Floral Delight "Hello" - FMS #679

 

Hi and welcome back to a new week and a new card challenge.  This week I am using the FMS #679 for my "hello" greeting card.  It's always nice to have some cards on hand that you can send to friends for no other reason than to touch base, let them know you're thinking of them and that you care.  

FMS #679

Here is my card:

One of my best purchases this year has been the Floral Delight suite.  I am totally in love with the blend of yellows, greens and blue in both the DSP and the Floral and Gingham Vellum paper pack.  

Another Online Exclusive bundle used in this card is the Everyday Arches stamp and die bundle. I'm in love with the die cuts and how beautifully they next together to create great focal frameworks. The stitching around the arches adds such a polished look.   

Instead of using cardstock for the inside coloured matte on this card, I cut an additional piece of the green Floral Delight dsp and then layered on a smaller piece of Whisper White for the messaging area. I like using dsp for this layer as it cuts down on the mailing weight and it's a great way to use up those papers that you might not showcase in your cardmaking.  

Instead of adding a sentiment to the inside of this card I kept it simple by only adding a single flower in the bottom right corner.  Tip:  A lot of times there will be half images on the outside of the dsp paper that can be fussy cut and added right to the edge of your projects.  In this case there was only a half image of the flower and it fitted perfectly into the corner of the matter.  I like cutting out these types of images because they can be used as fillers by tucking them into an arrangement or are perfect for jazzing up a corner.

Supplies:

Stamps and Dies:

• Everyday Arches #164623 
• Everyday Arches Dies #164628\
• Banner Framelit Dies (R) 132173 six 4 7/8 x 2 3/4 (trimmed down to 4 3/8"

The banner was cut from one of the designs in the Floral and Gingham Vellum paper.  To hide the band of yellow DSP going across the center of the card, and to make the design on the vellum pop out a bit more, I cut a second banner from Whisper White and adhered it to the vellum one with mini glue dots.  This really made the beautiful floral design on the Vellum come to life and gave it sort of a dreamy background for the arches. 

Cardstock:

• Whisper White card base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" for card base.  
• Whisper White 3 3/4" x 5" for inside matte, 5 1/4 x 4 for banner backing, 3 1/2" x2" for smaller arch on front matte.
• Lemon Lolly 4" x 5 1/4" matte for card front 
• Pool Party for 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" for larger arch on front. 
• Floral Delight DSP:
• 2 pieces 5" x 3 3/4" for front and inside mattes (solid green pattern)
• 1/2" x 4" strip of patterned paper for front matte
• 5" x 3" piece Floral and Gingham Vellum #164713 - for banner 
• Small flowers fussy cut for decoration on Arch and inside card

Floral and Gingham Vellum #164713

Floral Delight DSP #164700

Ink:

• Old Olive for the "hello" sentiment from Everyday Arches stamp set. 

Accessories:

• Dimensionals large and mini
• Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins (green) #163484

The sprays of yellow flowers which remind me of forsythia which is currently in bloom here in Abbotsford, were fussy cut from the DSP and blued in the corners of the white arch.  To add some dimension I cut the yellow flowers from a different DSP in the package and popped them up on Dimensionals.  The shiny sequins gave a bit of sparkle as the finishing touch on this card.  

Well that's it for my "hello" card.  I love the fresh spring look achieved by layering the beautiful Floral Delight papers.  What do you think? Would this card brighten your day and make you smile?  

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006

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