OLD FASHIONED

 I love working with my Stampin' Blends. So, every time I'm sorting through my stamp sets looking for something and I come across one that has images that would be good for coloring, I grab it and stamp a couple of the images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink for future stamping.

That was the case with these beautiful rose stamps. I grabbed all the Darks and Lights of my red/pink Stampin' Blends and colored in each one of the roses, also doing the leaves in various greens.

I ended up fussy cutting the six roses. Don't ask me why. I'd had no plans for them. But, after floating around in my Creation Station for quite awhile, I decided to finally do something with them. 

The reds and pinks were such a variety of hues that I wasn't certain they would work well together. Until I remembered there was a multi-hued rosy sheet in the Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper pack on page 148 of the Annual Catalog. 

When I located the piece that was in my brain, I thought it could work quite well.

Mounting the roses onto a 1 1/2" x 5 1/2" strip of white cardstock that was embossed worked nicely and showcased the roses.

When I paired this strip up with a 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of the aforementioned DSP, it worked OK. 

I added a sentiment that was die cut with one of the Stitched Shapes ovals and added a few gems to break up the monotony of the busy DSP pattern.

When I finished the card, I just was not sure if it was a success or not. One thing I was certain of was its old fashioned charm.

How do you feel about this creation? Does it work?

Old

Fashioned

Smiles.