You're in My Thoughts - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #602

 This card was a different take on the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday  #602. I took some liberties with the sketch, making the larger rectangle in the sketch a transparent window. And through the window was seen a rainbow of colours in the sea.

The background was created by cutting and pasting 3 different patterns of By the Bay  DSP .  The setting sun was created by punching a 2" circle from Basic White card stock and applying Daffodil Delight ink using a blender brush.  Crushed Curry was added around the edges to give it more of a 3D shape. It set between two different pieces of DSP throwing a rainbow of colours on the sea in the foreground. The birds in the sky were from "Grassy Grove". The completed background was adhered to an A2 Night of Navy card base.

The window was created by die cutting 2 different sizes of Stitched Rectangle dies, first in Smokey Slate card stock, and then Soft Suede. A piece of window sheet was added behind the frames. It was added to the card front using foam strips.

The image, from "In the Moment" stamp set was coloured with Stampin' Blends and then fussy cut and adhered to the window sheet

Flat adhesive backed pearls added to the upper right of the card finished the card.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  In the Moment, Grassy Grove

Inks:  Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Basic Gray. Stampin' Blends (Bermuda Bay, Pebbled Path, Rich Razzelberry, Skin tone, Daffodil Delight)

Papers:  Basic White, Soft Suede, Smokey Slate, Night of Navy, By the Sea DSP

Accessories:  2" circle punch, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Window sheet, Foam adhesive strips,  Flat adhesive backed pearls.

Windmill and Ocean

 It's been a while since I posted.  No excuse, only that I got really busy.......  To make up for it I am posting a rather large slim line card featuring the Windmill with the Waves of the Ocean DSP.

The Waves of Inspiration Bundle is an early release from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue.

As a start I thought I would pair the DSP with the Windmill from Tulip Fields.

You see the ocean in the background.

The completed die cut windmill was placed on an imaginary cliff over looking the ocean with a field of tulips placed in front. Some fences on top of the cliff help to define the area.  The tree is from the "On the Horizon" stamp set.  

This card was really easy and quick to make. The only actual 'work' was die cutting and assembling the windmill - and stamping the sentiment which is from "Flowering Tulips"

Products Used:

Stamps:  Tulip Fields, On the Horizon, Flowering Tulips

Inks:  Misty Moonlight (Sentiment), Shaded Spruce (tree)

Papers:

Thick Basic white (card base) 9 by 8" scored at 4" 

Waves of the Ocean DSP 3 3/4 by 6 1/2" - add to top of card base

Flowering Fields DSP 3 3/4 by 3" - add to bottom of card overlapping the Waves of the Ocean DSP in the middle.

Soft Suede card stock - to die cut windmill parts and fence

Balmy Blue - to die cut part of windmill - sponge with Soft Suede to give it an "aged" look

Basic white - to stamp and die cut tree and sentiment

Mossy Meadow - layer of sentiment

Accessories:  

Rhinestones Waves Basic Jewels - 3 

Evening Evergreen 3/8" Windowpane Check ribbon

Dimensionals

Triangle Gatefold Windmill Card - a case

 I cased this card fold from a video made by Stephanie Nash, a Canadian demonstrator. It is a different version of the traditional gatefold card.

1. Score a 5 1/4 by 12" piece of Flowering Fields DSP at 2, 4, 8, and10 on the long side.

2.  Fold inwards at 4 and 8" (mountain fold)  and then outward at 2 and 10 (valley folds)

3.  On both edges of the scored 5 1/4 by 12" DSP piece, measure down 2 1/4" from the top and make a small pencil mark. 

4. With the trimmer, cut from the pencil mark to the top of the 2"and 10" score mark. This cuts out a triangle piece.  Keep this piece.

5.  Adhere the triangle pieces to the bottom of the front panels. 

6. Score a 4 1/4 by 11" piece of Poppy Parade card stock at 5 1/2" to form a top fold card.  Add this to the card front.

7. Cut a piece of Basic White at 2 1/2 by 2 1/2".  The image is designed on this.  Mat with a 2 3/4 by 2 3/4" piece of Poppy Parade card stock and adhere only the right side to the card front at an angle matching the edges of the card.

