vintage may flowers

here's another one of those cards that really REALLY didn't come out how i thought it was going to...but in this case...i think i kind of like it better.

i made it for last week's hero arts' challenge--"MAYFLOWERS". although it turned out more vintagey than stamp-based, i actually have worked in *3* HA stamps; admittedly in pretty subtle ways: the large prima flower is stamped with the houndstooth background & clear embossed (an idea stolen from my new lovely blogging friend brit--thank you, ma'am!); the flower's center is stamped with the text stamp from the artistic windows set; and the swirly green vines are stamped with the flourishes from the same set and also clear embossed. all of these details are much more obvious in real life...but i still think it looks ok in the photo.

(background from a vintage garden planning book; layered flowers under the prima are ones i drew and cut out; patterned paper: basic grey, prima, jenni bowlin & dena; diecuts and tiny gems:k&co; inks: colorbox; other: vintage millinery pearls, marvy butterfly punch, zig pen; adhesives: tombow monoadhesive runner, uhu gluestick, 3m foam tape)