Stampin' Up! Ornate Garden Suite

Today I'm using the Ornate Garden Suite. It's an early release from the upcoming Stampin' Up! annual catalog that you can invest in today knowing you'll have plenty of uses for this set as we thank so many wonderful people for helping us successfully navigate the Corona-19 virus hardships. This is a massive suite of products, including two stamp sets and die bundles. I don't ordinarily love busy, bright designer series papers, but the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper just makes your eyes happy looking at all of the bold colors. I seem to be on a Crush Curry kick, so I immediately reached for Crush Curry as my basecard, accents and ink. Take a closer look at this sneak peek from the upcoming catalog.

The basecard for today's card is Crushed Curry. Then a layer of Early Espresso dry embossed with the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder. Check out the closeup photo below to see the elegant flower pattern created using this Embossing Folder. Then I selected one of the flower prints from the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper. Next, I used one of the dies from the Ornate Borders Dies to create a Crushed Curry border for the Specialty Designer Series Paper. This detailed die cut beautifully!

Then, the daisies in this print seemed to call for the more daisies as added texture. I reached for my Daisy Punch and my Medium Daisy Punch, and the coordinating Daisy Delight Stamp Set and stamped two sizes of Daisies to add to the card. The larger daisy was stamped in Crushed Curry on Whisper White cardstock. The smaller daisy was also stamped in Crushed Curry ink on Crushed Curry Cardstock. If I were to do these daisies over, I might try stamping one or both of them using Early Espresso ink to match the flowers in this print. However, that's the beauty of playing wit stamp sets early. Trying different combinations gives you better ideas for future cards you stamp with this set. The hearts were punched out of Early Espresso cardstock using a mini heart punch from my retired stash. The sentiment was stamped in Espresso ink on a Whisper White die cut shape created using one of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.

Close up of Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder background, item #152725

I've been busy creating and sending cards to let others know I'm thinking about them. With the Ornate Garden Suite, I'll made a plenty of Thanks-You cards to carry with me on the rare trips I make to the supermarket and post office to let those heroes know how much I appreciate the great service thy're providing us during quarantine. Let's keep stampin' as we think of others who would love to know you're thinking of them. Sending handmade cards is a great way to stay in touch when you can't be with distant loved ones and your cards will be greatly appreciated during these times.

If you don't have a demonstrator and want a copy of the January-June 2020 Mini catalog, contact me. I would love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Recipe

Stamps: Ornate Thanks, Ornate Thanks Bundle, Daisy Delight
Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry
Paper: Whisper White, Crush Curry, Early Espresso, Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Ornate Borders Dies, Daisy Punch, Medium Daisy Punch, Perennial Flower Punch, Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder, Tiny Heart Punch (Retired) Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue