Pretty Petals Cardstock Pack Cards: Set 1

I had a great time at Hobby Lobby the other day and bought some new paper packs. I'm going to make sets of cards with this cardstock pack as backgrounds. I'm hoping to use a fair amount of scrap embellishments I've collected over the years with the variety of colors this pack should provide. 

I nearly cringed as I pulled out this bold pink paper for this set, but in going along with my plan of working outside-my-usual-box I forced myself to use it. The stickers are also from Hobby Lobby, in a pack called "Floral Faith and Inspiration". (You can see the cover of it in the background of some of the pictures.) 

I've always loved this hydrangea stamp. The background cardstock has not-quite-ready hydrangeas in this green color, so I used that as my inspiration for coloring. 

It's very hard to see, but I added tiny pearls on the center of each visible flower. It's very pretty in person. 

Here's another variation of the same thing. 

And another card with a sticker. I like the simplicity of this design. 

 

Another Birthday Card

Here is another birthday card I made while playing around with my new Explore today. The downside is going to be that I click on images I want now without having to consider what cartridge it came from.. hmmm.... So here is a pretty flower and pretty floral background. :-) I used the birthday stamps from Papertrey Ink, and I have no idea where the cool ribbon came from. I've had it forever.