Silhouette Sentiments notecard

I love the beautiful blues in the Stampin' Up colour range and I've chosen two of my favourites, Baja Breeze and Pacific Point for the card I'm showing you today.

It showcases the stunning hostess stamp set Silhouette Sentiments. This set contains four sentiments and four delicate plant images, one with a sweet bird. The little flower I've used here works well stamped repeatedly over a sponged background and the pretty leaves on the Baja Breeze mount was actually created with the stamp with the bird on it!

I love the way the sentiments fit beautifully in these frames from the Hodge Podge hardware set. This hardware is a fabulous tin packed with metal accessories - assorted frames, brads and ribbon slides. I would usually recommend the set but I do so even more enthusiastically this month as it's on special offer - only £20.76 down from £25.95. 

Here's how to make this card:

• Cut a 7cm square of Whisper White card stock.
• Using a post-it note, make a mask to fit the frame from the Hodge Podge kit. Stick the mask onto the card stock where you want your sentiment to be.
• Sponge the top half of the card stock with Marina Mist ink and the bottom half with Certainly Celery ink.
• Colour the flower stamp with Pacific Blue and Old Olive markers and stamp onto the sponged background. Repeat this until you've made a little garden on your card stock.
• Remove the mask and stamp a sentiment in the white space using a stamp-a-majig for accurate positioning.
• Cut a 9cm square of Baja Breeze card stock.
• Making sure the bird won't show when the floral panel is attached, stamp the bird-on-leaf image all over the edge of the card stock, using Baja Breeze ink. Glue the floral panel in place.
• Pierce holes in the card stock and attach the frame with brads.
• Cut a 10.5cm x 21cm piece of Whisper White card stock. Score and fold in half to make a card base and glue the panel to the card front.

Supplies

Stamps: Silhouette Sentiments (hostess set)

Ink: Baja Breeze, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Not Quite Navy (sentiment)

Card stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze

Other: Hodge Podge hardware, markers

Hostess sets aren't available to buy but are available as a free gift. You can get your hands on this one by doing any of these things:

• Hosting a party where orders total £150 or more. 
• Ordering £150 of goodies
• Or by joining my Stampers 6 club.

In all of these cases you get at least £15 of free products of your choice from any of the current catalogues as well as the free stamp set! I know! Crazy but true! To find out more, do email me - I'm always happy to answer any of your questions.

Thanks for dropping by today. I very much appreciate your comments and emails and always love returning your visits where possible. 

See you tomorrow!