The Splendid Thoughts Bundle has become a favorite of mine. And since Hugs are a favorite as well, I decided to make a Splendid Hug!
Idea and Colors
This card came from an idea I had a few weeks ago. If you look closely at the photo you will see that the Old Olive leaf appears to be stamped. Actually it is the negative from a previous card and I used that negative to add the image using Blending Brushes. That was the idea from previously. And surprisingly it actually worked out!! The Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushes were used with Old Olive Ink to put the base for this focal layer.
With knowing I was going to use this soft DSP sheet from the Splendid Day Designer Series Paper, I kept the other colors to a softer nature. The different die cut leaves/stems are from Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam cardstock. To be a variety of greenish colors, they all work well together.
Stamp Set and Dies
You know how I love making a card with only one stamp set. This one is a one Bundle card. It is the Splendid Thoughts Bundle that includes the Splendid Thoughts stamp set and matching Splendid Stems dies. Even the sentiment and sentiment shape are from the Bundle. And that shape is an all time favorite! It is a little unique and fits quite a few sentiment as well.
Finishes
To finish this card I added a couple of things. First is the adorable little bee. He is from the same stamp set and is colored with Stampin’ Blends. One of the lovely Festive Pearls is added on the sentiment layer. This one color, and I’m not really sure what color it is, seems to take on the colors it is around. To me it looks like Soft Succulent here.
And the finishing touch for this card is the beautiful Soft Sea Foam Ribbon. This ribbon is a dream to work with for tying bows. To keep the bow from covering up the sentiment, it had to be placed on the left side. Then I realized it would be hanging off the card. So the final decision was to move the focal layer over to the right hand side. It is a different look and I love it! Lucky for me there are no rules on things being lined up properly.
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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