A new friend has a birthday this week. Since I don’t know her favorite colors or style, I decided to make a card with some feminine touches – flowers! When writing this post, I realized it needed a bit more so I added some bling with a Rhinestone (119246) to dot the “i” in Birthday.
The card base is Soft Suede (115318) with a panel of Whisper White (100730) embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots (117335) embossing folder, sponged with Soft Suede ink. The large flower was made with the Fun Flowers Die (121812) cut in Whisper White then sponged with Soft Suede to accentuate the embossing on each flower layer. Since I LOVE my embossing folders, I used several on this flower – the Vintage Wallpaper (120175) on the largest flower, then Elegant Lines (119277), Finial Press (115963) and ending with Perfect Polka dots for the center circle. All together, I thought it made a pretty, flirty flower, don’t you think? The sentiment is from one of my most used sets, which is unfortunately retired 
stamped in Soft Suede on Whisper White, then punched with the Extra-Large Oval (119859) punch layered on a Modern Label (119849) punched out of Soft Suede. Just enough of the label appears behind the oval to add some interest – it’s the little details that sometimes make a card! This completed embellishment was then popped up on dimensionals (104430).
I couldn’t let the inside of the card be plain (plus it’s hard to read writing on a darker card stock) so I added a panel of Whisper White, stamped in Soft Suede using some flourishes from a retired stamp set – sorry! But I must use what I have and you should, too!
Now even my message will be “dressed up”. Of course I will use my Soft Suede marker for my note so it will match the inked images. That is totally the BEST part about Stampin’ Up! products – everything matches or coordinates so beautifully!!!!! I hope she likes it and that we are friends for a long time!
