It took me LESS THAN AN HOUR to make all 6! Not bad, huh? And oh so easy!!
They are all made on Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream cardstock. I LOVE this stuff!! I recently bought some and it's fantastic. It has just enough texture to add richness while still being able to stamp beautifully on it. Like Kraft cardstock. And it's SO much prettier in person than in photographs. The flower and branch stamps are from a super cute Martha Stewart set I got at Michael's for $9 with a 50% off coupon. It came with a large sheet of flowers, stems, leaves, branches, flower pots, etc...plus 4 pigment ink pads. All of the sentiments are from the Everyday Button Bits and Blooming Button Bits by Papertrey.
This first one I made with the pads that came in the set. Two shades of pink and brown. (The darker pink also matches Papertrey Berry Sorbet cardstock perfectly...yay!!)
The turquoise one is made from Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores ink as well as Memento Rich Cocoa. (Love love love this color!!!!)
The purple card is made with Memento Sweet Plum, Lulu Lavender and Rich Cocoa.
The orange card is made with Memento Tangelo, Cantaloupe and Rich Cocoa.
The blue one is made with Memento Danube Blue, Summer Sky and Rich Cocoa.
The green card is made with Memento Bamboo Leaves, New Sprout and Rich Cocoa.
I will probably tie them up with twine and put them in a clear Papertrey box along with the coordinating envelopes. Although I haven't done it yet, decorating the envelopes with a couple of matching branches and flowers would be really cute and tie it all together. I think my favorite part about this project is that I can whip up several sets in an afternoon to have on hand.
Thanks for looking!! Hope you all have a great day. And go get yourself some of this Papertrey Rustic Cream cardstock...you will thank me later.
Lauren
LOVE your cards ......... great that you met your challenge!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful card set, great job coming up with something quick and easy!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it make you feel accomplished whipping out all those cards?!?! It must feel good knowing you have those on hand if you need it and you can always make plenty more! Love all the different colors you used on the cards, so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThose are all fabulous! I think my favorite is the one using Hawaiian Shores.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful set, I love those branches, and all your color combos, I am sure the recipient will love them!!!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! Love all the colors you used!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful set of cards. I love their simplicity!
ReplyDeleteKara
Lauren, these are super cute!!!
ReplyDeleteLove how cute these are! Great stamp and price!
ReplyDeleteLauren, these cards are FABULOUS!! Now, I'm going on a hunt for these stamps at Michaels! Your color choices are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAmazing how different colors can create different feelings and moods. Love the simplicity of these stamps with Rustic Cream.
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous Lauren! The tangerine one is my fave. I love your line "it never fails that I fail." lol, made me think of a line from a song by CSN "We never failed to fail; it was the easiest thing to do" BUt you totally nailed it with this stack!
ReplyDeleteWow all those cards in less that an hour... way to go! They are gorgeous cards, great to have for your stash!
ReplyDeleteYikes!!! This is so awesome!!! Just when I thought I didn't need a set you go and do this. :) I will put this in my file to case someday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful set of cards! I love making almost-matching sets like this to give as gifts.
ReplyDeleteOooh! I love, love, LOVE these!! Gorgeous set of cards!
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