Every time I pull this stamp set out it seems to get my creative juices going! So…when I am in a creative slump…yep! you guessed right…I pull this set out!  I use every stamp in this set, over and over and over again…and never seem to tire of it. Those getting the cards might be tired of it…but not me! That is a french knot in the little flower! It was a lot easier to do with ribbon then I thought it would be. Fun addition!

Adding a design or words to dark card stock, especially when you are using it as your card base, doesn’t have to be a challenge. Craft inks, sometimes called pigment inks, are not water based inks and show up nicely on dark colors. They take a little longer to dry then the water based inks but you can use a heat gun to speed up the drying period if you want to.

On this card I used Whisper White Craft Ink on Chocolate Chip card stock.  You can’t see the words as well as the flowers, we are still working on perfecting our photography skills!, but in real life you can read them just fine. They say: Simply said, from the heart… thank you. …And I say…Simply said, from the heart…thanks for stopping by!

***Side note: When I use dark card stock as my base I cut either a white or cream piece of card stock, depends on my color theme, to attach to the inside of the card for additional stamping and for writing my note.

Stamps: Simply Said

Inks:Craft White, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise. Apricot Appeal, Versamark

Papers: Close to Cocoa, Taken with Teal, Whisper White

Accessories: Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon, aqua painter 

All products used are from Stampin Up unless noted.