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Since today is World Card Making Day, I found a bit of time to get into my craft room today. I used this sketch from Just Add Ink for inspiration.

I don't often use patterned paper when I make cards but I was seduced into buying the Fresh Florals DSP because it was just so jolly pretty! Today's task was to actually use some of - there's a lot in a pack, so even after using it for an Extravaganza project, I've still got a heap!

The sweet little flower from Bloomin' Love just seemed to fit in with this Fresh Florals paper so I used it to balance out the oval cut out 'friend'. Copper worked nicely as an accent to the Tranquil Tide too. Usually, I'm a big fan of lots of white space but it looked a bit too empty. I repeat stamped the 'thanks' but stamped it off first so that it's just a bit less bold than the main sentiment.

It was a quick card and  a bit of sketch flipping happened but I like how it turned out.

Ingredients

Card: Tranquil Tide, Whisper White, Fresh Florals DSP, copper foil

Stamps: Lovely Inside and Out, Bloomin' Love

Inks: Tranquil Tide

Other: Lovely Words thinlits, Layering Oval framelits, Stylish Stems thinlits, dimensionals, rhinestone, Year of Cheer washi tape.

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I love this sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch.

I'm certainly going to file it for future reference, although I think that anyone who knows me would be hard pressed to believe that I made this card. Very seldom do I use so much designer paper as I much prefer unadulterated space or backgrounds that I've stamped or sponged, or created in some other way, myself. In this case though, the ingredients seemed to call each other in that mystical way that craft ingredients sometimes do.

The Lovely Inside and Out set and matching thinlits only arrived at my house earlier this week. I almost didn't get them but I've now made two things with them. After the second date with them, I think I'm falling in love! 

The Berry Burst has played nicely with Copper. I toyed with adding more touches of copper such as metallic thread or copper embossing, or some Berry Burst ribbon, into the sentiment but decided not to as I like the starkness of it contrasting with the busy background.

Ingredients

Card: Berry Burst, Whisper White, Copper foil, Fresh Florals DSP

Stamps: Lovely Inside and Out

Ink: Berry Burst

Other: Lovely Words thinlit dies, Layering Circles framelits, Glitter enamel dots, dimensionals