Aloe, there! Did you know February 7 is National "Send a Card to a Friend" Day? What a great excuse to send a bunch of friends beautiful handmade cards. I just love the Succulents collection. I couldn't wait to mount my stamps and get playing.
I experimented with the large succulent image from the Jumbo UM and acrylic paints. I mixed two shades of green, white and a bit of lilac on a paper plate, and applied the paint to my stamp using a foam brush. I was very pleased with the results.
The large image made a great focal point for these cards.
Next, I used the same technique with the large flower-shaped succulent image from the Jumbo UM. After the paint was fully dry, I trimmed the image/panel in half to use on two separate cards.
The small succulents sprig inked with Watermark ink created a subtle background for the card bases. It created a lovely tone-on-tone look on both Pink and Wine Plain.
The softness of Ash Hybrid ink is also a great match for the Succulents collection.
First, stamp "love" in Jet Black, create a mask from a Post-it Note, then stamp the large succulent image in Ash.
The same stamp and ink create an interesting background for this card. The focal image is trimmed from the 12x12 Deluxe Ivory Print using a circle die, stamped with "Love grows here".
"Thanks" stamped in Watermark ink, then colored with Blue, Green and Pink PanPastels. Ribbon from my stash.
Those little phrases reminded me of candy hearts, so I couldn't resist creating this cute Valentine with heart-shaped dies and punches.
Some hearts are attached using Foam Adhesive Circles for added dimension. Schedule some play time with your Succulents pizza box and you'll be lookin' sharp in no time!
Karen