Materials Used:

Stamp:  Tulip Fields, Flowering Tulips

Inks: Early Espresso, Balmy Blue, Smokey Slate, Mossy Meadow, Black Memento

Papers:  Flowering Fields DSP, Poppy Cardstock, Basic White

Accessories:  Windmill Fields dies, Dimensionals, Iridescent rhinestones, dimensionals

Other cards made using this gatefold card:

Daffodil Daydream

Hand-Penned Petals

Awesome Otter

Thinking of You Note Card- CASeology #396

 Clean and Simple stamping has always been hard for me, preferring to create elaborate cards with many layers and embellishments. So whenever I can I take the opportunity to try this technique and taking part in the CASology challenge was a great time to do so.

The CAS guidelines are as follows:

1. One main image
2. Lots of open space, uncluttered
3. Limited layers & embellishments
4. Quick & easy to recreate 

My decision was to make a note card that could be sent with a plate of cookies, or a cake, etc whenever the occasion calls for "Thinking of You"

The Inspiration for this week's card is "View"

In this one layer note card, the focal image is stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock die cut with the Stitched Rectangle Die.

A 1 1/4" circle was punched in a scrap piece of card stock.  This was used  as my reverse mask to colour the moon.  After determining the moon location, the mask was adhered and a blending  brush was used to add Daffodil Delight with a touch of Calypso Coral in the punched circle

The tree from "Beauty of Friendship" was stamped using Early Espresso ink, with some of the branches extending into the moon.  Grounding was added below the tree. Around the top of the tree some 'blotches were added creating a bit of texture.

The sentiment was stamped with Early Espresso ink on a strip of Basic White card stock punched at both ends with the Banners Pick a Punch. It was added across the tree trunk,

The completed art piece was then adhered to the front of a note card.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Beauty of the Friendship

Inks:  Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake

Papers:  Basic White, Basic White note cared

Accessories:  1 1/4" circle punch, Banner's Pick a Punch, Stitched Rectangle Die. Blender brushes

Beauty of Friendship Tunnel card

 Some days I feel in the mood to create something different -  a different  fun fold, or a really elegant card, or a 3D card. When this happens I start scanning Pinterest, review You Tube listings, as well as other demo's blogs. 

Finally I found it!  A tunnel card! And ironically I did not find this tutorial on any of my usual search areas......

This card is 5 1/2 by 5 1/2" and consists of  2 layers - a front and a back piece separated on the outer ends by  scored and accordion like folds.  The folds allow for adding elements in 3D as well as allowing the card to fold flat for mailing.

After adhering the same size DSP (the woodgrain pattern from the Beauty of Friendship DSP), a circle was die cut in he center.  A 5 1/2 by 5 1/2" piece of the sky pattern from the same DSP pack was adhere to the other piece - the card base.

To create the accordion-like folds, a 5 by 2 1/2" piece of Basic White cardstock was scored at 1/2, 1, and 1 1/2" . This was adhered to the opposite side of the outer edges of the base with the first fold adjacent to the edge. I used Tombo glue for this to allow for a bit of give and take.

Once the tunnel card base was completed, various die cuts created using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set, were added at various levels to create the 3D look.  I also die cut a Raccoon and a Squirrel to add to the scenery.

The star of the show was a large die cut tree placed on the left front. The tree was die cut in Early Espresso; the canopy die cut from another one of the DSP patterns.

The sentiment was added to the circle with a bird perched on either side of it. 

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Beauty of Friendship, Special Someone

Inks: 

Trees: Early Espresso, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen

Racoon: Soft Suede stamped off, Early Espresso

Squirrel:  Smoky Slake, Black Memento

Birds:  Calypso Coral, Soft Suede

Accessories:  Beautiful Trees dies, Special Day dies, Layering Circle dies, Scoring tool, Elegant Faceted Gems, Dimensionals.

Thinking of You with Inspired Canopy Dies -Another catalogue sneak peak

There are 3 trees in a row, adhered together, with the Inspired Canopy dies.  To make this card, after die cutting the trees in Soft Suede, I cut off the end tree, and used the remaining trees for this card. The other tree was used for another project.

Before I added the trees, I created a background using the curved line die.  Using this, I cut two pieces of Old Olive card stock, embossed them with the Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder.  After sponging the edges with Old Olive ink, I added the 2 layers together to give dimension. And they were then adhered to some DSP that looks just like sky.

