Pale Pastel Thank You

Here's a quick card for today's SCS featured stamper challenge. My card is loosely based on this one.

I tried to recreate the look of the embossed image with stamps. Papertrey Ink's Turning a New Leaf stamp set was still on my table from yesterday, so I used the set's largest leaf image to stamp along the edges of two sides of a kraft panel. I added in some flowers are from the Everyday Classics set (last year's PTI anniversary set) for a little burst of color. The images are stamped in PTI's new pigment inks--I love how these inks look on kraft cardstock! I stamped one of the sentiments from the Signature Greetings set in Soft Suede ink in the empty space, stamping off first for a lighter look like the pale inks on the rest of the card. I sponged some Soft Suede ink along the edge of the kraft panel to add a little depth and to include a little more of the elements from the original card.

I layered the kraft panel on a Sweet Blush card base, resisting the urge to add some ribbon around the top of the card. Instead, I settled on dots of Pink Petal Liquid Pearls at the center of each flower.

Materials Used:

Turning a New Leaf, Everyday Classics, and Signature Greetings stamp sets, Sweet Blush and Spring Moss inks, Sweet Blush cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Soft Suede Classic ink, Kraft cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Pink Petal Liquid Pearls (Ranger)