Hello Rose Card

As part of my crafty haul last December, I purchased several Craft a Flower die sets from Altenew.  They had so many to choose from, it was hard to decide which ones to get.  However, this is one of the no-brainers -- I knew I just had to get was the Rose Layering Die Set.

I used the dies to make a yellow rose for this clean and simple card.

I know I've said this before, but yellow just makes things feel so cheery.  I love a reason to use it on my card.  I'm glad CAS Colours & Sketches decided to use these colors for the challenge:  Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, and Candy Apple Green.

I die cut the pieces of the rose and adhered them with wet adhesive.  I like wet adhesive for layering delicate layers like this because it has a little more "give" -- I can fiddle with the pieces around a bit before  "committing" to the placement. 

I used the Ellen Hutson's Essential Squares for Stitching to frame my rose and put yellow cardstock behind the dots.  I heat embossed the "Hello" sentiment from Altenew's Feathered Lilies stamp set using green embossing powder.  I used the same wet adhesive for the leaves on the card.  I popped the layered die cut rose on foam tape to give it some dimension.

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SCS CC410 Valentine's Card

This is my first Splitcoaststampers Color Combination challenge! :)

This week's challenge is to use the Stampin' Up colors Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, and Pool Party to make a Valentine's day card.

My card is below:

Before participating in the challenge, I didn't think these colors will work well together.  I was wrong -- the colors look beautiful together.  Especially the Pool Party and Calypso Coral.

I used these Stampin' Up products for my card:

Soft Suede card stock (115318)

Calypso Coral and Pool Party card stock from the 2011-2013 In Color card stock (124329)

Whisper White card stock (100730)

Easy Events stamp set (Wood:  116958; Clear:  123225)

Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set (Wood:  115370; Clear:  127802)

Jet Black StazOn ink pad (101406)

Calypso Coral Classic stamp pad (126983)

Calypso Coral, Pool Party, and Lucky Limeade Stampin' Write markers from the 2011-2013 In Color marker sets (123002)

1 3/4 circle punch (119850)

2 3/8 scallop circle punch (118874)

Word Window punch (119857)

Adorning Accents Edgelits (125595)

Big Shot (113439)

Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Snail adhesive (104332)

All of these supplies are available at my Stampin' Up! store.

I didn't want to use the sentiment that came with the birds in the Easy Events stamp set, so I cut it off using my Craft and Rubber scissors (103179).  I was worried that it will ruin my stamp -- I took a long deep breath, and snipped (you can tell I was a little shaky with the "snipping"):

I shouldn't have worried!  The scissors cut through the stamp and the cling foam like butter!  I can't wait to "trim" my stamps to fit my needs -- this opens so much more possibilities with combining stamps and sentiments. :)

Thanks for looking, and have a great day!