Monday, 18 January 2021

Serene cards with the Dandy Garden Suite

 Dandy Garden Dandelion Wishes Stampin Up

Have I mentioned how much I love the Dandy Garden Suite? Thought so. But is that going to stop me telling you again? No way! Here are some of the projects I’ve been making with this Suite lately.

I needed to replenish my stock of ‘Thinking of You’ cards after my Mum totally cleaned out my last batch. She said she needed two cards so I sent her everything I had so she could choose and the box came back empty. 

Dandy Garden Dandelion Wishes Stampin Up  

This set is just perfect for simple, understated cards for such an occasion, so I made a handful by stamping the tall flowers image from Dragonfly Garden onto white cardstock and lightly colouring the image using Stampin’ Blends. The greeting on this card comes from Peaceful Moments

Dandy Garden Dandelion Wishes Stampin Up

On most of the cards, I adding some background using our fabulous new Blending Brushes. These are so easy to use and create lovely soft backgrounds. On top of this I flicked some clean water to create a speckled effect, a technique I love for its simplicity.  The greeting on this card some from Field of Flowers

Dandy Garden Dandelion Wishes Stampin Up

Dandy Garden Dandelion Wishes Stampin Up

Dandy Garden Dandelion Wishes Stampin Up
 

I mounted them onto some card blanks I’d made previously (I keep a box of these on hand from leftover Make & Takes and projects where I change my mind partway through) and soon rustled up a batch of these landscape cards, finishing off with a greeting from Woven Heirlooms and some Linen Thread.

Dandy Garden Dandelion Wishes Stampin Up

For something a bit more complex, I used a big chunk of my craft supplies, starting with the Dandy Wishes Dies. These coordinate with the Garden Wishes stamp set and are available as part of a bundle, too.

The image panel is created using Tasteful Labels Dies, which are probably the most-used dies in my craft room since they were released last summer. The greeting here is from Happiest of Birthdays, which is probably my most-used greeting stamp set of the past 12 months, too. The background is one of the Greenery Embossing Folders, another much-loved product in this house. 

Dandy Garden Dandelion Wishes Stampin Up

Inside I used Happiest of Birthdays again, along with a dandelion image from the
Garden Wishes stamp set. 

Dandy Garden Dandelion Wishes Stampin Up
  

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