I only recently purchased this designer paper that I used to make this card, but I really like it and it will be easy to work with! I loved making this Inked Botanicals Thinking of You Card with the pretty patterns and colors of this paper. This Inked Botanicals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper was designed by the Stampin’ Up! artists inking up actual flowers and pressing them on paper. Most of us have probably done something like this when we were in elementary school, maybe with colored fall leaves. Clearly, the Stampin’ Up! artists do a much better job with all kinds of flowers and leaves!
This card base is Lost Lagoon, one of the coordinating colors of the paper. I chose a Lost Lagoon patterned paper with whitish flower stems for the layer. It’s pretty and adds texture and interest without being overwhelming.
For the focal point, I just diecut another floral pattern of the paper which had multiple colors of flowers using the Stylish Shapes circle dies plus a larger diecut layer of the Lost Lagoon cardstock. These dies give a nice stitched edge which looks good. On the back, I adhered some Pool Party 3/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon back and forth and then popped up the circles on Stampin’ Dimensionals®.
The greeting is stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock with Lost Lagoon ink. The greeting is in the Go To Greetings Stamp Set. I diecut the greeting using not the tiniest die, but the next one in size in the Countryside Corners Dies. I like the look of that shape on this card.
For a finishing touch, as I often do, I added some Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels on the flowers in the circle for a little sparkle! On the inside, you can add a layer of Very Vanilla maybe with a strip of the floral pattern I used on the circle at the bottom of the inside layer for a little decoration.
Even if you missed the designer paper sale in June, remember that Bonus Days have started at Stampin’ Up! With every $50 purchase, you earn a $5 coupon to use in August on a future article. Go ahead and stock up on designer paper that you don’t have and any other Stampin’ Up! products you would like!