I have had this card/idea rolling around in my head for ages, and when I saw that MFT has a contest called Floral Flair, I thought it couldn't be too hard to incorporate flowers in my card too It was easier said then done (the story of my life - LOL ;-)
The card came together in 20 minutes, but adding the flowers part, well, that took me all night and three hours of this morning - LOL It just wasn't working for me, it just looked like it was too much or really contrived. But if I didn't have anything it looked really bare. But I am absolutely Happy with how it turned out.
As you can see I used the Umbrella from the MFT "Rain or Shine" stamp set. And I decided to make it into a baby card. Thinking you could use it as a Baby Shower card or a Congratulations kind of card.
I used my new favorite papers from My Mind's Eye and an old frame I had of theirs. I love the look! If you look hard you will find a clear tag that I stamped on. I picked up 4 years ago because I liked it but had no idea what to do with it, or what to use it for. I love how it turned out! When you see it in natural light, it stands out just fine, instead of blending into the background paper.
All in all, I love the nice happy colors of this card. After the MFT "Red,White&Blue" card color challenge, I realized I CAN work with strong colors and have been collecting bolder colored papers like Crazy!! - This is great and I'll use any excuse to buy more papers anyway - LOL ;)
Date: Monday, August 2, 2010 GMT Views: 766
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