So–confession time–I've had the Detailed Floral Thinlets since they came out. And I've never used them, not once. Bad Lyssa!
They're super pretty, but I just don't have a lot of call for really over-the-top elegant stuff like that. So I was kind of regretting spending the money, you know what I mean? I'm sure that never happens to you : )
But I got them out today as a possibility for a wedding I'm working on, and while I decided not to use them in the end, I started playing with the piece I had cut out as a sample. And, talk about a match made in heaven…. the new Color Theory papers were also lying right there on my table.
ANYTHING you paired with this gorgeous, intricate Thinlet die-cut would be gorgeous, of course, but when you put ombre color gradient papers behind the crisp white flowers, it's a total wow!
I just started playing, and suffice it to say, my Detailed Floral Thinlets are now well broken-in! I couldn't decide if I liked this next card with the ombre starting dark on to the top and going light by the bottom (below), or starting dark and the bottom and getting light by the top (above). Which do you like best?
So what did you think? Was that a worth a "stop what I'm doing and run upstairs to tell all my stampin' besties" moment? I thought you might think so!
Leave me a comment on which version you liked best, and get ready to pounce on that amazing Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack as SOON as it is available on June 1st after 1 p.m. CT. I love that paper SO MUCH I am making a brand new blog category for projects that use it!
Lyssa those cards turned out so pretty! I bought those thinlits too, and they are also sitting unused in my craft room … I can’t wait until that new paper is available so I can case your cards in every color 🙂 The ombre look is gorgeous behind the cutout. Although it looks pretty either way, if I had to pick I kind of prefer the gradient starting with the lightest color at the top – then it sort of draws your eye down to the sentiment as the color deepens.
Beautiful cards! I like the lighter tone at the top so it leads to the dark sentiment at the bottom.
Hi Lyssa.
Have used my thinlits for wedding and anniversary cards a few times now. Try putting glimmer paper behind the cuts. WoW!
Had not used with color paper yet, but will now. I like both of the cards, but am thinking dark to light pulls ahead.
What caught my eye first was how you placed the diecuts on your card. Thanks for sharing.
C’est très joli, dĂ©licat j’adore les couleurs, très beau pour un faire part de mariage, je dois faire le mien. Bisous
I’m in the same boat. I have the thinlets but never used them. Can’t wait to try your version