More poppies

Are you tired of the poppies yet? They really make for an easy card, so I'm still experimenting with them. This one was stamped several times and sponged with Distress inks, then I cut out the flowers and paper-pieced them to the green-inked background, adding some punched lace when I framed it up.

Supplies: CG140 Poppy Background, CL278 Great Flourishes, coral, gold, white and lime cardstock, VersaFine Onyx Black, Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade Distress inks, clear embossing powder, green marker

For these next cards, I decided to clear emboss the stamp over some printed papers. This one looks like a Fiesta to me, maybe a bit too busy? The poppies were sponged with a combination of Worn Lipstick, then Fired Brick, and finally Adirondack Cranberry to make them stand out from the background.

Supplies: AR137 Script Messages, parchment and orangey-red cardstock, printed paper from Dollar Tree

This one is my favorite using the printed papers. I used Fired Brick and some Spiced Marmalade to color the flowers, and added some twine and a tiny framed sentiment.

Supplies: CL307 SparkleClear Mini Messages, khaki, pale khaki and brick red cardstocks, unknown printed paper

I am most disappointed in this one, because the printed paper was so pretty, apricot and lilac butterflies against a pale green background, but I ended up just muddying the flowers as I tried to get them to stand out. Because the paper had pale orange in it, I started with Spiced Marmalade ink, but it didn't cover the background well enough, so I resorted to using Vintage Photo. This paper had a sheen to it, so maybe that's why my inks wouldn't take to it as well as other papers I've used?