Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge #334: Lovely Lily Pad

Good morning!

I was surprised to see that the daffodils in my flower beds have already started blooming, it's really early but I'm enjoying all the cheery colors and hoping we don't get anymore cold weather that could hurt them.  I was so excited when I saw this weeks  Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge as it definitely makes me think of those spring colors and while I was a little sad I didn't have any flamingo stamps to use so I decided to focus on the water lilies in the inspiration pictures and once again went for the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set.

I started with Mint Macaron cardstock for the cardbase and then added Basic Black cardstock as a mat for the cardfront that's from the Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper.  I also used the coordinating Lily Pad Dies to make the fun decorative piece along the left side using Lovely Lipstick cardstock.

Next I stamped the Lily Pad and Flowers before cutting them out with the Lily Pad Dies.  The greeting is from the Little Lady Bug stamp set and was stamped in Gorgeous Grape on Whisper White cardstock before being cut out with the Rectangle Stitched Dies.  The final touches on the card are some Rhinestones as well as a couple of pieces of Mint Macaron 1/4" Textile Ribbon.

This watercolor pattern on the DSP is a perfect background for this card and love these bright, cheery colors.  Make sure to check out the other cards the design team is sharing using this inspiration challenge and we would love for you to play along and share what you create.

Below are easy ordering links for products used on today's card:

Product List

Perfectly Framed Photopolymer Stamp Set [151668]	Little Ladybug Host Cling Stamp Set (English) [152384]	Stitched Shapes Dies [145372]	Lily Pad Dies [152315]	Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper [152284]
Mint Macaron 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Textile Ribbon [149480]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]
Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146970]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Enjoy,

Diana

Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge #PCC372: Lovely Lily Pad

Good morning!

This winter has been very weird and mild, hard to even call it winter but it hasn't stopped me from looking forward to spring and all the flowers and bright colors that come with it.  All the Lily products in this years Sale-a-bration catalog are perfect for thinking about springtime beauty so they became the focus for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge card.

For this card I started with Mint Macaron cardstock for the cardbase and then added a piece of Pretty Peacock as a mat for the cardfront which is a piece of Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper (a SAB Freebie!)  To make the lily I stamped the flower from the Lovely Lily Pad set (another SAB freebie) directly on the pink pattern piece from the Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper and then cut it out with the coordinating Lily Dies (a SAB freebie).  I also stamped and cut out the leaves using Mint Macaron as well as the lily pad which is on Garden Green cardstock.  I also added a little extra detail to the flower by cutting out the outline detail using the dies and Gorgeous Grape cardstock.

To finish off the card I added the greeting which is from the Little Lady Bug stamp set (a hostess freebie during SAB) and after stamping in Gorgeous Grape ink on Whisper White cardstock I used Paper Snips to cut out the greeting and Mini Dimensionals to attach it.  I also added a piece of Pretty Peacock 1/2" Scalloped Linen Ribbon and some Silver Pearls from the Metallic Pearls pack.

The colors are so rich in this card, I love it, and all the dimension in the card.  Make sure to check out the other cards the design team is sharing as inspiration with this sketch and then we would love for you to play along with us and share what you create.

Below are easy ordering links for products used on today's card:

Product List

Lovely Lily Pad Photopolymer Stamp Set [152288]	Little Ladybug Host Cling Stamp Set (English) [152384]	Lily Pad Dies [152315]	Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper [152284]	Metallic Pearls [146282]
Pretty Peacock 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon [149751]	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880]	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584]	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]

Enjoy,

Diana