Lily of the Valley
Happy Monday to you! I'm sure you are all gearing up for this final full week before Christmas and believe me I have tons yet to do!! Why do I always seem to put things off until the last minute? We were able to get our annual Christmas picture of the children done this weekend and I think it turned out pretty cute! It sure is difficult to get 5 children all looking decent and at the camera at the same time - lol!
Ok, so today is Kitchen Sink Stamps Monday and I took a break from the holiday-themed cards to give you another look at the newest KSS set, A Year of Thanks II. Remember, this set comes with 12 of the KSS thank-you stamps as well as a multi-step Lily of the Valley set which is so pretty! Maria put together a great PDF Color Recipe for the Lily of the Valleys using different ink companies for each recipe. I combined them a bit to come up with a color combo I liked for today. Here's how I stamped mine:
Step 5: Olympia Green (Versafine)
Step 4: Landscape (Palette)
Step 3: Bamboo Leaves (Memento)
Step 2: Chartreuse (Palette)
Step 1: Summer Sky (Memento) - I know, this seems strange, but trust me (or really Maria) it works!
The sketch was taken from a card in Paper Crafts new book, A Card A Day (I think it was Teri Anderson's). If you're looking for a great gift for your stamping friends this book would be a wonderful choice!! It's beautifully done - the photographs are so pretty and it's packed with inspiration! I have several cards in there too! :)
I stamped and cut out one set of the Lilies and added them in front with pop dots at the top for some dimension.
Please visit the rest of the KSS Crew and remember to enter the KSS Crew Challenge this month for a chance at some great prizes!
Cardstock:White (Gina K Designs), Patterned Paper: Paper Salon, Stamps: A Year of Thanks II - Lily of the Valley, sentiment from 3 Step School Days (Kitchen Sink Stamps), Ink: Olympia Gree (Versafine), Landscape, Chartreusse (Palette), Bamboo Leaves, Summer Sky, Black (Memento), Accessories: White satin ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Pink Crocheted ribbon (Making Memories), Taylors Tiny Twinkles (Taylored Expressions, corner rounder punch
Love this card Julie! The colors are so pretty together! And believe me, I can't even get my two children to look at the camera with nice smiles! : )
ReplyDeleteI am so loving this gorgeous KSS flower! What a beautiful lily-of-the-valley card, Julie!!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done! It looks like they are tucked so neatly in a basket. Such a gorgeous card! (And thanks for the rockin' color recipe.)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the family photo too! Hopefully we'll get a peek!
Oh my, Julie!! This is just sooo beautiful! I love list lily image, and the greens you used are just stunning!!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a gorgeous card, Julie!! Love the lilies and your simple & elegant design!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Thank You card, love the touch of of DSP and the crochet treatment.
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