One Last Garden Whimsy

I had to post one last variation on my Garden Whimsy Card.  This one has a whole different color scheme from the previous ones.  I wanted to make a card with a more "earthy" feel using my Whimsy set.  

I used Mellow Moss for the card base.  With my Whimsy Stampin' Around Jumbo Roller and Always Artichoke Jumbo Roller ink, I rolled across the bottom of the card to make a nice accent.  I used a small strip of Always Artichoke across the top of the Whimsy Roll to create a ribbon effect, even thought I had no Artichoke ribbon.  Again, this is another way to use scraps in a creative way and save a little money at the same time!

I stamped the butterfly image on Whisper White using Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink.  Using heat & stick powder and a heat gun, I put some Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the butterfly for a nice "pop."  I then mounted it on a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock and put a small piece of Chocolate Chip ribbon behind the image before mounting onto the card front.  I stamped the sentiment with the Pumpkin Pie image as well.

Another Garden Whimsy Variation

I made this card using the same colors from the previous post.  I just changed the sentiment.  I love creating a border from small stamps and especially love the faux ribbon look by using a strip of my favorite coordinating cardstock.  Now I'll never throw those scraps away!

Garden Whimsy Variations

I love the Garden Whimsy Stamp Set and have had fun making several card variations using it.

On the card above, I wanted to create a border, but didn't have the coordinating jumbo roller or ribbon that goes with the set.  So, I used the small ladybug stamp to create a border and topped it off with a small stripe of Blue Bayou Cardstock, which looks like a ribbon.  I stamped the butterfly and the swirl, using Purely Pomegranate.  The card base is made with Soft Sky, and the faux ribbon is made of Blue Bayou Cardstock.  

This is a card that I used to demo with beginning card-makers.  It was fairly easy and quick and used several of the "In Colors" from that year.  Gluing, mounting, and stamping were not hard for beginners and they left with a great little everyday card.  I also liked how the swirl looks like the flight path of our cute little butterfly.

Bold Butterfly

 

Since we are getting even more snow, I thought it would be fitting to put up a card that reminds me of warmer weather.  I wanted to make a card with my Garden Whimsy set, but I wanted to make it out of colors that I hadn't seen yet with this set--something a little more bold--and this is what I came up with!

I started with an Always Artichoke bard base and put a piece of Elegant Eggplant on top.  I used an Eggplant cartridge in my jumbo roller to roll Whimsy across a piece of Very Vanilla CS and then mounted that onto a piece of Artichoke.  I also stamped the butterfly image from Garden Whimsy in Eggplant onto Vanilla and mounted onto Artichoke as well.