The trees were then added to the left side of the card.  The canopy was created by using the canopy dies, cutting them directly from the Beauty of the Earth DSP.  Because the background of the DSP was white, I sponged the entire surface with Balmy blue to make it look like the sky was peeking through.

The fences ( 3 adhered together) were die cut using the Chick dies and adhered at the bottom in front of the trees. The two birds, coloured to look like Robins, were added on top of the fence, facing each other.

The completed scene was added to a Basic White layer the edges of which were sponged with Soft Suede.  This in turn was added to an Old Olive card base.

Supplies Used:

Stamp: Beauty of Friendship

Inks: Soft Suede, Balmy Blue, Pumpkin Pie

Papers:  Old Olive, Basic White, Soft Suede, Beauty of the Earth DSP

Accessories:  Inspired Canopy Dies, Chick dies, Texture Embossing Folder

Thinking of You

 Yesterday I made a video showing how I used the retiring In Colours to create a background.

Here is one card I made:

The card base is Rococco Rose card stock, layered with Basic White, and then a piece of the created background.  Before adding it to the Basic White layer, the edges were sponged with Rococco Rose ink.

Near the bottom, a piece of 1/2" scallop Linen Rococco Rose ribbon was added.

Using the Pretty Perennials stamp set, two of the larger flowers were stamped with Seaside Spray ink; the two smaller with Purple Posy.  All four were die cut using the Perennials Petals dies. The floral layers of the larger flowers were die cut with Basic White before being added with a glue dot.

Small leaves stamped with Pretty Peacock ink and then die cut, were added to the smaller blooms before being added to the card front.

A large die cut leaf and stem was added towards the right side.  The flowers were clustered around this stem, the larger blooms with dimensionals.

The sentiment, from " Good Morning Magnolia) was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink, punched with the Label Me Fancy Punch.  It was layered with Pretty Peacock card stock.

Faceted dots were added to the center of each flower.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Pretty Perennials, Good Morning Magnolia

Inks:  Rococco Rose, Terracotta Tile, Seaside Spray, Purple Posy, Pretty Peacock

Papers: Rococco Rose, Basic White, Pretty Peacock

Accessories:  1/2" scallop linen Rococco Rose ribbon, 2019-2021 In Color Facet Dots embellishments, Dimensionals, glue dots, Perennial Petal Dies, Label Me Fancy Punch

Accented Blooms - a different version

The card today is similar but different from the card I made for the SUO challenge yesterday.

Like the previous card, the floral images are coloured with Stampin' Blends.  But this time  the sentiment is embossed with silver embossing powder directly  in the space meant for the Taylor punchie.

As an additional technique, two of the flowers are stamped and coloured separately, fussy cut, then added on top of the original flowers using dimensionals.

Instead of fussy cutting the floral images, it is trimmed, matted first with Pool Party and then with silver foil and added to a Pool Party card front which has a silver chicken wire element adhered to it, using dimensionals.
A bow made with silver edged ribbon was added just below the focal image.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Accented Blooms
Inks:  Black Memento, Versa Mark, Stampin; Blends (Light and Dark Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Coastal Cabana, Rich Razzelberry, Petal Pink, and Daffodil Delight)
Papers:  Pool Party, Whisper White, Silver Foil,
Accessories:  Chicken wire element, Dimensionals, Silver Embossing Powder, 1/4" silver edged whisper White ribbon

Winter Woods

The minute I saw this stamp set in the Holiday catalogue I knew I had to have it.
It arrived yesterday - so guess what I've been doing today?  Yes, playing with this and other Christmas stamps.

The five trees were stamped with Shaded Spruce ink onto a 3 1/2 by 3 1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock.  Using one of the dies from "In The Woods Framelit Dies" (long curved die) I cut a sloped piece of Sparkling glimmer paper and added it below the trees.

This piece was matted with 3 3/4 by 3 3 1/2" piece of Shaded Spruce card stock.

The card base consists of a piece of  Thick Whisper White card stock.  On the front of the card I stamped two images of the 5 tress side by side - again using Shaded Spruce ink. The stamparatus was helpful in lining the trees up.

The image piece was adhered to the card front over these stamped trees, using dimensionals.

