i {heart} papers Challenge

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i {heart} papers is another one of the generous sponsors for Stampin' Out Alzheimers and the host of one of the challenges on the site. The IHP challenge is to use Flower Soft or another medium of your choice to texturize a flower, which will be the focal point of your card. You can use Flower Soft, flock, glitter, or anything that adds texture to your stamped flower, Prima, fabric flower, or any other kind of flower you choose.

Once you've created your textured flower piece, upload it to the gallery at SOA using the tag IHPSOA so we can find it and add it to the challenge album. After your card is uploaded and in the album, it's entered into the drawing for a fabulous prize--an assortment of Flower Soft goodies valued at over $30. A winner for the goodies will be chosen at random.

Here's my card for the challenge. I used Flower Soft to create a trio of textured flowers. I spread some of the Flower Soft PVA glue on a small section of Flower Soft wire (this stuff goes a long way!), then added some Shamrock Green and Fuchsia Flower Soft to create the flowers. The flowers are "inside" a 3D vase from the Card Co. The vase comes plain white, just waiting to be decorated, so I coated it with some Pink Shimmerz.

The front of my card is covered with pretty patterned paper from the Penny Lane line from My Mind's Eye. I stamped the "Heartfelt Wishes" sentiment from the versatile Hero Arts All Occasions Messages stamp set in cream ink on the teal panel, then added a coordinating piece of satin ribbon as a simple embellishment.

Materials Used:

from i {heart} papers: Hero Arts All Occasions Messages stamp set, My Mind's Eye Penny Lane line designer paper, May Arts pink/celery reversible satin ribbon, Flower Soft Fuchsia and Shamrock Green, wires and PVA glue, The Card Co. vase, oval and scalloped oval Nestabilities, Pink Shimmerz

other: Taken with Teal, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, and Whisper White cardstock, dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); Vintage Cream Palette ink (Papertrey Ink)