Beverly's Stamping Beehive

Illustration of a card posted in Stampin' Up! My version. The beautiful 'A Rose is a Rose ' card featured in Stampin' Up!'s catalogue made me think of creating my own version. I used my own Fifth Ave Floral rose stamp - its quite substantial - and added some silver brads. A good rule of thumb is to add embellishments in an uneven number - balances your design without looking too symmetrical. So there it is - when YOU visit blogs for inspiration - enjoy your craft time afterwards and "MAKE IT YOUR OWN!' Have a rosy day! :) Beverly SUPPLIES LIST  Stampin' Up! cardstock : Sahara Sand, Real Red, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Kiwi Kiss Patterns (retired), Kiwi Kiss colouring : White Craft Ink, Stampin' Pastels, glitter; embellishments : silver brads, filigree silver brads; craft tools : paper piercer; Signo Uni-ball Pen in white, Blender Pens.

 Late (again) last night I went to play with my stamps. My first creation of a flower made with repeating pattern of butterflies over a simple shape.  My next was a bit of fun. Using the large mum stamp shaded with chalk pastels suddenly felt like trying to make it into a snail! LOL! Just silly really....but that's the point! So here is my first try - what a hoot - hardly looks like a snail....I need to look one up I guess, but oh well.