Jul 16 2007
Wagon of Flowers…
I just adore flowers…. You probably already know that by the amount of floral images you see in my designs. They are just so versatile, how can you resist flower stamps? I always think I have enough but, you know…. something really cute comes along and it somehow makes its way into my collection! 
Thinking of You Floral Wheelbarrow
This little Floral Wheelbarrow stamp is from Gina K Designs. It is so cute, I just had to try it out with a shabby, warm soft of look. Because I’ve been working on so many blue or beach-themed designs, the pink floral was a fun change. I wanted to pair up this image with my Daisy D’s patterned paper…I’ve been using so much of this line…it is so flexible and easy to use! It is 12×12 paper but the scale is small and perfect for card designs!
For this design, I started out with my 5″ square kraft base and layered it with squares of the patterned paper. To add to my shabby look and define the edges, I sanded the edges of the floral paper. I love sanding paper! I also added a row of zig zag stitching to the top of my design. I used a printed twill ribbon for my sentiment and attached it at both ends withe eyelets set with my Crop-a-dile.
My main image is stamped onto Whisper White cardstock with Palette Noir ink. After watercoloring with my aquapainter and allowing to dry well, I sponged the edges with Close to Cocoa ink and adered these darling little pearls from Ellen Hutson for the flower centers. The final touch was to add a little piece of Hodgepodge Hardware to the top of the image and tie on a ribbon. I love Hodgepodge Hardware and purchased two sets of it two years ago. It REALLY does last a long time, even when you make as many projects as I do. I’m down to my least favorite pieces of the sets and now my goal is to find ways to use it up! Hopefully I’ll be coming up with some new ways to use it over the next weeks.
Quick Tip: To keep loose hardware from shifting on your design, apply a mini glue dot to the back before you attach with a brad. This works well for photo anchors or larger pieces.
Supply List:
Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White
Patterned Paper: Daisy D’s
Stamps: Flower Wagon - Gina K Designs
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery - Stampin Up, Palette Noir - Stewart Superior
Other: Hodgepodge Hardware, ribbon - Stampin Up, sewing machine, twill ribbon - Creative Impressions, pink pearl stickers, eyelets - Making Memories, Crop-a-dile - We R Memory Keepers
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Lovely card! These papers go together so nicely & the image is so cute! Thanks for the tip too - wouldn’t have thought of using glue dots.
What a pretty card! I am in love with this Daisy D paper! I am working on a baby LO using this paper!
Such dainty and pretty paper! It sure is a good match for the stamp. A very feminine and lovely card, Julia!
AWWW, how sweet is this!!! LOVE the colors, layout, coloring! So darling!!!
This card is great, ,love that stamp and your coloring.
such a sweet card, Julia! love the whole composition of it! Just darling!
Wow, that stamp and paper look like they were made for each other! Super card!
What a wonderful combination! I love that paper, have a few sheets of it myself, but have limited it to baby girl cards and scrapbook layouts. Thanks for inspiring me to look at things in other ways. Hey, that will make my stamp budget go further and I can buy more things- teeheehee!
Such a sweet card, your paper and stamp are a perfect match!
This is precious. I just absolutely love the colors you chose. Very pretty!
How sweet, J! I LOVE those patterns from Daisy D’s and that stamp is perfect with them! Love the twill too!
I just love this card. It’s vintage look appeals to me.
It’s beautiful!
Karen
Such a pretty card! Love the colors and layout!
What a pretty card. I love the colors. Thanks for the hardware tip too.
SO pretty! Love the stamped image.
the flower paper reminds me of the wallpaper my gramma had years ago. She loved tiny flowers on the wall and on fabrics.
Very pretty Julia.
So very darling!! Love the shabby-chic look of this card. It reminds me of a victorian bedroom of a quaint bed and breakfast. The kraft cardstock goes so well with the pink.
~TFS~ & have a wonderful day.
Love the card-I love pinks and I love flowers-I am such a lover! (grin)
A question on your sanding–do you sand near the edge on the top part of the card or do you just sand the edges–and what do you use to sand? Thanks, I enjoy getting your blog in my mailbox.
Pretty in Pink! This card is so beautiful and girly!
Linda