The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is – How Does Your Garden Grow? We're asking you to shop your stash and create a card featuring something that grows in a garden or make a card with a gardening theme. This time of year, I always think about my Grandma and her rainbow garden that bloomed all summer long, so I chose to make a card with flowers.
I decided to use the Letterpress Technique for my card for the Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge.
I applied four colors of Gina K's brown ink (Kraft, Warm Cocoa, Sandy Beach & Dark Chocolate) to the Gina K. Designs Tapestry Embossing Folder that is filled with garden leaves & blooms before embossing a piece of white cardstock.
Next I die cut the blooms & bow from the Gina K. Designs Playful Posies and added a Thank You sentiment from Gina K. Designs Bold Bloom Mini, stamps in Warm Cocoa Ink. I finished with a few light brown pearls in the middle of the Posies.
While I was at it, I went ahead and made a second version of the design. This time I omitted the more orangey Warm Cocoa ink and used Ivory cardstock.
I hope you will shop your stash and share your garden-themed cards with us.