Pretty Perennials - GDP 284

 Hi friends! Today I had the chance to play with my Pretty Perennials bundle, and was inspired by the Global Design Project challenge of the week. This week's project was to CASE a card, so I tweaked my design to 'follow' Krista's beautiful card design. 

And here's what I came up with...

To make my card I started with a white cardstock and blended some Mango Melody ink using my ink blending brush. Then I splattered some water onto my cardstock for an additional subtle effect. To add more dimension to my background I sponged my stencil from the Basic Pattern stencil set with some Gray Granite ink. I then trimmed this piece down to 3 3/4" by 5" and adhered it to a mat piece of Gray Granite cardstock.

Next for my flowers, I mounted my flowers from the Pretty Perennials stamp set onto my Stamparatus and inked them up with Magenta Madness. After stamping my images I then used my sponge dauber to add some Rich Razzleberry to the edges of the stamps to add some depth to my flowers. I then die cut these flowers using the coordinating Perennial Petals dies, and also some leaves in Gray Granite cardstock and the center of the flower in Mango Melody cardstock.

For the rest of my pieces I used some strips of Basic Gray and Rich Razzleberry cardstock and also a piece of vellum that I cut using the Everyday Label Punch. My sentiment from the Friends are Like Seashells set was stamped on a strip of white cardstock and added onto my card with a foam adhesive strip. Finally for embellishment I added some Gold Glitter Dots and the gold trim from the Forever Greenery pack for my ribbon. And of course I can't forget to add some shimmer, so I used my Wink of Stella on the flowers.

And that is my take on Krista's card, doesn't that just look so summery?! I'm so glad for the weekly challenges at GDP as it inspires me to create something totally out of my comfort zone and flex that creativity! Hopefully it inspires you as well to go create something beautiful! Thank you for stopping by today and I hope to see you next time. Happy crafting!