There’s lots going on in today’s card which uses a mix of retiring products and some that are staying.

I started this when friends came round to craft last Monday and only got it finished today.

The lovely En Francais background stamp is going, as is the In Color, Midnight Muse. All the other items will be staying.

I’ll be sharing the technique I used for shaping the flowers in my newsletter tomorrow, so if you’ve not signed up for it yet, you still have time. It’s free to subscribe, just use the sign up box top right. 🙂

The card base is an A6 portrait of Midnight Muse (retiring In Color). En Francais (retiring Clear 127790) was stamped onto Very Vanilla card with Midnight Muse ink and then spatters from Gorgeous Grunge (Wood 130514 or Clear 130517) were stamped over the top in both Midnight Muse and Metallic Silver (132142) inks. Finally the edges were sponged in Midnight Muse ink before adhering this layer direct to the card front. Flowers from both Petite Petals* (Wood 133152 or Clear 133155) and Flower Shop** (Wood 130939 or Clear 130942) were stamped onto Pink Pirouette card with Rich Razzleberry ink and punched out with the Petite Petals (133322) and Pansy** (130698) punches respectively. The flowers were shaped, popped up on dimensionals and finished with Basic Pearls (119247). Leaves were punched from Old Olive card with the Bird Builder (117191), shaped and tucked behind the flowers. A sentiment from Label Love*** (Wood 130619 or Clear 130622) was stamped in Midnight Muse ink onto Very Vanilla card, overstamped again with spatters from Gorgeous Grunge and the punched out with the Artisan Label (130920). After sponging the edges, it was matted onto another Artisan Label that had been cut int two and popped up on the card front.

* Buy the Petite Petals stamp set and matching punch together as a bundle and save 15% – Wood Bundle 134821 or Clear Bundle 134822

** Buy the Flower Shop stamp set and matching Pansy punch together as a bundle and save 15% – Wood Bundle 132727 or Clear Bundle 132726

*** Buy the Label Love stamp set and Artisan Label punch together as a bundle and get 15% off Wood Bundle 132723 or Clear Bundle 132722.

Here you can see a little more of the silver shine.

On the inside a sentiment from Perfect Pennants (Wood 133227 orClear 133230) was stamped in Midnight Muse ink and a few spatters added in the corners.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sara xx