Avant Garden

Hi Stampers!
My cards today again are using the Avant Garden stamp set that is free with a $50.00 order from either the Annual Catalog or the Occasions catalog. Time is running out to get this stamp free, you only have until March 31st. So dont delay, place your order now. Now to make this card, I took a piece of Sweet Sugarplum cardstock 8.5 x 5.5 and added a piece of Very Vanilla
5.25 x 4″. I also used the Delicate Details stamp set that is another free item with a $50.00 order, and stamped it in Tip Top Taupe ink and stamped it across the top of the very vanilla piece. The flowers are stamped in Sweet Sugarplum ink with Rose Red ink for the stamina, the leaf pattern is stamped in Tip Top Taupe ink. Before stamping the flowers, I took the largest of the Stitched Framelits, and die cut a piece in Tip Top Taupe and then laid it on the card where I wanted to position it and took my pencil and made 4 little marks at North, South, east, and West to use as guide for positioning the flowers. I then took the largest oval thinlet and die cut it very vanilla, and one you will see that I stamped the flower before the sentiment, in doing this you want to ink your stamp and then stamp off before stamping on the oval. The sentinment is stamped in Tip top taupe ink, and I added a pearl. They are put together and then I used stampin dimensionals to attach to the card. The ribbon at the bottom – on the one I used the lace in Sarah sand and put a piece of tear n tape all the way across the card, and then just free handly gathered it together and pushed the lace on to the tape. On the other card I just used a piece of the Sweet Sugarplum Ruched ribbon and tied a bow.
On the inside of the card, I again stamped the with the delicate details stamp set on the top with tip top taupe ink, I then used the Sweet Sugarplum ink and stamped it off and then stamped onto the card and the same with the stamina in Rose Red ink.
Leave me a comment and tell me which of these 2 cards you like best. Also dont forget to check out my stamp of the month kit, if you place your order before March 31st, you could also pick a free item from the sale-a-bration catalogs.

Have a great day!
Sheryl