Garden Delights!!

Debbie Olsen Design

Happy May Day!!

  I have always loved the card Debbie Olsen created for Papertrey Ink's May 2011 Product Release.  You can find the details about her card here .

  

It has so many layers and details that make me think of a happy spring/summer day!!  I wanted to make a card using some of the same elements. 

I started by using the bright green card base and embossing it with 

the Curlique folder. Then I layered lots of PTI goodies onto the base:  

Seed Packet: die cut from white card stock and then stamped with Polka Dot Basics and Summer Sunrise ink. The oval frame (Postmarks) was stamped in Clover Meadow ink. The sentiment (a gift for you) is from Tiny Tags II.

Garden Variety Seed Frame:  cut and stamped onto white card. The sentiments are all from Button Boutique. The frame was then mounted onto the Button Card (also stamped with more Polka Dots)

The Flower Fusion #2 stamp and die, along with the Flower Fusion stem/leaves from Flower Fusion #1 create the main focal point. The center of the flower is stamped with Canyon Clay ink using an image from Flower Fusion #4.  I stamped the leaves on both sides of the card stock and curled them up so they stand away from the stem. You can see all the dimension above.

Picket Fence:  stamped with Background Basics: Wood grain and the flowers and grass from Garden Variety. The addition of some butterflies and Baker's twine create another layer of detail. I also added pearls to the center of the flower and the butterflies.

The inside of the card uses more of the flower images from Flower Fusion #2 and the sentiment from Flower Fusion #1 finishes the inside of the card.

Card Details:

Stamps -  PTI: Flower Fusion #1, #2, #4;  Background Basics: Wood grain; Polka Dot Basics, Garden Variety, Postmarks, Tiny Tags II, Button Boutique

Inks -  PTI Summer Sunrise, Canyon Clay;  CTMH: Clover Meadow; Memento Tuxedo Black

Papers -  PTI: Summer Sunrise, Stamper's Select White; SU: Whisper White;  

Best Occasions "Brights" Card Stock Pack

Dies -  PTI:  Button Card Die,  Seed Packet Frame, Seed Packet,   
Flower Fusion #2, Flower Fusion Stem, Picket Fence,

Stampin'Up "Beautiful Wings" Embosslits

Other - The Twinery Bakers Twine; Kaisercraft pearls; Sizzix Curlique Embossing folder; 
Sakura Clear Gelly Roll pen; corner rounder