I used a base of the Heavy Whisper White. Then I layered a piece of Mossy Meadow and a piece of Mint Macaron. The Mint Macaron was embossed using the gorgeous Subtle 3-D embossing folder. Now someone else would have taken the easy road and just cut out a piece of Whisper White using the scalloped Oval die. But someone like me doesn't realize there is an easier way and so I wound up cutting out a scalloped oval from the Mossy Meadow layer as well as the Mint Macaron layer. That allowed the Heavy Whisper White to show through and thus created a white border around the pretty leafy Floral Romance Specialty Designer series paper.
I stamped the little vase using Mossy Meadow ink and then cut it out using the matching Vases Builder Punch. Then I stamped the gorgeous orchid after inking up the stamp with my Mossy Meadow and Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Markers. After I "huffed" the stamp, I managed a very nice image on a scrap of Whisper White. I used the Flirty Flamingo ink pad to stamp the colour into the outlined orchid. Then I proceeded to fussy cut the flowers and stem. I used the punch to cut out the orchid leaf from a scrap of Mossy Meadow.
Assembly was simple. I used dimensionals to adhere the vase and orchids to give the card more depth. To finish up I stamped "Birthday Wishes" at the bottom right of the card using Mossy Meadow ink. I love the results, don't you?
I hope you'll check out the wonderful creations by the Watercooler Artists over at our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.
I've entered my card into the following challenges:
International Art & Soul #57 - Anything Birthday
Crafting From the Heart #242 - Anything Goes
The crafty Addicts Challenge 60 - Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday #164 - Texture
