Cottage Lane Stamper: Pansy Petals "Tuesdays At Two" Birthday Card

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Pansy Petals "Tuesdays At Two" Birthday Card

Today's "Tuesday At Two" features the "Pansy Patch" bundle. Pansy's always remind me of two people, my paternal Norwegian grandmother, who was a great baker and gardener. She always had Pansies. And my friend, Norma, who taught me, later in life, about Pansies and how they were great for cooler temps, like we have here in Minnesota.

I CASE'D this card from lynnslocker. I made a couple of changes, as usual. 😀

This card is for a more avid stamper, it has a lot of moving pieces. I did a little stamping as well as die cutting and assembling the larger main pansy and the smaller bud off to the side.

I also wanted to make a couple of simpler cards for the more casual stamper. This one is mostly die cutting, cutting the flowers from the coordinating DSP Pansy Petals. The sentiment is simply stamped on the white card base.

In this 3rd card incorporates some stamping and a little die cutting.

I found, when stamping the flowers, it's easier to line up if you stamp the darker, detail stamp first. You can used the same color ink for both steps, which is good if you are just starting out and can't afford to get all the inks. I stamped off the background (lighter color) once, using the new Fresh Freesia ink. I think this is going to be one of my favorites! I stamped them on Basic White cardstock and then die cut them.

The bud on the stem, off to the side, is also stamped. I love that they brought back some gingham with this DSP. Apparently I'm not the only one that's a fan of gingham. It always looks so neat and clean.

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