Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop: Flowers and Leaves

Welcome to the May GSF Blog Hop! This months theme is Flowers & Leaves. Now some of my favorite floral stamp sets are available in the spring Occasions Catalog. This time I have chosen to use the Climbing Roses Stamps set and the Coordinating Rose Trellis Thinlits to satisfy the GSF Blog Hop, Flowers and Leaves theme. I also chose to make this a Mother's Day card.

I started by stamping the floral images with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored those images with my Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers I used Highland Heather Light and Granny Apple Green Light. I used a flicking motion where I could to keep the color on the light side. I also used the Color Lifter to highlight the rose petals and the leaves. To deepen the color I used my Watercolor Pencils, Gorgeous Grape and Garden Green. I really like the way this coloring method. The one

flower center that was visible was colored Crushed Curry. I cut the floral images out with the Rose Trellis Dies. I chose the soon to be retired Harwood Background Stamp to stamp my Whisper White Card Front in Gray Granite Ink, Stamping off a couple of times. I cut this out with the Rectangle Stitched Framelits. The sentiment comes from the Well Said Stamp Set and the coordinating Well Written Framelits. I used Gray Granite Cardstock and heat embossed with White Stampin' Embossing Powder. The Card Base is Gorgeous Grape Cardstock.

I hope you enjoyed my contribution to this month's hop as much as I enjoyed creating it. You can still get the Well Said Bundle and the Amazing Life Bundle which includes the Rectangle Stitched Framelits at the 10% off Bundle price until the end of the month or while supplies last. The Climbing Rose Bundle and the Hardwood Background Stamp will be retiring as well. 

I have also entered this into the current challenge over on the Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge Blog.

 I was a winner for Challenge 197!

Just wanted to say Thank You so much!!

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Thanks for Looking!

Now it is time to head over to Jenn's blog and see what inspiration she has for us today.

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Tricia Butts

2. Rachel Macleod

3. Anastasia Radloff

4. Amanda Farlinger

5. Libby Dyson

6. Amber Thompson

7. Kimberley Anne Morris

8. Jan Musselman

9. Jenn Curtis Charles  

10. Lisa Ann Bernard

11. Angélique Stempelkeuken

12. Lisa Henderson

13. Amanda Bates

14. Marieke Bart

Don't forget this month's special!

Product List

Climbing Roses Cling Bundle [150603] Retiring $44.00	Hardwood Clear-Mount Stamp Set [133035] Retiring $15.00	Well Said Cling Bundle [150609] $76.50	Amazing Life Photopolymer Bundle [150624] $50.25	Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983] $8.50
Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $5.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00