Finally--Flowers!

As promised, no deer here today! I switched gears entirely and went with something floral. For the most part, I am not a floral kind of person, but the Ginormous Flowers set really appeals to me. I guess it's because it's not a traditional floral style. The flowers are more towards the bold, contemporary style that I like.

This card is based on Jen's sketch challenge from her blog I{heart}2stamp.com. I used patterned papers from the Petals & Paisleys package and took the card's colors from that. I stamped the flower in Taken with Teal ink. I colored the ring of dots inside the flower and punched that out with a 1" circle punch, then pierced through the dots with my paper piercer. I placed that on the flower with dimensionals. The flower's center is also punched out and attached with a dimensional. Unfortunately, these little details didn't translate too well to a digital photo . . .

You probably won't hear from me tomorrow. Between two presentations at work and a last minute hair cut appointment, plus a broken (again!!) air conditioner that needs a visit from the repair service, I have a bunch to get done. I am making progress on finishing up my swaps for convention. I'm looking forward to sharing them soon.

Materials Used (All from Stampin' Up!):
Ginormous Flowers and Everyday Flexible Phrases stamp sets; Taken with Teal and Certainly Celery Classic inks; Taken with Teal and Old Olive markers; Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Taken with Teal, and Whisper White cardstock; Petals & Paisleys designer paper; Certainly Celery grosgrain; round tab punch; mat pack and paper piercing tool; 1" and 3/4" circle punches; dimensionals