Hi folks, 

If you saw any projects on social media using the Stamp Joy products and wanted to get them.. here is your chance! Today's project has a little backstory... I am always out of ideas for cards when it comes to florals! Most of my floral cards follow the formula - ink blended background + colored florals on one side or the center. I also find myself using the exact same color scheme over and over again. If you are in the same situation as me.. here is a fun little trick to get more inspiration! 

I LOVE browsing through clothes and prints by fashion designers. Each season has a specific style, layout and color scheme and they almost never repeat them. I like looking at Indian clothes; specifically prints by Masaba and designer wedding lahengas! Today's card was actually inspired by a lahenga that I pinned a while back...

Isn't this absolutely gorgeous? I love the tiny blue and pink mirror work on a bright yellow background. I tried to pick some elements from this dress and recreate them on a card. For example, I didn't have bling at hand so I decided to substitute with a pierced cover plate and used Nuvo Glitter drops. Can you guess the rest?

I first started off by using die cutting Pineapple cardstock using the Pierced Lattice Cutting Plate. I then placed a Lollipop cardstock behind this. I then used Heart Stacklets and Stitched Heart Stacklets die to die cut the hearts out of Sugar Cube cardstock and glitter cardstock. Later, I stamped various images from Full of Flowers - Single and colored them using colored pencils and alcohol markers. Finally, I stamped a sentiment from the same set using Cookie Monster ink and added a sentiment from Building Blocks Love Additions heat embossed on Lollipop cardstock. Finally, for the faux mirror look, I used Nuvo Goldcoast Glitter drops. 

My card was inspired by the fact that Heffy Doodle is based in the UK! I used a bunch of products from both the companies to create my Queen Elizabeth themed card complete with the palace, her pet corgis and tea :)

I first started off by creating my card base by layering red, navy blue and white cardstock. I used the same colors to create the center circle as well. I then colored various images from Sunny Studio Stamp's Enchanted, Happy Home Neighborhood and Heffy Doodle's Oh Crumbs using colored pencils and alcohol markers. For the Buckingham palace, the old victorian style house image from SSS' Happy Home Neighborhood was perfect! I just layered them and cut off the roof from the ones on the sides. For the Queen, I simply used an image from one of her state dinners as reference. I the finished it off by using the sentiments from HF's Oh Crumbs stamp set.