New toys at my house!!

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Can I just say how much I LOVE the new Work of Art stamp set from the upcoming Stampin Up catalog??!  I am for seeing many many many projects with it in my future. 

I have to admit that there have been a lot of beautiful cards with this set during the demo presales. A LOT. Obviously I'm not the only one who loves this set. I went a different direction, you know, just to be different.  I used the heart stamp as petals, which I like, and the chevron stripe for a background, which I love.


The layout is courtesy of HandStamped sentiments sketch challenge #186 and colors are from the color Throwdown #293. 

As I was making out this post I decided to do a redo to see if I could fix a few little things. 


Minor changes for a little more subtle look. Oh, yes. I will definitely use this stamp set, possibly every day. Whoop!


Comments

Barbara said…
Really pretty card. I like how you stamped the image on a background. Thanks so much for playing the Color Throwdown!
May 25, 2014 at 9:43 AM
Broni said…
Very cool idea to use the heart stamp as flower petals! Thanks so much for playing along with us at the Color Throwdown!
May 25, 2014 at 5:03 PM
Joan Ervin said…
How pretty....such a fabulous design and I love the orange flower!!!! Thanks for joining us for the Color Throwdown Challenge!!!!
May 26, 2014 at 9:06 PM
Elizabeth Price said…
Both cards are super cute and I am drooling over your color combo. We're glad you played along with our sketch at Hand Stamped Sentiments. Smiles, Elizabeth
May 29, 2014 at 11:37 AM
Anonymous said…
I love the fresh approach to your card and the pretty orange flower! Thanks for playing at Hand Stamped Sentiments.
May 30, 2014 at 2:04 PM
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