Which do you like best?

As I was preparing my card for the Pal’s Blog Hop on Wednesday, I was thinking I might show off another of the Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper, which started me on a process of card-building and re-building. I made my card and it just wasn’t what I had been visualizing. Ever been there? So today I thought I’d show you the two that I was trying to decide between, and let YOU be the judge!

This is the card I started with ~

It does show the paper well…I paired Nature’s Poem with Tranquil Textures, a match made in heaven in my opinion! So many of the papers in the two sets are complimentary. I divided the two with a skinny strip of Tranquil Tide cardstock, and added the Nature’s Twine to it.

For the sentiment, I used the Love What You Do stamp set and heat embossed on Vellum. I used Tranquil Tide ink, then covered it with Clear Embossing Powder before heat setting it. It is layered over Mint Macaron cardstock.

Hmmmm…well, I over-thought it, and came up with Plan B ~

This is the same basic card, but I changed the focal point to make it a birthday card. I used a Stitched Shape Framelit square with Whisper White cardstock and topped it with a Tranquil Tide Happy Birthday Thinlit die cut.

I guess one is more feminine, the other more bold. Do you like one over the other? It will be interesting to see your preference. Leave me a comment and share your thoughts!

Special Promotion

If you love these papers as much as I do, there is a “Buy 3 Get 1 Free” special going on at Stampin’ Up! right now. It goes through the end of July and is just that – you buy three sets of DSP and get one more for FREE! I love this special!

Here are the paper packs that you may choose from ~

You can try some new ones, or just re-order your favorites! Of course, I would get the Nature’s Poem and Tranquil Textures, but I branched out and got Tropical Escape and Garden Impressions as well. Can’t wait to try them out! There are so many beautiful papers to try. To get yours, click HERE.

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Have a fun weekend! I’ll see you next week ~

Karen

Product List

Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper [146338] $11.00	Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper [146331] $11.00	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144246] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75
Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [101856] $9.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00	Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143637] $28.00
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [147146] $7.50	Nature’s Twine [146342] $9.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130] $5.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00
Embossing Buddy [103083] $6.00