Addicted to CAS: Petals

A last minute post and entry for the Addicted to CAS challenge, Petals.

I have several new floral stamps and was determined to get another card made for this challenge. I won’t even begin to tell you how many mistakes I made before I finally got a grip on the process and finished the card. It was just one of those days. But I’m pretty happy with the final result, and it’s good to have a birthday card on hand.

The new-to-me stamp set is Papertrey Ink’s 2016 Anniversary set. You can only purchase it with points, so it took awhile to accumulate the ones I needed. One of the draws of this set for me, was the unique sentiment which allows you to insert the smaller sentiment into the larger one. I also like the multi-step stamping, and the stamps in this set are clearly marked in the order in which you stamp them. Ought to be easy-peasy, but I didn’t separate the die cuts correctly the first time, and got totally confused. There are a pile of die cuts in the garbage, and in the end I only used one of them anyway. The cardstock is Amethyst Allure, a new favorite. 

The card needed a “little something,” so I made three score lines in the middle to add just a touch of dimension. Although this certainly isn’t as CAS as some of my cards, I think it qualifies for the challenge. 

Hope you have a great weekend!