You’re Inspiring – a Simple Beauty

One of the most Spring-related and Easter-themed stamp sets in Stampin’ Up!’s 2018 Occasions Catalog is You’re Inspiring, a stamp set that features images of daffodils with some great, versatile sentiments. While the set is showcased with the Stampin’ Blends in the Occasions Catalog, the flowers are beautiful when colored in other ways – or not at all. I chose the latter way to showcase these flowers today. Here’s my card:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• You’re Inspiring. I know I keep reminding you that were are experiencing unusual Spring weather in Atlanta – I’m really not trying to rub it in. If I had my druthers, it would stay cold for another several weeks. Anyhow, with the 80 degree weather, it’s hard to not focus on flowers and Spring-themed cards. For this simple card, I stamped this row of daffodils on Daffodil Delight (go figure!) with Island Indigo ink. Here’s a look at this Spring-themed stamp set:
  

  You’re Inspiring, Stampin’ Up!

  I covered the base of the daffodils with a 1/2″ strip of Whisper White and a sentiment from Hanging Garden. What a great set that I’ve used over and over during the last several months. Here’s a look at Hanging Garden:

  

  Hanging Gardens, Stampin’ Up!

• The Perfect Accent. There’s a lot of yellow on this card – that’s not always a bad thing, but I wanted to tone it down a little bit. The 1/2″ white strip across the base of these flowers breaks up the yellow on this card just a tad. I stamped the sentiment in Island Indigo, positioning the sentiment on the right side of the base of the image. Before I glued everything down, I searched and searched to find SOMETHING to add to the band to balance things out a bit. That’s when I was happy I have a small stash of Enamel Shapes.
  

  Regals Enamel Shapes, Stampin’ Up!

  This heart from the Regals Enamel Shapes gave me the perfect accent – the enamel shapes sent lots of love to me. <3

• Sympathy Colors. There’s a misnomer that sympathy cards or thinking of you cards need to be dark and dreary to match the mood of the person you are thinking about. I’m totally on board with images and sentiments that are appropriate, but I believe that bright or soft colors can be just as appropriate as rich or neutral colors. If you like this combination of Whisper White, Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo, please save this:

Stamp Sets: You’re Inspiring, Hanging Garden  Papers: Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White  Inks: Island Indigo  Accessories: Regals Enamel Shapes, Stampin’ Dimensionals

You’Re Inspiring Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 145808

Price: $19.00

Hanging Garden Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 146239

Price: $19.00

Regals Enamel Shapes – 141681

Price: $9.00

Island Indigo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 122923

Price: $8.00

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119683

Price: $8.00

Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126986

Price: $6.50

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I hope you like this simple card and that you can find time to make something beautiful today.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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