Bloom With Hope

This is a beautiful set, with sketched flowers and sayings appropriate for both happy and sad occasions.  We never want to make sympathy cards, but when you need one, you want to make sure it is extra special.

Being a hostess set, Bloom With Hope is retiring at the end of this catalog year, and is only available to stampers who host a workshop which generates Stampin' Rewards.  Individual orders qualify as well.  Other retiring products are available on sale now, while supplies last.  Check them out here.

Using Basic Gray for the matting gives a softer look to the card.

Using Stazon black ink, stamp the flower first.  Use a sticky-note mask to cover it, and stamp the branch with the berries twice: once high, once low.  Stamp the plants high enough to leave room for the sentiment below, or low enough to place the sentiment above.


Having so many layers, (the insides are also double-matted with Gray and White or Black and White,) this card has a very nice feel to it.  There is something to be said for simple designs, but adding layers gives a feeling of luxury to a card.  If you don't want to add more colors, then tone-on-tone, or even white-on-white matting looks very
 elegant.

 







Supplies List:
Card stock:
Wisteria Wonder,
Basic Gray or
Basic Black,
Whisper White

Designer Series Paper:
Subtles Color Stack
(Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz*)

Stamps:
Bloom With Hope
Papillon Potpourri

Ink:
Stazon,
Stampin' Write Markers
(I used Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi, Wisteria Wonder, Basic Gray, and several different shades of pink.)

Accessories:
Bitty Butterfly Punch
Snail Tape,
Pearl Jewels
Acrylic Blocks


*The current color stack pattern designs are a little different than those shown here; just pick your two favorite patterns!