Florals in Purples - Stampin' Up! Textured Florals

 When it comes to using my stamping supplies I'm a bit like the dog seeing the squirrel and losing focus on other things.  My 'squirrel' tends to be the newest stamping products to my stamp room and I'm so intent on using all of the new things that some of the older or retired items get forgotten about.  Right now that is all the Christmas focused items from the Sept.-Dec. Mini Catalog.  My card today uses a stamp set that's been available for quite a while; Textured Florals.  So here's a reminder to pull out an older stamp set and make a few cards with it even if you have newer products calling your name!

  The layout is from the closed Inspire Create Challenge and had a nice focal point on the upper right hand corner of the card and I thought a nice cluster of flowers would be pretty.

  I pulled out 3 complementary purples in Blackberry Bliss, Petunia Pop and Fresh Freesia and stamped 3 flowers then die cut them.  Mossy Meadow was a nice green to use for some leaves.

  The flowers are popped on dimensionals on top of a strip of Blackberry Bliss cardstock and a background of retired Silver & Gold 6x6 Specialty Paper in a silver strip pattern.

  The sentiment from Sweetly Scripted is stamped in Blackberry Bliss and fussy cut and is added to the side.  Silver Adhesive-backed Sparkle Gems are added all around the flower cluster.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Textured Florals, Sweetly Scripted

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Petunia Pop, Fresh Freesia

Paper: Basic White, Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss, Silver & Gold 6x6 Specialty paper (retired)

Accessories: Textured Florals dies, dimensionals, Adhesive-backed Sparkle Gems