For the sentiment I used only one portion of the sentiment that comes with the stamp set.  I punched it out with the Classic Label punch, matting it with Shaded Spruce as well.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Winter Woods

Ink:  Shaded Spruce

Papers:  Shaded Spruce, Whisper White (thick), Whisper White, Sparkle glimmer paper

Accessories:  In the Woods Framelit dies, Dimensionals, Stamparatus

Heartland - Thinking of You

Okay, so I lied last week.  I'm not finished making Masculine cards!
Today I pulled out the "Heartland" stamp set, and although this set does appear in the new annual catalogue, the framelit I paired it with - the Window Framelit - is retiring.

The image of the little boy going walking with his "goose" friends is the most poignant one of the stamp set so it's a good image to use when sending a "Thinking of You" card.

The little guy was coloured using a blender pen and a couple of the new colors (Balmy Blue, Petal Pink) as well as a retiring color (Dapper Denim) and some good old stand by's (Pear Pizzazz, & Crumb Cake)

This completed image was placed behind an aperture die cut using the Windows framelit in 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Wood DSP.  I die cut another window frame using Very Vanilla card stock and sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink before adding it over the image using dimensionals.

Using the Stamparatus I stamped the sentiment onto the die cut window sill which I then  added to the DSP and then the Crumb Cake card front using small dimensionals.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Heartland

Inks:  Black Memento, Dapper Denim, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, Petal Pink, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake

Papers:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Wood DSP

Accessories:  Window framelit, Dimensionals, Blender pen

Elegant Thinking of You

This card is a more elegant version of the card I made yesterday, where I embossed and bleached the image from "Count Your Blessings".  The combination of Very Vanilla, gold and a touch of green makes this card "elegant".

I apologize for the weird colors.  Shiny foil paper does not photograph very well.

The base card is Wild Wasabi card stock, layered with Very Vanilla embossed with the Layering Leaf embossing folder.

In the center is a strip of Painted Autumn Specialty DSP with gold foil scallops (die cut using the Layering Seasons Framelits) on both sides.

The art piece image in the upper circle was initially stamped and coloured with water colour crayons and an Aqua painter. It was die cut with layering circles framelits, and layered with a slightly larger gold foil circle. 

I stamped the image a second time and embossed it with gold embossing powder.  After colouring it with water colour pencils, it was fussy cut and layered over the original image using dimensionals.  Some 1/8" gold taffeta ribbon was tied into a bow and added to the stem with a glue dot.

I gold embossed the sentiment, die cutting it with layering oval framelits and matting the oval with a gold foil scallop paper.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Count Your Blessings

Inks:  Versa Mark, Soft Suede, Water Color Pencils

Papers:  Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Painted Autumn Specialty DSP, Gold Foil

Accessories:  Seasonal Layer Framelits, Layering Circle Framelits, Layering Oval Framelits, 1/8" gold taffeta ribbon, Gold embossing powder, Dimensionals, Layering Leaves Embossing Powder

Watercolor Sunset - Fab Friday # 112 & SUO challenge #174

I have always loved the colors in sunsets  Nature has such a wonderful color palate!

For this card I combined 2 challenges - the colors of the Fab Friday challenge - Rich Razzelberry, Calypso Coral and Pacific Point with the watercoloring technique with  SUO Challenges. 

I used 2 different water coloring techniques - the first using a wash to create the sunset; the second a stamped image to create blended colors for the die cuts. Both use water color paper.

Creating the butterfly and flowers:

1.  On a piece of watercolor paper I used the large blotch stamp  from the "Happy Celebrations" to stamp the 3 colors, as shown below.

2. The stamped images were spritzed generously with water allowing the colors to run and blend together

3.  After drying with the heat tool. the butterfly image and 6 flowers (from Seasonal Layer thinlets) were die cut.

The Butterfly Thinlet was die cut in Pacific Point card stock and adhered to the die cut Butterfly framelit die cut (in the middle only).  Some pearls were placed on the body of the butterfly.

Watercolor Background: 

Water was applied to the surface of a piece of  White Shimmer paper.  Each color was then applied in a wash one color at a time.  An Aqua painter can be used, but I used a wide brush.

The watercolor background was cut to 3 3/4 by 5". embossed with the gently falling embossing folder,and then scored 1/2" all the way around. It was matted with Whisper White and then mounted on a Calypso Coral card base.

Completing the Card
 
After placing the butterfly on this piece I realized I needed something else on the card.  So, I die cut a tree branch with Rich Razzelberry card stock (Seasonal Layer Thinlets), adhered it to the card front and clustered the die cut flowers around it.

