Friday, March 12, 2010

with all my {heart}


Hi there and Happy Friday to you all! I haven't had a whole lot of time to stamp lately, but early this morning, I got a chance to play with the With All My Heart stamp set, and I seriously had so much fun. The color palette I used reminds me of summer - such happy colors! Maybe it's because I've had Kauai on the brain, since we'll be going there this summer for our 10 year anniversary :) Don't these cards remind you of a tropical summer? Here's a close up of each of the cards for you.
I love the deep Melon Mambo color. I can't believe I was debating on getting the Extra Large Fancy Flower punch as well as this stamp set! I was thinking that I didn't need another flower punch, yet, now that I have it, I LOVE it. Turns out, you can't have too many flower punches afterall :) And as far as the stamp set goes, it's definitely more versatile than I thought. I created the background by stamping a pattern on an 8 1/2" x 11" Whisper White piece of cardstock and am really happy with how it came out. The 2 colors I used are Apricot Appeal and Melon Mambo. I got the gradient of pinks by stamping the image 3 times, so I have 3 shades of the Melon Mambo.
I think I definitely under utilize the Apricot Appeal color - it's so pretty and soft peachy-yellow. I love how this card turned out too!

Hope you like the cards today - here's the recipe for you:
{With All My Heart cards}
*Stamp Set: With All My Heart, Happy Moments
*Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White, Old Olive
*Inks: Melon Mambo, Apricot Appeal
*Accessories: Scallop Trim Punch, Scallop Oval, Small and Large Oval punches, Corner rounder, Extra Large Fancy Flower punch, 1" circle punch, Rose Red double stitched grosgrain ribbon, So Saffron Twill ribbon {retired}, Pretty In Pink corduroy buttons
Hope you have an excellent Friday and a fabulous weekend!


8 comments:

~amy~ said...

rose, I love your summery cards...such pretty colors!! happy friday!!

Nancy L. said...

love it!!

Helen F. said...

OHHHHH~I love your gorgeous card, Rose! And, yes you are right...we can never have too many flowers in our lives :o)

Hi, I'm Lee Conrey! said...

WOW!!! I love the bright, yet clean fun feel of these. They are so going to be cased!!! Love all of them.

Gail S. said...

Both cards are so pretty!! I love how bright and cheery they turned out. I love the flower punch also.

Cam said...

I agree, it's very lively and summery. Perfect for this time of year as I look forward to warmer weather.

Shauna said...

These two cards are beautiful. I love your work!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful cards Rose!
I debated the flower punch also and am very glad that I purchased it!
Love your home made DSP! :)
Take care!
Kris