Floral Birthday

Well, I'm still new at this card blogging stuff so I hope everyone bears with me! Normally I just dive in and create without really paying attention to my steps and process or the brands or things that I am using. I guess in a way, I'm an 'accidental creator', which now that I think of it, sounds like a very good blog name!

Anyway, here is my second post, this time with some explanation of my process as best as I can verse. I love to write but more with prose and poetry than with technical steps and terms. Hopefully, as time goes by, my technical writing style for this blog will improve!

'Floral Happy Birthday' --

My inspiration for this card were the flower brads. I started with red cardstock and inked the edges with metallic gold to give it more emphasis and a more vintage look. After working on Get Sketchy's challenge #6 of not using patterned, I decided to make my own patterned paper by stamping a piece of cream cardstock with a flower stamp in brick red. I wanted a more softened nostaligc look to go with the inked edges of the card so I placed a piece of white vellum over top of my now flower patterned paper. Then, I sheared the edges with decorative scissors and adhered it to the green cardstock. I used a die cut for the present and red glitter paper. It took me a bit to play with the flower brads to come up with the final look. I originally had thought I would cut off the ribbon atop the die cut present and replace it with the flowers to produce potted flowers. Yet, once it was all laid out together, I decided to leave the ribbon. I think it gives the card more punch. The sentiment 'Happy Birthday' is stamped in the same brick red ink as the homemade patterned paper. I placed it on more of the green mat paper. Finally, I added a cream silk ribbon for the final touch. While at first glimpse, this card may look like it should be a Christmas card, I think the olive shade of green and the hint of blue in the flowers makes it a very elegant birthday card!

Supplies:

Cardstock: red, cream from my stock; a glittery olive green

Ink: a brick red and a metallic gold

Embellishments: floral brads

Extras: shaped dies; cream ribbon; decorative scissors

Stamps: 'Happy Birthday'