It's the 25th of March, and that means today is the monthly blog hop at Papertrey Ink. Despite my intentions I don't always complete as many card challenges as I hope, but I rarely miss a Papertrey Ink Blog Hop if I'm not traveling. Today's inspiration piece is charming, as always.
I don't own a single nest die or stamp, so arranging flowers in a nest was not an option. I decided to go with the soft pastel colors of the flowers and make another (needed!) birthday card. That means I can also link this up to the current birthday celebration challenged at Time Out.
So here's my take on the Papertrey Inspiration photo:
Starting with the soft, pastel colors led me to create a very feminine birthday card. The "Friendship Jar Flowers" set seemed perfect, and I stamped the flowers with Bright Buttercup, Pale Peony, Lovely Lady (all PTI), and Soft Lilac (Altenew). The stems and leaves were stamped with Green Parakeet. Once the stamping was done, I deliberated for awhile about the rest of the card, finally settling on die cutting the image with the stitched oval from the Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical Die. I used the same die cut set to cut a stitched rectangle from Bitty Big Lovely Lady patterned paper, and a scalloped card from white cardstock.
I still have a partial roll of the white silk ribbon Papertrey used to sell (I'd love more if anyone knows where to find it), and tied a ribbon around the die cut pieces with a bow. The sentiment from "Just Desserts" was embossed in white on a scrap of Lovely Lady, cut out by hand, and adhered over the ribbon.
Finally I added a few sequins. Once I finished the card, I knew just who was going to receive it for their April birthday! Thanks for stopping by. There's sure to be lots of inspiration for spring cards on the Papertrey Ink blog.
