Pretty Flowering Tree Card

Today I am sharing a card using what may be my favorite stamp set of all time! It is The Season of Friendship set by Stampin' Up! that was in the Holiday Mini last fall... I am really hoping we will see it in the next catalog release! I can think of sooo many cute ideas with it!

This card is also my submission to Dawn McVey's latest Raspberry Suite Color Challenge. This week Dawn challenged us with this:



And, here is what I made:



Goodies:
All products by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Season of Friendship set, Full of Life set
Ink: Taken with Teal, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip Classic inks
Paper: Taken with Teal, Whisper White cardstock; Certainly Celery textured cardstock
Accessories: Piercing tool, Chocolate Chip Marker, Scallop Edge punch, Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Dimensionals, Decor Elements Applicator

I started out stamping the tree and the leaves onto my card front. I stamped the flowers, using 2nd generation stamping for the lighter ones, and cut them out. I adhered them to the card using Dimensionals. Next, I did my faux stitching around the edge of the card front with my paper piercer and a Chocolate Chip marker. I distressed the edges using my Decor Elements Applicator. It does a great job at this! It bends the edges just right! Next, I punched the edge of the Certainly Celery strip of paper and crumpled it. I added a torn strip of Taken with Teal paper and adhered it to the card front. I added the Chocolate Chip ribbon at the bottom, stamped my sentiment, and adhered the whole thing onto the Taken with Teal card base.

Taken with Teal is one of those colors that I only get out for a color challenge. I really like how it looks though! Maybe I'll try it out on a few more cards...

Thanks for taking a look today! Hope you all enjoy your afternoon. It's still a little chilly here but I'm hoping it will warm up so I can take my girls outside to play!

-tessa