There is no such thing as gratitude unexpressed

Sharing another thank you card, this one features one of the images from the Papertrey Ink set Orchid Expressions.

This is a fab layering stamp set that lets you build as much of the complete image, a lovely orchid spray in a pot with a bamboo stake, as you want.  For this I used just the orchid spray itself and did the orchid in shades of yellow as I used the colour palette over at Sunday Stamps.

You need to use a minimum of three colours from the palette so on top of the yellow and orange on my flowers I’ve also used some of the greens on my stencilled background.  I then used yellow and green again in my mats.

The layout of my card is from the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, where I’ve just made it under the wire to enter.  I had to make the main element a bit smaller because I wanted to use up a scrap of stamping paper rather than cut into a whole new sheet.

Given my bright colours and flower image along with the cute bee charm I think this is a very spring inspired card so I am also linking it up at Sparkles Monthly for their current spring themed challenge.

Ingredients:

Chalks & Powders etc

Stampendous! Embossing Powder ~ Detail Gold

Dies, Stencils & Templates

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Layering Stencil ~ THS080 Splash

Embellishments 
Stampin’ Up! Botanical Prints Product Medley ~ Copper-coloured metal bee 

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough, Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron & Wild Honey

Tsukineko Ink ~ VersaMark

Papers

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock ~ Marshmallow

Bazzill Smoothie Cardstock ~ Grapefruit Bliss & Lime Crush

Doodlebug Design Inc Sugar Coated Cardstock ~ Bumble Bee

Stamps

Altenew ~ ALT1760 Beautiful Inside (sentiment)

Papertrey Ink ~ 3566 Orchid Expressions

Challenges

Sparkles Monthly #127 ~ Spring is in the Air

Thanks for stopping by!