Cheep talk stamp set from Stampin' up!

When I looked back on the cards I made in 2009, I realised I hadn't made many I liked. So I've gone back to what I like, back to 'basics'. For me this means simpler colour schemes and somewhat layered and symetrical cards (as much as they can be when hand made).

With this new stamp set, I was trialling a few things. Did it look better to have flowers or pears in the tree? Was it better to have white as a background card colour, or a more bold colour? For a second 'flower in tree' card, see the entry below. I think I like the flower and the pear, and though I like the white cards I think I prefer the bolder background colours. What are your thoughts?

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Card 4:

Card count for 2010: 6