A Flowering Birthday (Take Two)

#stampinup   #saleabration2016   Yesterday I shared a card that I CASEd from a design by Australian stamper Louise Sharp. I love the clean and simple design of Louise's card and it was a great showcase for two of the wonderful items you can earn for FREE (with each qualifying $50 order) during Sale-a-Bration: the "Flowering Fields" stamp set and the coordinating Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper.

After I made my initial card, there were a couple of things I'd like to change, to step it up a bit. I also wanted to use the thistles from the "Flowering Field" stamp set for a bit of variety. I stamped the thistles in Basic Black Archival Ink onto a Whisper White Thick Card Stock panel. I also stamped the sentiment from the "Tin of Cards" stamp set in Basic Black Archival Ink.

Using a Blender Pen, I colored the thistles with Wisteria Wonder Ink and the leaves and stems with Old Olive Ink. I added some shading around the thistles with Smoky Slate.

Just like yesterday's card, I added a strip of Old Olive Wildflower Fields DSP to the bottom of the panel and tied a length of Whisper White Baker's Twine around. But this time, I added a large Whisper White Designer Button!

I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Crumb Cake mat--this time cut a bit larger. I pierced the perimeter of the mat using the Updated Essentials Piercing Template and my Piercing Tool. Then I used my scissors to rough up the edges of the Crumb Cake mat.  Here's a detail of the card.

Finally, I adhered the Crumb Cake mat to a Crumb Cake card base with Stampin' Dimensionals. I love both cards--one is simple and the other is also simple, but with a little extra detail!

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Product List

Flowering Fields Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141303] $0.00	Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set [138946] $17.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [126985] $6.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $6.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $6.50	Blender Pens [102845] $10.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $7.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper [141022] $0.00	Twine Baker's Whisper White [124262] $3.00	Neutrals Designer Buttons [130031] $8.00
Updated Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack [138371] $8.00	Paper-Piercing Tool [126189] $4.00	Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199] $5.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00