Words Fail To Express - Simply Zinnia - Use Your Stash Instagram Hop

Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the brand new 'Use Your Stash" Instagram Hop. I am joined by an amazing lineup of crafters so make sure you go to my Instagram page HERE to see the rest of the team's creations. 

The aim of the hop is to use up some of the huge stash that we all accumulate. Hopefully it will also inspire both ourselves and others to combine some of our old and new products to reduce that stash.

This month's theme is "Never Gonna Give You Up". There's so many things that I love but the thing I always keep is my Designer Series Paper, both regular patterned paper and specialty. 

I especially love papers that I can cut and colour so I had to pick my all time favourite - True Love DSP. It obviously was a popular paper as Stampin' Up!® has recently brought back the same designs in a coloured version called "Serene Love" DSP. 

I also added some other retired favourite papers - 6" x 6" Kraft Paper, 2021-2023 In Colour Treat Bags and Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper. I used the just retired Simply Zinnia stamp set for the sentiment, Stampin' Blends to colour and Classic Matte Dots (retired).

Instructions:

- Use Crumb Cake for your card base and layer with a piece of the Kraft Paper, covering the whole card front. Layer with a piece of Basic White and then a piece of the Polished Pink 2021-2023 In Colour Treat Bag. Layer another piece of Basic White card after distressing the edges and splattering with Black ink.

- Use a piece of the Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper, trimming of the edges and adhere to the card layers. Fussy cut flowers from the True Love DSP using Paper Snips and colour with Stampin' Blends (Pretty in Pink, Lemon Lolly, Petal Pink, Blackberry Bliss, Petunia Pop, Moody Mauve, Smoky Slate, Old Olive and Lost Lagoon).

- Stamp the sentiment from the Simply Zinnia set onto Basic White card using Tuxedo Black ink. Layer onto a strip of Kraft Paper and then adhere to the card front. Finally add Classic Matte Dots to complete.

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