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Step-It-Up Saturday – Falling Flowers
Finally got to my stamping table late tonight as I had a vendor event today. But I promised a card every day, and true to my word, here is my Step-It-Up Saturday card using the new stamp set, Falling Flowers, and one of my favorite thank you stamp sets, One Big Meaning.
When I sat down tonight, I was clueless as to what I wanted to create. However, I promised myself I would NOT use the Big Shot. My Big Shot is my favorite tool for any card, but it can also be a crutch. Any card you use your Big Shot on is a step up!
I met my challenge tonight, and in addition, I used a color combination outside of my usual comfort zone. Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, and Tangerine Tango feel like summer to me, and now I can turn to this trio with confidence.
Here is the first card:
Of course, after I take pictures of the card, I notice the tilting pearls on top. Oh well. I hope the person who gets this card won’t mind. Maybe I can fix it too. Using those pearl lines is another challenge. Those are always the last ones used on my pearl sheet.
Here is the stepped-up version:
How did I step up this card? Well, card stock to start with. I love the quality of Stampin’ Up! card stock, and layers of it on a card just make me happy. I also colored in more of the stamens on the background and added more flowers to the phrase layer. The phrase layer flowers also have Wink of Stella which brings some zing to them. Tighter trimming of the phrase layer leaves less blah space. I also like to add a pearl when a word has an “i” in it.
Try this color combo – I think you too will feel a little more summery afterwards!
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