More On the Grow flowers....

Here is another card I made using the flower from the On The Grow set.  It is really a fun one to stamp and color!  I used Poppy Parade and Tempting Turquoise cardstock on this one, with designer paper from the Build-a-Bear Workshop Pawsitively Prints II pack and the In Colors Patterns Stack.  I am so glad the Patterns Stacks are not retiring!!

 Here is the sentiment on this one.  I used the turquoise circle, the Designer Label in Poppy (that one is retiring, too, and will I ever miss it!!) and the large oval.  The sentiment is from the On the Grow set, too.

Here is a closeup of the flower and ribbon.  Yes, that's retired Riding Hood Red ribbon.   It goes with the poppy cardstock and I wanted to use taffeta ribbon on this one.
                                     

The main thing I like about this one is the layout.  You know how I'm always looking for neat layouts. This one could be used with ANY image and sentiment. 

Thanks for stopping in today!!  See you another day!
Smiles, Laura

On the Grow Flowers....

My friend Judy and I were playing with layouts the other day and here is one we saw that we wanted to try.  I like how the two designer papers weave into each other. 

I stamped this jar of flowers from the On the Grow set on a circle and colored them with markers.  You probably cannot see it but I dabbed some "stickles" onto the centers of the flowers. The jar itself is colored and then coated with Crystal Effects so it shines like a real jar. 
                                        
 I thought it needed something where the four strips of designer paper wove together, so I put 1/2" circles and brads on the four places they cross. 

The bow above the circle just finishes it off.  I hope you like this one!!

Have a great day and stop in again soon!!  Smiles, Laura

Summer Mini Sneak Peek....

Here is a card I made for a Summer Mini swap using a set from the upcoming Summer Mini catalog which begins on May 1.  The card is Pumpkin Pie layers with Baja Breeze which has been embossed with the Finial Press embossing folder.  The designer paper used is from the Greenhouse Gala series.  This flower and sentiment are from a new set called On the Grow which will be available on May 1.  The flowers and jar are so much fun to paint. 

 Here is a closeup of those flowers.  I cut the oval using the Ovals 2 die and the Big Shot.  Because we have no oval to layer behind it, I punched a Scallop Circle and cut it in half and put it behind the top and bottom of the oval.

 Here is the "thinking of you" sentiment.  You can hardly tell it, but the Baja Breeze cardstock is embossed with the Finial Press embossing folder.

 OK, an even closer shot of the flowers.  These can be any color flowers, so they will go so well with all our designer paper!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Smiles, Laura