Painted Poppies.

Today, most of the day was spent in the Studio, working on a special project. With that in mind I thought that I would whip up a quick card for tonight's blog. It turned out not to be so quick as it developed.  I'd had fun today practising my embossing technique so it made sense to use it on tonight's card and then I decided on a little more and a little more and it got late. 

I started with a "Real Red" base card, layered it with "Whisper White" cardstock  on which I stamped black Versamark ink poppies and embossed with clear embossing powder. The next layer is a snippet of "Peaceful Poppies" DSP but you could use "Artistry Blooms" DSP.  On a small piece of "Whisper White", I stamped another poppy from the Painted Poppies Stamp set with black Versamark and again, embossed in clear embossing powder. This was then coloured in using  "Real Red" and "Shaded Spruce" Stampin' Blends. I used the "Story Label" punch on a piece of  Whisper White" cardstock and stamped a sentiment from the "Well Said" stamp set,  then coloured around the label using 

"Real Red". The red ribbon is from the upcoming August-December catalogue. 

When layering your cardstock, keep in mind that you need a little space between your first and second layer to secure your ribbon behind the second layer..I had not planned the ribbon so found it difficult.

I used a layer of "Whisper White" cardstock inside the card to write a greeting and because the inside of the card must always be beautiful too, added another snippet of the Peaceful Poppies DSP.

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Painted Poppies Stamp Set / Cling

Whisper White Cardstock 

Real Red Cardstock

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo

Versamark Stamp pad and Refill

Stampin' Emboss Powder/ Clear

Story Label Punch

Well Said Stamp Set/ cling