Vintage Heart Flower

When I was at Stampin' Up!'s Leadership a couple of weeks ago, I saw a wonderful card using the Full Heart Punch. I've been hesitant to buy this punch because I thought I would use it mainly around Valentine's Day. This year I broke down and added it to my stampin' stash. After seeing this lovely sample, was I ever glad! They created a gorgeous flower using several hearts. I thought this image would be a *perfect* focal point for this week's Freshly Made Sketch.

I used the Lace Ribbon Border Punch for my middle strip as well as the Sale-a-Bration Calypso Coral Organdy Ribbon. I wanted this to be a birthday card so I used the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes. It's small enough to not take away from the flower.

Tips & Tricks:

*I punched out 8 hearts from two different sheets of Everyday Enchantment DSP. Because our DSP is two-sided, I get four different patterns this way :)

*To arrange the flower petals evenly on your card, find the center point on the card stock. Imagine a plus sign on the card stock and arrange four petals at 90 degree angles on the imaginary plus sign. Fill in the gaps with the other four petals.
*I adhered all the petals to the card stock with Snail but didn't adhere the two sides of the hearts together. I wanted the petals to pop up
*Something was missing at the top of the card, so I added the coordinating flower image from Fresh Vintage.
*Earn the Fresh vintage stamp set, Everyday Enchantment DSP, and Organdy Ribbon FREE with every $60 purchase during Sale-a-Bration. Shop my Online Store 24/7 :)

I love the look of this flower! It's so gorgeous and easy to make. The Everyday Enchantment DSP makes it even prettier ~ love love love that DSP.  'Til next time, keep letting stamps bring out your creativity!