The new Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper is possibly my favourite paper EVER, from Stampin' Up! Orchid Oasis is one of the colours listed as being included in the designs, so I made a card for my personal challenge to use Orchid Oasis. I don't think it is the right purple to use with these papers, but I don't hate how it came out.
I cut a panel of one of the gorgeous patterned papers, and sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink before matting it on a piece of Basic White card. These pieces were then layered onto a piece of Orchid Oasis card, and Crumb Cake card base.
I used an Everyday Details Die to cut three circles - one each from a couple of the Crumb Cake paper designs, and one from Basic White card. Using a sponge dauber, I inked the edges of each circle.
The top right circle was decorated with a cluster of floral "bits" - an Orchid Oasis die-cut sprig, a Crumb Cake die-cut sprig, and another die-cut piece that had first been stamped in Orchid Oasis ink directly onto the same DSP as used in the bottom circle. (I had die-cut another Crumb Cake piece, so I snipped off the stem of the stamped flowers, and glued the flowers onto a plain Crumb Cake stem.)
The stems of the three sprigs are anchored by the bottom die-cut circle, and a bow made from Orchid Oasis Baker's Twine. I white heat-embossed a little butterfly on Orchid Oasis card, and added that to the circle's edge.
Looking at it now, given my time over I would probably colour the middle stem a little darker, with a Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends marker ... and I'd add a gem or three to the butterfly.
On the Basic White die-cut circle, I stamped a couple of the floral images from Painted Lavender, using Crumb Cake and Fresh Freesia inks. I "stamped off" each time, onto scrap paper, to make the inked images a little less than full strength. Finally, I stamped the sentiment, from Hooray For Surprises, over the top in Orchid Oasis ink.
Inside the card, I added a Basic White card panel, decorated with a vertical strip of the same paper that's on the front of the card.
Listed below are all the products I used to make this card. If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.
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