The Embrace Life stamp set is very pretty, I like how simple this card is without having too much extras on it. The Always Artichoke band has Always Artichoke ribbon adhered to it with Sticky Strip. I've coloured in the flowers using a blender pen and Groovy Guava ink. It would be great if Stampin' Up! brought out the In Colours in markers!

Stamps: Embrace Life, Sincere Salutations

Ink: Always Artichoke, Groovy Guava

Paper: River Rock, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon, Sticky Strip

I held a Stamp Camp on Saturday where we made sympathy or thinking of you cards. This is one of them. I got this idea from the Splitcoaststampers website, sorry cannot remember who! But I love this design, simple and elegant. The flowers are created by inking up the stamp once and stamping twice. The second time the flowers are stamped it creates a lighter image. Inside the card is a verse stamped in Chocolate Chip Ink with the same flowers that are one the front.

Stamps: Close As A Memory

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Basic Black and Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon, Vintage Brads, Glue Dots and Stampin' Dimensionals

I used the now retired Simply Scrappin' Kit: Secret Garden as the base for this layout. The background is textured River Rock 12x12 card stock from the kit and I used the sturdy self-adhesive die cuts. These die cutes are better than stickers, they are really simple and easy to use. The background behind the pictures is made using my favourite (yet again!) So Swirly Jumbo wheel.

stamps: So Swirly Jumbo wheel, Typeset Lowercase Alphabet (retired)

paper: whisper white, basic black, River Rock textured card stock

accessories: Basic Black Stampin' Write Journalers, black brad, Simply Scrappin' Kit Secret Garden

Stamps: Pick A Petal, Short & Sweet, So Swirly Jumbo wheel

Paper: Whisper White, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: silver brads