Smile!

This was a happy card to make, thanks to CASology's Week 328 challenge: Smile! It suited my card-mood exactly, since I had already decided to try for a non-somber response to Retro Rubber's Challenge 102: Black and White. As a base for the flowers, I used Vertical Greetings stamps, from Stampin' Up!'s 2016 Annual Catalogue. Now I just have to think of who to give it to!

Ingredients: Stampin' Up card (Whisper White, Basic Black) ink (Basic Black), stamps (Vertical Greetings, Sunburst Sayings), Rectangle Stitched Framelits, Layered Circles dies, 7/8" scalloped punch.
Other: Rosie's stamp (for the smile) - icecream/cupcake set, black glitter paper (don't know where from!)

Botanicals revisited

I was lucky, with this card, to find a sketch and colours I thought combined well: CAS Colours and Sketches #255 (Perfect Plum, Wisteria Wonder, Soft Sky) and Fab Friday's #129:

 I used some old favourites to make the card: I like me, they're kind of semi-retired!
The card:

Made using Stampin' Up:

Dies: Botanical Builder, Flourish

Stamp: Vertical Greetings (sentiment)

Paper: Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Wisteria Wonder, Soft Sky

Embossing Folder: I think it was called Christmas?

Other: American Crafts POW glitter paper (white) and Rosie dots: enamel and glitter enamel 

Pals Paper Arts PPA317

I'm completely in love with the new Stampin' Up' Totally Trees stamp set - I'd marry it if I could (at least it wouldn't fall off motorbikes - see previous post). I especially love its retro look. In an alignment of the planets, the Pals Paper Arts colour challenge of Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry exactly suited a retro looking card. I've kept it really simple, in keeping with that style.

Made using:

Card: Stampin' Up Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Kraft Cardstock

Ink: Stampin Up Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango

Stamps: Stampin' Up Totally Trees, Vertical Greetings