Potted Geraniums Archives - Inkspired Treasures

This week’s theme for our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop is “cards with polka dots”. We could use polka dots we make, polka dots in designer paper, or a hybrid of the two! I LOVE polka dots! I knew the minute I saw the Dots & Spots Die in the Annual Catalog that I HAD to have it to create my own colors of polka dots!

POTTED GERANIUM

This stamp set is so fun and so easy to create beautiful flowers! I’ve used a combination of Polished Pink and Poppy Parade Inks on my blossoms for a bright, cheery look! Wouldn’t this brighten someone’s day? They almost look real!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Poppy Parade cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Polished Pink cardstock is cut with the Dots & Spots Die and added to the front.
A 1 x 4 piece of Parakeet Party cardstock was added across the center.
The Deckled Rectangle is stamped with the solid blossom in Polished Pink Ink and the detailed blossom with Poppy Parade Ink. The detail leaves and stems were stamped with Mossy Meadow Ink and the solid leaves with Parakeet Party Ink. Some extra blossoms and leaves were stamped the same way on scrap Basic White and cut with the Geranium Dies, then assembled on top for depth.
Again, I’ve used the basket from Full Basket Dies, cut from Soft Suede and Crumb Cake cardstocks.
The stake is stamped with Soft Suede Ink and the greeting with Poppy Parade Ink on Basic White and cut.

I just LOVE these geraniums in the basket! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

SUPPLIES:
Stamp Sets: Potted Geraniums
Inks: Polished Pink, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow, Parakeet Party
C/S: Basic White, Polished Pink, Poppy Parade, Parakeet Party, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Geranium Dies, Dots & Spots Die, Deckled Rectangles Die, Adhesives

Use Stampin' Up!'s CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS BUNDLE to decorate your cards with cornflowers and butterflies plus add a sweet birthday, belated birthday or thank you greeting! You can even create a card or tag shaped like a coneflower with the CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS DIES. Or, cut a single flower to add to a card front and embellish with die-cut stems, leaves, and butterflies. We've paired the CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS BUNDLE with the bright patterns in the CELEBRATORY SIPS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX card projects...four regular and two fun-fold cards! See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up! new PEACEFUL GARDEN SUITE of products is a demonstrator only pre-purchase for the Creativity Now Event coming in June. (It will be available for customers beginning with the September-December Mini Catalog!) We've focused using the PEACE ON EARTH BUNDLE to create FOUR cards and TWO fun favors...and added two BONUS cards using the coordinating PEACEFUL DAYS STAMP SET! That's a total of EIGHT projects in this Collection! The PEACE ON EARTH STAMP SET includes Christmas sentiments, plus thoughtful sympathy and thinking of you messages useful all year long. The PEACE ON EARTH DIES have two dove shapes, two sizes of labels, and some greenery pieces to accessorize the greetings. We've paired the PEACE ON EARTH BUNDLE with the coordinating PEACEFUL GARDEN 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT projects! See more details HERE!

Create beautiful sailboat scenes with a moving ocean and textured sky using Stampin' Up!'s SUNRISE SAILING STAMP SET, DIES, AND HYBRID EMBOSSING FOLDER! You can fill your hand-made projects with waves, clouds, seagulls and different sized sailboats. We are also showcasing FOUR card techniques to use with the SUNRISE SAILING BUNDLE...we know you'll have a blast making them! Our SUNRISE SAILING COLLECTION has EIGHT new card projects. We've paired the SUNRISE SAILING BUNDLE with the THOUGHTFUL JOURNEY 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER for a variety of gorgeous sky and water looks. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards...four using special techniques...that will be so fun to teach in your classes or make on your own! See more details HERE!

Our Stampin’ Up! Incentive Trip Achievers get together each month for a Blog Hop! I’m blessed with great customers and downline who helped me achieve this year’s Incentive Trip Reward and I am happy to have joined the top 1% of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators who have or will earn the Norway Cruise Incentive Trip for next year! Our blog hop theme this month is ANYTHING CURRENT!

POTTED GERANIUMS

I have always loved geraniums…I think because traditionally they are a bright red color that stands out! In fact, I even had one wall wallpapered in pots of geraniums at our first house (MANY years ago!) lol! It was quite bold!

The stamped geranium card on the left is one that my Stamp Clubs did last month, combined with the basket in the Full Basket Dies. But I also wanted to show them the pretty Geranium Dies, so I made up the second card as a sample with just the Geranium Dies! I think Potted Geraniums is one of the prettiest bundles we’ve had!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Calypso Coral cardstock, scored at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4. The shorter front is folded back on itself to form a Z-fold.
Painted Christmas DSP: 2 x 5-3/8, adhered to front flap. (SO happy that DSP is back this year!)
Crumb Cake c/s: 4 x 5-1/4, stamp your inside greeting with Memento Black Ink and add to inside back.
Old Olive c/s: 3-1/4 x 4-1/2, adhere only left side to front flap over DSP.
Basic White c/s: 3-1/4 x 4-1/2, cut with Deckled Rectangles Die.
- Stamp solid flower blossom at top with Calypso Coral Ink, stamp detail on top with Real Red Ink.
- Stamp detail leaves with Old Olive Ink, lining up with blossoms, stamp solid insides with Parakeet Party Ink.
Soft Suede c/s: 2 x 2-1/2, and 1-1/2 x 2-1/2, cut solid basket and basket bands with Full Basket Dies.
Crumb Cake c/s: 2 x 2-1/2, cut slotted basket, adhere to solid basket and add bands on top. Adhere towards bottom of Deckle Rectangle under leaves.
Basic White c/s: 2-1/2 x 4-1/4, stamp two blossoms and one leaf cluster same as above. Cut with Geranium Dies. Cut off bottom stem and two top stems on leaf cluster. Add leaves to front over top of basket with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add flower blossoms over leaves with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Basic White scrap: Stamp stake and greeting with Memento Black Ink. Cut with die, tuck into basket.

My second card used mostly the Geranium Dies and the Z-fold is flipped to the top!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Calypso Coral cardstock, scored at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2. The front flap is folded back on itself.
A 2-1/4 x 4 piece of Painted Christmas Designer Paper was added to the top flap.
Only the top half of the 3-1/4 x 4-1/2 Old Olive cardstock was adhered to the top flap.
The 3-1/4 x 4-1/2 Basic White cardstock was cut with the Deckled Rectangles Die.
The shadow for the pot was stamped with Crumb Cake Ink.
The blossoms were cut with the Geranium Dies with Calypso Coral cardstock background and Real Red cardstock detail. The detail stems/leaves from Old Olive cardstock and the background from Parakeet Party cardstock.
The pot pieces were cut with the Geranium Dies from Orchid Oasis cardstock.
All were assembled on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The stake and greeting were stamped with Memento Black Ink, cut with the dies and tucked into the pot.
A 4 x 5-1/4 liner of Crumb Cake cardstock was added inside, stamped with a greeting.

Love how versatile this stamp set is…can’t wait to play some more! If you need any supplies to recreate these projects, I’ll be happy to place the order for you in the United States or click here to go to my Online Store! This month, please use my current Host code for orders under $150. $150 or more, keep the host rewards for yourself!