This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!
I love giving card sets as gifts. Sending cards on the whole is not a very common method of communication anymore, even when you have super pretty cards to send; I myself am guilty of sending a text rather than a cards, and we all know the sheer volume of cards that I create! With that being said, I wanted to share a trio of pretty notecards that I created using a simple process: a big black foam sentiment on a pretty floral background. Let’s get started with the details!

All three of my cards today feature the gorgeous Pretty Peonies background stamp from Simon Says Stamp. This is another stamp that I’ve been keeping (hoarding?) in my stash for too long, waiting for just the right project on which to use it! I love using super detailed stamps like this, with its intricate floral pattern, to create lush backgrounds, allowing the large sentiments to be the star of the card. I decided to stamp the three notecards in three lovely shades of pink: Sweets, Watermelon, and Blush Pawsitively Saturated Inks. I stamped an A2 panel of white cardstock using each of these three shades of ink, then used Blending Brushes with the coordinating shade of ink to blend around the edges of each panel, creating a halo of color around the patterned center!

My first card uses the Blush stamped panel. I used the large scale You’re In Our Thoughts sentiment die to die cut a greeting from black glitter foam. The black glitter foam creates a dimensional die cut that stands out beautifully from the soft pink floral background! I also stamped a sentiment on a strip of white cardstock from the Clean Line Stacks stamp set.

I adhered the sentiment pieces to the card front, then added a few white die cut dogwood flowers around the sentiment pieces. I accented the centers of the dogwood flowers with some black gems, then added a few Milk Glass Gems for some more sparkle!

The second card features the Pretty Peonies background stamp stamped in Watermelon ink. I die cut the Big Hugs die from some more black glitter foam, as well as another black stamped sentiment from the Clean Line Stacks stamp set. The flexibility is one of the biggest benefits of using the dimensional glitter foam die cuts. I adhered the sentiment at a bit of an angle, curving it slightly around the sentiment strip.

I added a few more white dogwood flowers, popped up with foam adhesive and accented with some more jewels!

My last project features the bright pink background, stamped with Sweets ink. I die cut the super generously-sized Huge Big Thank You greeting from some more glittery black foam. I also added a black frame cut using the A2 Thin Frames dies and some crisp black cardstock.

I arranged the sentiment die cut on the card front with some liquid adhesive, curling it slightly so that it covered more of the card front. I popped up the sentiment strip using foam tape, then added a few milk glass gems for some more sparkle!
Well, that’s all for these projects! The Pretty Peonies background stamp is so lovely that it can easily stand on its own, but I can’t wait to color it up, as well! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!
