Petal Prints card samples

All of the cards in this post feature the Petal Prints stamp set. This is by far one of my favorite stamp sets. I will definitely be sad to see it retire. These card samples were stamped by attendees at Stampin' Up! Regionals.

The first card on the left was stamped by Melissa Jung. I'm not sure how well it shows up in the picture, but she painted over the flower using Lumiere. It gives the card some shimmer and still allows the image and colour to show through where she coloured the image in.

The second card to the right was stamped by Karen Reinert. This card reminds me a chalk board. Karen used Craft Ink to stamp on the Basic Black card stock. She also paired up the Petal Prints set with the Simply Said set and the retiring Hostess set Riveting. The silver cord adds a bit of a sparkle to her card.

Credit for the third card goes to Petty Wong. She also used the French Script background stamp that is also retiring. The word "wonderful" is from the Warm Words stamp set. I just love how the Cool Caribbean and Tempting Turquoise colours go together. Don't forget that the In Colours '07 are also retiring. If you have the ink pads, don't forget to get the ink refill. The images on this card were stamped a few times without reinking. I like how soft the colours are and the watercolour-look that was achieved.

The fourth card was stamped by Carrie Sloan. The "a happy hello" is from the All Year Cheer I stamp set which is also retiring. There are only three colours to this card: ballet blue, mellow moss, and whisper white. The gingham and organdy ribbons dress this card up.

The final card stamped by Tasha Faulkner contains many different details. The French Script background was stamped on glossy cardstock. But first, Tasha sanded the glossy cardstock with a sanding block and sponged it with Mellow Moss ink. The flower was stamped with basic black ink on whisper white card stock. The edges of this piece were rubbed directly on the ink pad to give it a distressed look. The flower imaged piece was also raised off of the page using stampin' dimensionals. I don't usually use the 7/8 inch wide organdy ribbon but I like how it grounds this card.

I hope that you are able to find some inspiration in these cards.

Happy Stampin'!

Stacey

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