Well, maybe layers aren’t my BFF, but I know they’re a big part of my style.  The more the merrier, and I really have to hold myself back sometimes.  I could have easily added two or three more layers to this card, but I held the urge in check.  I’m very proud that I could be so self-disciplined.

• Happy Moments (Sale-a-bration) stamp set
• Whisper White, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery and Barely Banana card stock
• Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Melon Mambo and Barely Banana Classic ink pads
• Scallop trim border punch, piercing tool and template, and Stampin’ Dimensionals
  
• Elementary Ribbon originals, hand-held rectangle punch (retired) and Aquapainter
• Big Shot with Perfect Details texture plate and Perfect Polka Dots impressions folder

I stamped the little focal image for this card the same time I stamped the image for yesterday’s card.  I wanted to use that open Scallop Trim punch to complement the feminine aspect of the flowers, so a straight color block wouldn’t work.  These mats are larger and more of a design element than an accent.

Take a closer look at the long white accent panel.  I stamped the same little floral image in Barely Banana since I wanted some subtle color and texture, but the Banana color didn’t stand out enough.  I stamped right over the Banana images with Certainly Celery ink – and it was easy with the Clear Mount stamps on their beautiful crystal-clear blocks – and then used the Aquapainter to smudge a little more Barely Banana color around the images.   It looks tied together without being too same-same, if you know what I mean.  Sometimes you get the best results when you don’t have the “perfect” solution for a problem and are forced to improvise and innovate.