When Nicole posted the inspiration piece for April's Blog Hop, I wasn't sure quite what to do with it.
The colors certainly aren't anything I usually reach for, and I rarely create stamped backgrounds. In the end, I went for it, choosing Papertrey's "Happiness in Bloom" and "Beautiful Blooms" to try to capture the essence of the inspiration piece.
Once I had the piece stamped, I was again at a loss to know what to do with it. But then I discovered in my pile of "to use/try" stamps and dies on my desk, the "Sentiment Splits" dies. A few weeks ago, I was sorting through my dies, and found them in a plastic bag--no label. I had no idea what they were, or even which company they had come from. Luckily, I was visiting a friend, and took them along. She recognized them immediately, and then I knew exactly why I'd bought them. Truly, I don't know if they've ever been used before, but I'm pretty happy with the way they worked with this stamped background. My friend also loaned me the "Sentiment Split" stamps which I don't own.
The only embellishment I added was a few yellow enamel dots. I'm posting this early, but won't be able to link it up to the Blog Hop until I get home from some appointments. Then I'll be off to see what others have made of this inspiration piece. You can check it out right here after 10:00 this morning.
