Fourishes Release Week Challenge

I am anxiously waiting for Flourishes next release scheduled for this Friday while enjoying their challenge. The "Release Week Challenge is all about…. .TWINCHIES! What’s a twinchie you ask? It’s a 2 by 2″ little work of art that loves to take center stage on your card." Many of Flourishes stamp sets include smaller images that work perfectly in a 2-inch square, so the problem wasn't finding one, but choosing one.

The yellow gerber daisies,colored with Copics,  reminded me of a  summer picnic, so I used the Picnic Impression plate with kraft cardstock. I stamped it with Versamark, stamping more heavily in some spots for a mottled looked--much like an old picnic basket might look.  I didn't want a heavily patterned background for the focal point, but plain Hawaiian Shores cs was just too plain for me, so I stamped in Versmark with Background Botanicals for a subtle pattern. I matted the daisies with dark brown. I like how the daisies pop against the turquoise. After adding the sentiment, I felt the card needed a little more dark brown, so I added the rickrack paper trim.

I you like floral stamps, you need to check out Flourishes. Marcella Hawley has created some of the most beautiful floral images.




Supplies:
Stamps: Gerber Daisies(Flourishes); Background Botanicals,Vintage Picnic Sentiments(PTI)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Versamark
Paper: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores, Dark Chocolate, Kraft (PTI)
Other: Copics; Picnic Impression Plate,Rickrack Die,Rustic Wood Button, Hawaiian Shores Twill Ribbon, twine (PTI); Ribbon Label Die (Spellbinders)