Make It Mine Monday: Pretty Perennials

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a good weekend.  Besides the plugged-up kitchen sink, our weekend was quiet.  Luckily my husband is very handy and was able to fix it after working on it for almost two hours!  Hmm….now what should I do with all that money we just saved on a plumber?  Ha!

Have you seen the Pretty Perennials stamp set on page 31 in Stampin’ Up!’s new January – June Mini Catalog?  It’s a fun flower set that has a 22-piece coordinating die set!  You know how I feel about coordination….woo hoo!  I had fun playing with this stamp set about a week ago.  As I was searching the internet for samples I liked I came across this very simple one made by Helen Wigham.  Isn’t is lovely?

Make it Mine Monday: Pretty Perennials

You know me though, I have a really tough time making a card without layers.  If you’re going to add one layer, then you may as well add two, right?  That’s what I did.  The focal point of my card is pretty much exactly the same as Helen’s but I just framed it before putting it on a card base.  The only other thing I changed was the color of the word “happy”.

Pretty Perennials simple card

Why stop at one change though?  I was on a creative roll when I made this first card so I decided to keep going.  This time I switched the orientation of my card and added some ribbon which I think makes the card a little more flirty.  Did you notice that I actually used a real bow on my card?  I haven’t done that in a long time.  The card definitely needed it though to fill in that upper corner.  I like how it turned out so you may seeing more bows on my cards these days.

After writing most of this post I was looking at other samples made using the Pretty Perennials stamp set and I discovered that without realizing it, I had actually CASEd (copy and share everything) another card when I made my second one!  I guess my subconscious is working well!  Ha!  The second card I copied was actually made by Dena Rekow who designed the Pretty Perennial stamp set!

Pretty Perennials by Dena Rekow

I really had fun playing with this stamp set and can’t wait to play with it some more! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!