Happy Plants - Stampin' Up! Planted Paradise

  Stamping time was short yesterday as I had to make some Christmas cookies that are needed for this weekend so I ended up combining 2 of my favorite challenges to get the ball rolling so all I had to do was choose the stamp set and papers.  The colors are from Color Throwdown and the layout is from Freshly Made Sketches.  Having a few of the thousands of creative possibilities narrowed down really helped me make this card quickly.  And I was able to use so many new products!  

  The Planted Paradise stamp set will be in the upcoming Stampin' Up! January-April mini catalog.  I don't know if it's one I would have chosen myself before seeing any samples but it was a giveaway from Stampin' Up! after participating in a demonstrator event called OnStage about a month ago and I definitely don't say no to free stamps!!  This stamp set is a Reversibles which means that there is an image on one side and then if you flip the stamp over it has solid shape stamp on the opposite which can be used to fill in the first image or used on its own for more versatility.  I only used the image sides on this card but am looking forward to playing around with the possibilities.

  Starting with the Basic White thick card base I added a panel of Basic White that is embossed with the upcoming Sale-a-bration (SAB) reward Softly Sophisticated embossing folder. To follow the sketch I next added a piece of Nature's Sweetness DSP in a gold foil leafy pattern. Look for this paper pack to be very popular once it can be ordered.

  On a square of Basic White I created my little layout.  The large planter is stamped in Gorgeous Grape and fussy cut.  Then I stamped 3 large leaves in Garden Green then filled in the veining with Granny Apple Green light Blends marker.  I fussy cut the leaves then adhered them together with the planter onto the the square.  Using my Take Your Pick tool with the large stylus I picked up gold gold ink from a non-SU ink pad and highlighted the centers of the flower design on the pot to bring a bit of the challenge color to the plant elements.

  Next I stamped the square pot in Blueberry Bushel and fussy cut it and popped it with dimensionals.  The smaller plant is stamped in Granny Apple Green ink and then filled in with Lemon Lime Twist light Blends marker.  I fussy cut the plant and popped it up just tucked behind the pot.

  The Planted Paradise stamp set doesn't come with any sentiments so I looked through all of my new stamp sets to see which set has a sentiment that would fit the space. I found this one in the Notes of Nature stamp set and stamped it in Memento black.  The whole panel is then popped on dimensionals over the gold DSP.

  Lastly I added 2 Brushed Brass Butterflies to the plants for the final touch.

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  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Planted Paradise*, Notes of Nature*

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Blueberry Bushel, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Memento Black, gold

Blends: Granny Apple Green light, Lemon Lime Twist light

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Nature's Sweetness DSP*

Accessories: dimensionals, Brushed Brass Butterflies, Softly Sophisticated embossing folder*(SAB)