I went into this fully intending to make one card with this set (Lisa Horton’s Summertime Collection from Spellbinders).
That was the plan. A very reasonable, controlled plan.
And then I started pulling card stock colors… and suddenly I had a small pile of flowers and absolutely no interest in stopping.
So here we are.
Supplies, in case you want to skip straight to the fun part:
This first card came together in that slightly magical way where everything lands quickly and you get suspicious. I built the little bucket arrangement, added the sentiment, stepped back… and had that moment where I thought, “I should probably add something else.”
I did not.
This is growth.
The white space does exactly what it needs to do here. The color carries the card, the arrangement feels balanced, and the few embellishments are just enough to keep it from feeling too polite. Any more and I would have crossed the line into “trying to improve something that was already working.”
The second card is what happens when I ignore my own advice.
I kept the same basic idea but moved everything onto a soft seaside background, and that one decision completely changed the feel. It’s a little fuller, a little more playful, and definitely less restrained. The florals spill out more, the greenery gets involved, and suddenly the whole thing feels like it’s trying a bit harder… but in a way I actually like.
Also, I added the twine plant hanger at the top, which feels like a detail I didn’t technically need, but also didn’t question for more than half a second. Sometimes that’s how decisions get made around here.
I like that these two ended up feeling related without looking like they were designed in the same five-minute window. Same supplies, same general direction… just a slightly different level of self-control.
And honestly, that’s probably the most accurate way to describe my creative process anyway.
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