Jul 15 2007
Garden Whimsey Happiness
I made another card with my new SU! supplies today and I have to tell you I’m most thrilled with the Happiness background! That’s the Wasabi piece on this card. Oh, my gosh, what fun this background will be! I stamped the whole background with Wild Wasabi, cut out the parts I wanted to use and pieced it back together, rearranged somewhat. Due to time constraints I couldn’t get too creative, but I’d love to stamp this background in several colors to mix it up a little. It even has words on it which will be very useful. I’m so glad I ordered this background!
I also really like this Garden Whimsey set because it’s so…well…whimsical. I would have used the small butterfly from the set, but it was facing the wrong direction for my design. This butterfly is from Sweet Shapes and I think it works just fine. And while I’m talking about all these new things I love, I’ll tell you I’m totally smitten with the textured cardstock. Oh, I know I could have mountains of Bazzill cardstock by now, but this is in SU! colors so it matches perfectly. I’m so happy with the way the texture enhances the design of the card. It just sits there looking good without any stamping on it at all!
The ribbon is from the Jersey collection. Have I mentioned how much I love ribbon? I actually designed the whole card around this particular piece. It’s more like twill, really, with the zig zag stitched through it. As for the main image, I colored the stamp with Ruby Red and Garden Green markers and used the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to position the words. The butterfly is stamped in Summer Sun.
I have to run now because I’ve got a lot more to do tonight and dinner just came out of the oven. I’ll save this now and post it later. There’s supply details below. Have a great week and I’ll be back next for Ruby Tuesday.
Supplies:
Stamps: Garden Whimsey, Happiness, Sweet Shapes
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Ruby Red textured, Whisper White
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun, markers: Ruby Red and Garden Green
Accessories: Jersey ribbon, antiqued bronze brads (non-SU!), ticket corner punch, Scotch brand foam mounting tape
Very whimsical and lovely! Your layouts are always so awesome.
I just LOVE this ribbon too. I got some in one of the Simply Sent kits, and now I want a whole spool of it! I wish they sold the ribbon that way. I really wanted my swaps to have this ribbon, but there’s no way I’m going to use that much of all the other colors by the time more fun stuff that I HAVE TO HAVE comes out. Oh well!
love your card! I just ordered this set and that background is on my list- so many possibilities!
Another wonderful card. Love it.
I lOVE your card! I just ordered Garden Whimsey as well and can’t wait to get it in my hands! I never woulda thought yoyo yellow and it looks smashing! I’m not familiar withthe background and have to check the catty again. TFS!
WOW! Great card! Love your color combos and layout! Just stunning! Garden Whimsy is one of my new favorite sets too!
WOW, how great,love the color combo and layour.
Love how you used the swirl here and the colors — fabulous!
I love how the text swirls around the flower!
Great layout! Love how your sentiment swirls around your flower. Very nicely done.
Okay…you’ve convinced me to get the Happiness Background.
I love how the sentiment swirls around the flower and up to the butterfly. I don’t have the textured card-stock yet, but it has been looking so pretty on your projects. I love this card, Leslie!!
What a great card! It just screams “Whimsy!”
Great layout; love the colors - such great eye candy! TFS!
Brilliant! Just perfect! I never would have thought to pair the sentiment with the flower like that - you’re awesome!
What a great card! I love so many things about it! I’m a ribbon buyer/user/hoarder/hugger, too! A great embellishment wo work into a card design to give it that little extra touch!
Too sweet! I wasn’t very fond of that bg stamp at first, but you’re starting to sell me on it. LOVE the sentiment trailing around the tulip.
So pretty, Leslie! Love the sentiment swirling around the flower!
I love your layouts, I will have to order that background with my next order.. TFS!!
Very sweet! I have to order some of the textured card stock!!!
LOVE this card - love how the sentiment/butterfly trail wraps around the flower. And the colors are fabulous. So cute!
Beautiful first card with these new goodies! You’ve certainly realized your first impression of the Happiness background. You thought you could have some fun with it, and you are! Lovely design too. You should get a commission on SU!’s textured cardstock. You’re so making me want to buy it! Linda
Awww, this is so sweet! I LOVE the colors, stamp set, I love it all! You do the BEST layouts!
I am just loving your new whimsical stamps and sweet card. I too just love the new tex. papers. I only have the neutrals and In Colors, but will be getting all of the other assort. pkgs. Can’t wait to put in a new order next week. TFS
Oh, man! Here’s another set (Happiness bkgnd) set that I have to get now!!! I talked myself out of it, and here you go…you make a beautiful card (and you even used Garden Whimsy)! I have Garden Whimsy, so logically, I need the Happiness stamp too! And that ribbon…wow! Mine actually just came today and I can’t wait to see it in person!
Oh man! I just LOVE the way you used that swirl! Awesome design!
Love what you did with this!!!!! Just adorable~!
Very cute card! I like the colors and how you used the background stamp!
I LOVE what you have done with the sentiment around the tulip! This is just as creative and well… ‘whimsical’ as it gets! Great idea on the Happiness backgrounder, too. I still have not mounted it as I’m torn as to whether to cut it apart or mount it whole. Your solution to just cut out the areas you want to use and piece them.. well I think that is what I will do now, too! Thanks, Leslie, for showing how wonderfully that works!
Oh, this is a fun, happy card!! Love the yellow butterfly and the three accent brads! Fun!