I am Always Here for You - Botanical Prints ~ Rick Adkins

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you a card that I made using the products in the Botanical Prints Product Medley from the January-June Mini Catalog. Creativity comes easy when you've got amazing coordinating products. Stampin' Up! doesn't want to brag, but coordination is one of their strong points. The Botanical Prints Product Medley is a perfect example. The medley includes stamps, paper, dies, and accessories for creating cards and more. Here's a look at my card.

I love the look of the black and white with the pop of color on the paper in the Botanical Prints Product Medley. I cut the piece of Terracotta Tile DSP down to 3 3/4 x 5 and added it to a Old Olive Cardstock Mat cut at 5 1/4 x 4. I then added it to my card base. The card base is a piece of Whisper White Thick Cardstock cut at 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2. Once I had the card front attached to the card base. I stamped the matching floral image from the stamp set in Tuxedo Black ink.

I then colored the stamped floral images with my Calypso Coral Dark, Old Olive Light and Dark Petal Pink Light & Dark blends and the Dark Soft Suede Stampin' Blend. The Dark Calypso Coral is very close to Terracotta Tile. There isn't a Terracotta Tile Stampin' Blend so this was as close as I could get. I just did simple coloring with the blends to add color to each flower. I colored with the dark blend first and then blended out with the light. I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set and used the Label Me Fancy Punch and punched it out. I used the ribbon slit on the punch and punched it above and below the sentiment. I then took some of the Terracotta Tile Scalloped Linen Ribbon and some of the Old Olive Ribbon from the Product Medley.

After putting the ribbons together I slid them through the slits in the sentiment. I added a couple dimensionals behind the sentiment and placed on the card. I tucked the floral blossoms behind the sentiment. I then added one of the copper bee elements from the product medley with a mini glue dots. I added a piece of the backside of the DSP to the flap of the envelope as well as a strip on the inside. I also stamped the same floral image to the inside of the card. This finished off my card.

Thanks for dropping by I hope that you have enjoyed my little look at the Botanical Prints Product Medley. This is probably one of my favorite products in the catalog. You get so much in the Product Meadley. Inside the box is the Stamp Set and Die Bundle, a Pack of 6 x 6 DSP, Embellishment and ribbon.

Happy Stampin'

Rick Adkins

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