It’s time to play with The Paper Players! This week, the talented Anne Marie is hosting a color challenge: Marina Mist, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate. I inked up the Simple Stems set for the first time to create my spring thank you card. I hope you enjoy it.
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: It’s All About the Layers
This finished card measures 5-1/2″ wide by 4-1/4″ long.
- Layered petals! The large Blossom image from Simple Stems was inked in Crushed Curry and stamped three times. The bottom layer was punched out using the Secret Garden Framelits, while the top two layers were hand-snipped and popped up on dimensionals.
- Layered patterns! Banners were snipped from strips of Crushed Curry (Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper), Smoky Slate (Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack) and Marina Mist ( Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper), and layered upon each other. The Smoky Slate “thank you” is courtesy of Peaceful Petals.
- Layered lumber! A Smoky Slate Hardwood banner perches atop a Woodgrain textured panel, in keeping with the lumber look.
I hope you enjoyed today’s easy card. As you can see, it truly is “all about the layering”. As always, your comments are important to me, so please, won’t you leave me a comment? And remember, if you ever have a question about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away. Until next time…
Stamp Sets: Simple Stems, Secret Garden, Peaceful Petals, Hardwood; Inks: Crushed Curry, Marina Mist, Smoky Slate, Wild Wasabi; Designer Series Paper: Eastern Elegance, Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack, Polka Dot Parade; Cardstock: Marina Mist, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate, Whisper White; Tools: Big Shot, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Banners Framelits, Secret Garden Framelits; Glitz and Glam: Pearls Basic Jewels
What a gorgeous card, Ann! All of a sudden, you have made me very interested in that stamp set, too. I love the mix of the Hardwood stamp and the embossing folder. Very pretty! Thanks for rocking my colors this week! 🙂
Gorgeous card – who would have thought blue flowers could look so natural?! I love the flowers against the hardwood flag too; this card is full of texture and interest.
Ann, this card is gorgeous! I love the colors and the layout as well! Perfect – as usual!
You are really rocking these flowers, Ann. Love the layering and how pretty the flowers look on the hardwood!
For you, sort of plain and simple…but always lots of umpffff! Thanks for adding the pearls!
Ann such a pretty card and I love the layers… it’s also nice to know someone else hasn’t inked some of their purchases too! My problem is I have WAY too many I haven’t inked! I just HAVE to quit buying so many!
hugs.
Ann, I love the layers of woodgrain and the flowers look fabulous popped from the base. Another gorgeous card.
Hugs
Jaydee
Gorgeous, Ann! A breath of springy color and a wonderful array of elements! You really know how to put things together! 😀
Elegant! Beautiful! fun!!! Perfect!!! in every way and every angle!
Beautiful. Love the layers and the wood background. The flowes are so pretty.
Love the wood in the background behind those gorgous flowers. As always Ann, your card uses texture and color in a most wonderful manner!
Oh yes, I enjoyed today’s Springy Layered Thank You card!
It’s another Ann~A~Mazing! card!! 🙂 I love the Hardwood background stamp for one! For another, I love the Simple Stem set (which I don’t have as of yet)! You always pull off various elements that just tend to work together when all said and done! It is another amazing card Ann! I love it! 🙂
Oh my goodness Ann. Your card is beautiful. I love the way that you used the designer papers. Wonderful textures and wonderful colors.And I love the way that you added the pearls. 🙂
Mary
Great layers! I love the wood textures together. Fabulous real look to the background. Nancy B
you have added so many wonderful layers; I think it’s beauty on paper!!
beautiful card with the layers and textures and you done wonders with the color combination.
I have that hardwood stamp on my wish list.
Wonderful card with all the layers, prints, flowers and texture. I had to laugh – the first comment by B 🙂 doe seem like there is movement like they are coming out of a wooden box or something complete with the lid. Those flowers are just plain pretty! Great job as always!
Chris R. from Iowa
This is so pretty, I love it.
I love these flowers…..so bright and bold! Should have bought them!
Love how you interpreted the color challenge. You are a master at adding many different elements without overdoing. I may have to make a similar version.
Ann, you really knocked this one out of the park! Gorgeous! I love the “bouquet” of flowers, the mix of DSP patterns, and your “layered lumber”. I must get that Hardwood stamp!
Wow, this is gorgeous! I too love all the texture and layers! You really rocked this color combo, Ann! I just got Simple Stems and can’t wait to ink it up! Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful card Ann. Love all the texture and layers. I really have to ink up that woodgrain stamp!
I love all the great texture and layers in this wonderful card! Your fussy cutting is amazing!
Love it. Here’s the way my crazy brain sees this card – the banner makes it look like the flowers are coming out of a card, or a book, or a box. Gives it great “movement” and interest. I even like the blue : )