I just adore flowers…. You probably already know that by the amount of floral images you see in my designs. They are just so versatile, how can you resist flower stamps? I always think I have enough but, you know…. something really cute comes along and it somehow makes its way into my collection! 🙂
Thinking of You Floral Wheelbarrow
This little Floral Wheelbarrow stamp is from Gina K Designs. It is so cute, I just had to try it out with a shabby, warm soft of look. Because I’ve been working on so many blue or beach-themed designs, the pink floral was a fun change. I wanted to pair up this image with my Daisy D’s patterned paper…I’ve been using so much of this line…it is so flexible and easy to use! It is 12×12 paper but the scale is small and perfect for card designs!
For this design, I started out with my 5″ square kraft base and layered it with squares of the patterned paper. To add to my shabby look and define the edges, I sanded the edges of the floral paper. I love sanding paper! I also added a row of zig zag stitching to the top of my design. I used a printed twill ribbon for my sentiment and attached it at both ends withe eyelets set with my Crop-a-dile.
My main image is stamped onto Whisper White cardstock with Palette Noir ink. After watercoloring with my aquapainter and allowing to dry well, I sponged the edges with Close to Cocoa ink and adered these darling little pearls from Ellen Hutson for the flower centers. The final touch was to add a little piece of Hodgepodge Hardware to the top of the image and tie on a ribbon. I love Hodgepodge Hardware and purchased two sets of it two years ago. It REALLY does last a long time, even when you make as many projects as I do. I’m down to my least favorite pieces of the sets and now my goal is to find ways to use it up! 🙂 Hopefully I’ll be coming up with some new ways to use it over the next weeks.
Quick Tip: To keep loose hardware from shifting on your design, apply a mini glue dot to the back before you attach with a brad. This works well for photo anchors or larger pieces.
Supply List:
Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White
Patterned Paper: Daisy D’s
Stamps: Flower Wagon – Gina K Designs
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery – Stampin Up, Palette Noir – Stewart Superior
Other: Hodgepodge Hardware, ribbon – Stampin Up, sewing machine, twill ribbon – Creative Impressions, pink pearl stickers, eyelets – Making Memories, Crop-a-dile – We R Memory Keepers
