Whimsy Stamps ~ Coneflower Mini Slimline Thank You Card

Hey crafty friends, I'm been catching up some of my crafting after a busy time. I'm excited to share we're expanding our Whimsy Teams and have some wonderful crafters joining our happy teams starting in May. There'll be announcements very soon and I know the new teamies who have been desperate to share their happy news will be sharing on their channels very soon. It's an exciting time and we cannot wait to welcome them all to our Whimsy creative family! 

I've also been prepping for a very special Blog Hop we're about to do. This card was part of my prep, using some 'waste' elements I didn't need for the other project. I love when dies are created that you can use both the positive and negative elements from. I actually used the 'negative' of the blue diecut on the other project I mentioned, which I'll share as part of the hop, this card resulted from the 'left-overs' which I absolutely love. This card was not planned at all, it sort of just evolved! I wanted the blue background for my other make, so when I wound up with blue flowers, I was a bit like 'huh, what'll I do with these?' I never intended to use the blue mica stained panel this way, but thought it'd be fun to turn these pretty blue flowers into a shaker card. So I tried the panel over white cardstock and was pretty unimpressed. It lacked that little 'je ne sais quoi'.

So I pulled out some inks and decided to go for an Autumnal toned background. No particular reason why, other than, it's Autumn here down-under. I so love how the blend turned out. The hues absolutely speak to my Autumn heart. It's my favourite season and I love all the Autumn hues. You can find me wearing them (with my signature black) pretty much year round. So at this stage, I wasn't sure if I was going to use this panel with the blue coneflowers or not. I'm trying to remember which Distress Mica Spray Stains I used for the coneflowers. I'm pretty sure it was Winter Frost and Phantom Mist. 

Once I'd pulled the mint tape off and tried the coneflower panel over top, I realised a little magic had happened. I pulled out some neutral shaker elements. I took some time to seperate some more neutral sequins from a This Calls For Confetti Mix, as the rest of the mix was too colourful, but the neutral sequins in it were absolutely perfect! I added some clear seed beads to that mix of neutral sequins and found the perfect balance for this card.

I finished off the design by laying a Thank You Word Die cut from rose gold metallic matt cardstock across the panel where it would best adhere to the coneflowers. I really am so happy with how this creation turned out. I wasn't sure about it at all when I started with the blue coneflower panel and it's turned into one of my favourite makes this month. I love it when a crafty journey plays out that way! 

As I mentioned you can see the second card I created for the hop which will kick of at 3pm EDT on the 27th April. You can click through on the banner above to the Whimsy Instagram Page. We're going to have such fun sharing all the amazing creations made with the beautiful papers provided by our generous sponsor Cardstock Warehouse. So mark you calendars and be sure to come join us! Until then, hugs and happy crafting, Wends xoxo

(If you like any of the elements I've created with, I've added thumbnails to make your shopping easier. I do use affiliate links where possible, which gives me a tiny commission but costs you no extra whatsoever, though more importantly it helps the companies I design for to improve their marketing practice and track my contributions. I am deeply grateful if you use them for these reasons. I only design for companies whose products I absolutely love and buy for myself. My opinions are always my own.)

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