the PDF Retired list at the end of today's post for you or you can also view them by clicking HERE.

The card post for this week is my Flower Patch Hello Life Card.  I used both the Flower Patch and Hello Life Stamp Sets for this card.  Once again, I have made this card for both the DSC#129 DOstamper STARS Thursday Challenge and also for this weeks Mojo Monday #394 Sketch Contest.  



The color combination for the DOstamper Thirsday Challenge was a very difficult one for me. I can't tell you how many times I changed layer 1 on the card.  Nothing was clicking for me.  What I ended up doing was to use a sponge dauber, some Bermuda Bay Ink, and the Dots & Stripes Decorative Masks to make my own custom striped paper for the Bermuda Bay layer on the card giving it a little soft contrast pattern in the background of the card without over powering the card itself.  For the card base I used the Whisper White CS. The polka dot layer was from the Monsters Designer Series Paper from my Halloween paper leftovers.  All the flowers were stamped and cut with the Flower Patch Photopolymer Bundle and Bermuda Bay, Pistachio Pudding, and Daffodil Delight Inks.


Both the matching custom envelope and it's liner were both made with the Envelope Punch Board.  For the envelope liner, I used a sheet of paper from the Monsters Designer Series Paper to match the dots on a small portion of my card and pull it all together. (See once again, Halloween Paper doesnt always have to be just for Halloween as the papers are 2-sided). I stamped the "Hello Life" with the Hello Life Stamp Set.  The final "tweak" factor was adding 2 little Rose Red Candy Dots that were close in color to Strawberry Slush, and to put a little looped Linen Thread behind the flowers for dimension and a little piece of Whisper White Ribbon behind all of it before attaching layer 1 to the card .  I hope you enjoy the card, As always, if you have time I would love to hear your comments on the card.  God Bless!

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9 comments:

  1. This is just so beautiful!!! Love your work!!!

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    1. Thank you for your kind words Judy. I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by and also leaving a comment!

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  2. Beautiful card as always Sharon! Love the fact that you were able to submit one card for two challenges. I'll have to try that next week! TFS :)

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    1. Thank you Linda! Your comments always lift me up for the day. Thank you!

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  3. Gorgeous color combination! Absolutely love it! I will definitely copy this one!! Thanks again for sharing your creativity!!!

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    1. Thank you Ann! I had so much trouble figuring out what I was going to do with card, I'm really glad that people seem to be enjoying it.

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  4. Another wonderful card! You amaze me with your creativity. Hope I can get there someday. Thanks for the inspiration

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    1. Awe...my faithful viewer Carol! I so appreciate you always stopping by and taking time to leave me a comment. Thank you Carol.

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  5. This is so eye catching! Love the colors and layering of the flowers. Thanks for playing along with Mojo Monday!

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