A Wall of Plants

Do you ever get something new and just HAVE to play with it?  Well, that was me, yesterday.  I had placed an order and it arrived, containing the Paper Lattice that goes with the Plentiful Plants bundle.  I didn't think I "needed" those paper lattices, but they got the better of me and I placed my order.  And then they arrived...

So even though I am in in the midst of prepping for a large Cards-by-Mail class along with an in-person class next week, I dropped everything to have a play.  Look:

 Oh, yes, I'm in love!  Such a cool background for these beautiful little plants!  

But I wanted to do something a little different from all the samples I had seen.  So I started by cutting a piece of Soft Succulent cardstock to fit the full front of a card (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") and then cut a Stitched Rectangle out of the middle of it.  I then carefully added Tear & Tape Adhesive to each side and adhered the Paper Lattice.  

This layer was added to the card base (also Soft Succulent, but with a piece of Vellum cardstock on top to soften the color a little) using Dimensionals so it's popped up.  

Then the fun started - I stamped and cut lots of plants, using various shades of greens.  I also cut a few directly from the coordinating patterned paper (which has several images that fit the dies).  

Each plant/flowerpot was adhered with Dimensionals, which really gives the entire card a "dimensional" feel.

I love the way this turned out, and am SO happy I caved on the Paper Lattices!  They really add a touch of class to the background of this card, and I know I'll be playing again very soon!  

Product List

Plentiful Plants Photopolymer Stamp Set

[155693]

$21.00

Plentiful Plants Bundle (English)

[155688]

$47.50

Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad

[155778]

$7.50

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$7.50

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$7.50

Paper Lattice

[155697]

$6.00

Bloom Where You're Planted 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155696]

$11.50

Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155776]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Perfect Plants Dies

[155562]

$32.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$35.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

I'm Grateful

Sometimes a perfect sentiment makes the card.  I needed to send a friend a special thank you, and this one was just right:

It's from Plentiful Plants, and said exactly what I needed to say.   

Of course a nice background and a few pops of color help make this card special, so let's see what else I used. 

The background paper is from the host paper pack, Pattern Party.  If you have a large order, I highly suggest you look at this FREE paper pack as your host gift.  Only $18 of your host benefits will get you this fabulous pack of 48 sheets of pretty paper, with colored patterns on the front and all black & white patterns on the back.  Your combinations are endless.  

I took two pieces of the Pattern Party paper, cut to 3-3/4" x 5", and then sliced them in half on the diagonal.  I held the pieces together, turned the paper and cut it on the diagonal again.  This gave me 4 triangles with each pattern (since I only needed 2 of each for this card, I had pieces left over to make a second card!  Yippee!).  The triangles were adhered to a piece of 4" x 5-1/4" Bermuda Bay cardstock, which was then glued to a Basic Black card base.  Easy!  

And how about that pop of color?  The Pierced Blooms dies make it easy to add brightly colored flowers to your creations.  I added a few Matte Black Dots to the centers of the larger flowers.

Sometimes it's all about the sentiment...which are your go-to greetings?

Product List

Plentiful Plants Photopolymer Stamp Set

[155693]

$21.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

[155426]

$18.00

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131197]

$8.75

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119683]

$8.75

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

$8.75

Polished Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155710]

$8.75

Pierced Blooms Dies

[154312]

$37.00

Matte Black Dots

[154284]

$7.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Where Does Inspiration Come From?

Have you ever wondered how a card is born?  How the artist came up with the idea?  I know I do.  Especially when sitting down to create - I often hit a wall when trying to come up with an idea for a card.  

So sometimes I look "outside" the craft room for my inspiration.  And that's what happened while standing in line at the post office last week.  You know how they have a rack of cards for customers to purchase while waiting?  Well this was a pack of cards hanging on that wall:

I know...kinda simple and a little goofy.  But I knew I could do something with it.  So I got home and pulled out Plentiful Plants, and, voila:

Now I've heard that "comparison is the thief of all joy", but I couldn't help it.  I just had to compare my card to the one in the post office.   And I still had my joy!  😁

I LOVE 💖 these plants!  Lots of combinations to create different pots and plants, and if you add in the coordinating patterned paper, you have even more!  Especially if you use the Perfect Plants dies!  Because you can cut leaves and pots from the paper!  So many options.  

I stamped the biggest pot and the reddish one, and cut the small one with the dies.  The Evening Evergreen pot on the lower left was cut from the Bloom Where You're Planted patterned paper.  All the plants were stamped using Just Jade, Soft Succulent or Evening Evergreen inks.  

And look at that background paper - That's from the Bloom Where You're Planted paper pack too.  

I tried to get my plants to match the one from the card at the post office, and I think I did pretty well. Then I added a few jewels for a little sparkle.

Keep you eyes open.  Always look for things that spark joy (OK now I sound like Maria Kondo! 😂).  But find it and use it for your inspiration.  You never know where you'll find it! 

Product List

Plentiful Plants Photopolymer Stamp Set

[155693]

$21.00

Plentiful Plants Bundle (English)

[155688]

$47.50

Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad

[153115]

$7.50

Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad

[155778]

$7.50

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$7.50

Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad

[153114]

$7.50

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$7.50

Bloom Where You're Planted 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155696]

$11.50

Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153079]

$8.75

Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155574]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Perfect Plants Dies

[155562]

$32.00

2021–2023 In Color Jewels

[155571]

$7.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00