The sentiment is from Colorful Seasons.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Colorful Season, Happy Celebration
Inks:  Calypso Coral, Rich Razzelberry, Pacific Point
Papers: Calypso Coral, Shimmer White, Watercolor Paper, Pacific Point, Rich Razzelberry
Accessories:  Pearls, Gently Falling Embossing Folder, Seasonal Layer Thinlets, Bold Butterfly framelits, Butterfly thinlets, classic Label punch, dimensionals, Home made shimmer mist.

I'm Thinking of You

There are a number of people in my life now who I am "thinking about".  I put together two of my favourite stamp sets, Beautiful You and Lovely as a Tree, using the masking technique, to make this "thinking of you" card. I also used a couple of other stamps to create the scene below.

The first think I did was make a mask for the image of the umbrella covered woman.  Once she was protected I stamped the trees and grass, and the sky- the trees are from "Lovely as a Tree", the grass from "Sheltering Tree", the sky from "Celebration" and the birds in the sky from "Wherever You Go"

The basic card is Rich Razzelberry, layered with Crushed Curry, so I selected these colours for the clothes.  The blue in the outfit is from the sky. Because the sentiment (Sheltering Tree) was too long for the Art Piece, I cut it into 3 parts, each part matted with the same colours are the card.

Three Itty Bitty flowers were punched with Crushed Curry card stock, colored in the center with a Rich Razzelberry marker and then added to each of the sentiment words.  A silver metallic circle was placed in each flower.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Beautiful You, Sheltering Tree, Wherever You Go, Happy Celebration
Inks: Black Memento, Watercolor Pencils, Rich Razzelberry marker, Basic Gray, Marina Mist, Old Olive
Papers:

• Rich Razzelberry 5 1/2 by 4 1/4" (card base)
• Crushed Curry 4 by 5 1/4" (mat for card base)
• Whisper White 3 3/4 by 5" (Art Piece
• Whisper White scraps (for sentiment)
• Rich Razzelberry scraps (mat for sentiment)
• Crushed Curry scraps (mat for sentiment and 3 flowers)

Accessories:

• Silver metallic circles (flower centers)
• Itty Bitty punch (for flowers)
• Post-it Note (to make mask)
• Glue dots

Floral Affections Embossed Cards

Did you forget about these two embossing folders on Page 195 of the Annual Catalogue?  I must admit that I did. Most of my focus has been on the Occasions Catalogue and SAB - until yesterday.  I was organizing my embossing folders, and came across these two embossing folders and had to check in the catalogue to make sure they were current. These two folders 4 1/2 by 2 7/8" each called "Floral Affections" not only make quick cards, but  coordinate perfectly with the Affectionately Yours DSP.
In less than an hour I made the following 2 cards:

Birthday Card

To get the embossing above and below the die cut oval, I cut the oval first and then embossed above and below the oval in 2 separate steps. The layer is adhered to a same size whisper white layer using dimensionals, and then added to the Flirty Flamingo card stock base.
In the center is a stamped smaller oval matted with Flirty Flamingo cardstock. The sentient is from "Tin of Cards".
Flowers made using the Petite Petal punch with rhinestone centers are arranged around the oval.

For this card I applied Wink of Stella to the embossed flowers and put a Daffodil Delight candy dot in their centers. After matting with Sweet Sugarplum cardstock the image piece is adhered to the card front using dimensionals.  A Sweet Sugarplum base, layered with Whisper White card stock and then Sweet Sugarplum DSP completes this card.

Cards made with Serene Scenic DSP stack

Yesterday I made a card that I had made using the DSP from the Scenic Scenery DSP stack with a promise that I would make some more todayl
Well, I made two, and it took me under 5 minutes to make both.
The first card is a sympathy card, and I used Old Olive as its base, layered with Whisper White.

The sentiment is from Flourishing Phrases, stamped  Whisper White, die cut using the layering ovals framelits and adhered to a punched out decorative label punchie.

The second card features the stamp set "Wherever You Go" and the image of the bridge was stamped directly onto the DSP.  Add some sunrise in Daffodil Delight, and some birds flying in the sky and wholla you have a card.

Here are both the cards along with the DSP stack.

Again, this DSP stack is on Page 174 of the Annual catalogue.

