Quint-Essential Flower

This is one of the cards we made at club last night.  I really like this color combination...it's another one I found just by looking though the catalog.  Believe it or not, I think my favorite part of this card is the layering of the Island Indigo.  The card base is made of this color, but there is a second piece that has been sponged around the edges that's layered right on top of that.  The flower is fun, as well, because it can be used with five different punches!  There are so many punch combinations and choices to use with this flower, so there really is no fear of running out of creative ways to use it.  The center of this flower uses the retired Build-a-Brad.  The only reason I used this was because I didn't have enough of the brand new Designer Build-a-Brads for everyone to use if I also used them on the samples.  So, please, please, please...if you make this card, use the Designer Build-a-Brad as the center.  It looks so much better!

Stamps:  Quint-Essential Flower (126790), Friendly Phrases (126149)
Paper:  Island Indigo (122923), Crumb Cake (120953), More Mustard (100946), Chocolate Chip (102128), and Pool Party (122924) card stock
Ink:  Island Indigo (126986), More Mustard (126964), and Chocolate Chip (126979)
Accessories:  2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch (118874), 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch (119854), 1-3/8" Circle Punch (119860), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), Designer Builder Brads (129329), Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder (129383), Big Shot (113439), and Stamping Sponge (101610)

Quint-Essential Flower

When the Annual Catalog came out last June, one of the first stamps that caught my eye was Quint-Essential Flower.  I loved that it coordinated with so many different punches, but I never got around to buying it.  Fast forward to SAB time...lucky me, it's one of the free products just waiting to be earned!  I was so excited and snatched that baby right up.  It hasn't disappointed!  I've been going through my list of color combinations, and this was the perfect stamp to use with a new combination of colors.  I love the layers that all the punches create.

This card also features the Designer Builder Brads from the Spring Catalog.  These were a gift I received at Stampin' Up!'s Leadership Conference in January, and they've just been sitting on my desk ever since (why haven't I been using them?!?)  It is the perfect center for this flower, and I was even able to punch out the center of the flower to use in the brad.  How fun is it to be able to put anything you want inside that brad?  I love being able to customize accessories!



Stamps:  Quint-Essential Flower (126790), Friendly Phrases (126149)
Ink:  Chocolate Chip (126979), More Mustard (126964), Island Indigo (126986)
Paper:  Crumb Cake (120953), Chocolate Chip (102128), More Mustard (100946), Island Indigo (122923), and Pool Party (122924) card stock
Accessories:  2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch (118874), 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch (119854), 1 3/8" Circle Punch (119860), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), Designer Builder Brads (129329), Stamping Sponge (101610)