A one layer thank you with Stippled Blossoms

I seem to be running out of my stash of thank you cards so the challenge at Less is More this week is very timely - to make a one layer thank you card. I loved the colours at the ColourQ as always and thought they might give my Stippled Blossoms an autumnal feel. Come and see what you think:

Stippled Blossoms is one of Stampin' Up's two step stamping sets where you stamp a solid image then add a coordinating one over the top for a beautifully detailed result. I stamped my roses in this way then, after cleaning my stamp, I stamped the solid image again over the top using versamark ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. This made the images resistant to ink so that when I stamped the leaves over the top, they appeared to be behind the roses when I wiped the excess ink away with a tissue.

The flowers were surrounded with a little blue ink applied with a sponge and I added the fabulous sentiment using Early Espresso ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder too. I liked this CAS version but wondered what it would look like with more intense colour:

The deeper colour background does ground those flowers and makes them really pop! Which version do you prefer?

By the way, I  used the ready-made notecards on page 162 of the annual catalogue for this card. They come with envelopes and are great for quick one layer cards.

This is the gorgeous colour palette I was using today:

Here's what you'll need to make this project

Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Four You

Ink: So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Soft Sky, Early Espresso

Card stock: Whisper White notecards with envelopes

Other: Versamark, clear embossing powder, heat tool, stamp-a-majig

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When my children were small I once told them that the way they behaved was important as they were 'the reception desk of this family'. The phrase amused us and has entered our family phraseology but I'd forgotten all about it until yesterday. My brother has been staying with us and has been the focus of some enthusiastic attention from our cat Tuppence. When he left yesterday evening, Tuppence was so beside herself that I had to tell her not to let herself down! My daughter chipped in. "Yes Tuppence," she said. "You seem to have forgotten that you are the reception desk of this family!"

Thank you for visiting me today. See you tomorrow,