Thinking of You - Wetlands

Have you seen the new Serene Scenery DSP stack on Page 174 of the catalogue? It is chock full of scenic DSP, where all you need to do is stamp a sentiment or a simple image.  The card below is just one example.

The background is one of the scenes from the DSP stack.  All I did was trim it to size, stamp the images of the sandpipers with Soft Suede ink, some sea grass in Old Olive, a sentiment and I was done!
The basic card is Soft Suede, layered withVeryVanilla and then the Serene Scenery DSP stack.

Stamp: Wetlands
Inks: Soft Suede, Old Olive
Papers; Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Serene Scenery DsP stack


                        
                                                        
                         

Thinking of You - Happy Home - PalsPaper Arts #284

I was intrigued by the sketch challenge with Pals Paper Arts  this week and in my head tried various stamps, but finally settled on Happy Home.

 

• The base cardstock is Old Olive, layered with Whisper White and then Field of Flowers (SAB) DSP.
• On a separate piece of paper, the image from Happy Home was stamped with Black Memento, and coloured with blender pen and ink pads.  The sky was given a light touch of Marina Mist, and the ground Old Olive.  Circle framelits were used to die cut the image into a circle.
• Before adhering the circle image, I piece of clear vellum was cut into the shap of the fold over.  The vellum was embossed with the Decorative dots embossing folder and the back lightly sponged with Pink Pirouette.  It was then adhered to the card front using vellum tape.

• The image was  placed half way under the vellum and adhered to the card front.  

• The sentiment is from "Sheltering Tree".
• Clear Wink of Stella was applied to the trees, and to the dots on the embossed vellum.
• All edges were sponged with Old Olive ink.

Stamps:Happy Home, Sheltering Tree
Inks: Black Memento, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Marina Mist
Papers:  Old Olive, Whisper White, Field of Flowers DSP, Vellum
Accessories: Blender pen, Clear Wink of Stella glitter brush, Decorative dots embossing folder

Thinking of You with Hand Made flower - Pals Paper Arts #282

Have you ever tried doing a blog post with a cat on your lap?  My cat loves to be where I am, and is quite content to sleep in his own chair, until I start to edit and blog.  Then like magic, he's on my lap!  So, if you see some black hairs on your screen, it's from you know who!

For the challenge with Pals Paper Arts   I decided to make a flower that would coordinate with the DSP I am using.  I'm really pleased with the way it turned out.

 

• The base card is Rose Red, layered with Whisper White. On top of that I placed a piece of DSP from the Love Blossoms DSP stack.  This DSP did not go all the way to the bottom.  In a gap in the bottom and overlapping the DSP is a piece of Garden Green cardstock.

       Flower: 

        I used 2 dies to make the flower - the Flower Frenzy die and the Bigz Bouquet die (both of          which are retired). Two medium sized flower were die cut in Whisper White, and one smaller flower in Pink Pirouette.  The leaves are Garden Green; the stamen Daffodil Delight. I also die cut a small 4 petal flower is Garden Green.  This was used as the base on which I built the flower.

• For each flower, the petals were completely cut into individual ones and sponged with Red Rose ink.  The stamen was made using the fringe scissors and rolling it with a pair of tweezers.
• Each petal was lightly spritzed with water and then stressed/formed with a stylus and pinched to form the shape I wanted.
• Then using the 4 petal flower as a base, each petal was attached to the base using tombo glue and held down with the stylus.  They were placed opposite each other. 10 petals were placed on the bottom.
• The stamen was then adhered to the center, and the smaller pink petals were adhered around the stamen.
• The green leaf die cut from the Bouquet die was cut in half and glued to the bottom of the flower.
• Once dry the flower was spritzed with vanilla smooch and adhered to the card.

Sentiment:   
It is from "Sheltering Tree" and stamped with Archival Ink, matted with Rose Red and then Garden Green.  It was attached to the Garden Green piece beside the flower.

If you would like to see a tutorial on how the flower was made, leave a comment to that effect.  Thanks

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Sheltering Tree
Inks: Rose Red, Black Archival
Papers: Rose Red, Whisper White, Garden Green, Pink Pirouette, Daffodil Delight, Love Blossoms DSP
Accessories: Stylus, Flower Frenzy die, XL Flower Boutique die, Fringe scissors, tombo glue, vanilla smooch.