Very Simply Susan

I am having the most fun with the Ornate Garden Suite! So, here is another card. This is one of several I made while a small group of us were on retreat this weekend. It was a nice few days away from everything going on in the world. We all took advantage of the uninterrupted craft time to create as much as we could. As for me, I had plenty of time to work on all sorts of cards, but spent a lot of time with the Ornate Garden Suite, which goes on sale April 1st.  See more of the set HERE!

This card uses one of the floral papers and is accented with a die cut strip of gold foil, which is set off by the fabulous Gilded Gems from the Suite. While Rococo Rose isn’t listed as one of the coordinating colors, I think it works well with this paper. So, I made that one of the layers and also used the Gold Center Rococo Rose Ribbon you can find in the Annual Catalog. The metallic gold in the ribbon goes perfectly with the gold accents in the Ornate Garden Suite.

Stampin’ Tip: Don’t be afraid to go outside the listed coordinating colors in a Suite of Products. Often similar colors blend well together and work really well! And remember, if you like it, that is what counts!

What I Used To Make This Card:

Here’s another “sneak peek” using items from The Ornate Gardens Suite. This is a brand new Suite of products you will be able to order April 1st, no fooling!  And I think you will love them. I am showing the paper, one of the frames in the die cut set and the marvelous Gilded Gems. See more from the Ornate Gardens Suite HERE!

The sentiment is from the Timeless Tulips set and was exactly what I wanted to design a card around. I tried the tulips with all sorts of designs and nothing worked for me. When I get stuck on coming up with a card design, my “go to” is to look through Designer Series Papers(DSP) to see if anything sparks an idea. And this paper from the Ornate Gardens was the one that gave me an idea!

After some hits and misses, the Well Written dies had “vines” to make the “ephemera” I needed to complement the sentiment. After I had the die cuts, ribbon and gems added, I still thought the card needed one more little thing for balance. I spotted the bird in the Well Written Dies and viola! The card was done.

Stampin’ Tip: When adding “ephemera” to a card, you don’t always have to glue every part down securely. Add enough glue to one end to secure them and then leave the rest loose. It gives a card more texture and interest. To mail it securely, all you need to do it cover the card front with a plain piece of card stock and slide it in the envelope. That will keep your “ephemera” in place until it gets to your recipient.

And what the heck is “ephemera”,  you ask? Well, it’s a term I see in scrapbook and art for all the bits and bobs of embellishments, die cuts, stickers, ribbon scraps, etc. you may have on hand and can use to frame or accessorize a piece of art, like a card design!

What I Used To Make This Card:

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I am so excited to participate in my first blog hop ever this week! And how appropriate the theme is for a blog “hop”…. Easter! And as luck would have it, my card features a “sneak peek” of a new Designer Series Paper(DSP) along with a flower stamp perfect for any bunny from the upcoming Ornate Style set! All of it layered on top of a new Ornate Layers Die.

All of these are from a special group of products in the upcoming 2020-2021 Annual Catalog that you will be able to get starting April 1st. These worked perfectly with the Easter theme and the Fable Friends bunny stamp I wanted to use. It’s such fun!  See all the products in this suite HERE! And get your list ready for April 1st! And if you have a sharp eye, apparently the products in this suite give us a sneak peek of a new In Color coming with the catalog launch in June. I think it is a new green or yellow, but I am not sure! Let me know if you see it.

Watch out for some more “sneak peeks” that I will show in some upcoming posts as well as the “opening day” for ordering April 1st. And no, I am not fooling. It’s really gonna happen!

Stampin’ Tip: I want to point out the strip of Rococo Rose linen ribbon I have under the sentiment. This is the lacy edge of the Scalloped Linen Trim. I just ripped it off and tucked it under my sentiment. I needed something light and feathery as my embellishment and this did the trick. It frays and gets all rough along the edges, but I think that is part of the charm!

Well, that is it for me!  Brian is up next.  You are sure to love his card and all the others in this blog hop. Enjoy and have fun! Thank you to Brian and his team for inviting me today. It was great fun!  Hop on over to Brian’s Blog to start!

And if you get stuck during the blog hop, please use this line-up as a guide:

1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
2. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
3. Joanne Brown at Stamping with JoJo
4. Susan Fields at Very Simply Susan
5. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
6. Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
7. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
8. Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
9. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
10. Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
11. Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
12. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie

Products Used To Make This Card

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