New Year's Resolution

Makeup 4 the Weekend - M4TW55 Black, White & Silver
SCS Free 4 All - F4A45 Celebrate those Resolutions

Wow! I can't believe it's been two weeks since I've posted anything here. Did anyone miss me in all the hustle and bustle of Christmas and New Years? {smile} It was a good break spending extra time with my boys and their December activities. And unfortunately it was also a time of illness - we all took turns being sick with this sore throat congestion thing. I was the last one come down with it starting on Christmas Eve and I lost my voice for a few days too! Needless to say, it was a rather low-key and {quiet} Christmas.

Anyhow, I'm not one to typically make New Year's Resolutions. I like to start fresh each day and don't think of the New Year as a time to start over with anything. But Dawn Mercedes challenged us on Splitcoast to make a card to go with our New Year's Resolution for 2011 and that got me thinking. I guess if I were to "resolve" anything, it would be to keep things in proper perspective. It's easy, especially this time of year, to get caught up in the busy-ness of things that are temporary and not eternal. I like this verse from Isaiah 40:8 that reminds me of that.

For my card I embossed the grass and flower in silver to go along with the verse that I embossed in black. Then it was a simple matter of layering and adding a silver bow. I didn't want to overshadow the meaning of the verse with fanciful doo-dads, KWIM?

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog today. I appreciate each and every one of you that I get to interact with on-line and I wish you all the beary best for a Happy New Year!

Stamps: Believe Scripture and Faith Hope Love by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Basic Black, Silver, Shimmery White
Ink: Colorbox Pigment Black, Versamark
Accessories: Black EP, Silver EP, Silver Ribbon

Fall Butterflies

Flutterby Wednesday - FBW126 Think Fall
Makeup 4 the Weekend - M4TW45 Use Vellum
Paper Sundaes - PSC39 A Change of Seasons
Stamp Something - Something Punchy
Ooh-La-La Creations - OLL#64 Nothing Floral
Stamp Simply - #160 Back to Nature
Splitcoast Inspiration - IC253 John Lewis Department Stores

This week's Flutterby Wednesday challenge is to use the theme of Fall when making your cards with a butterfly, fairy or angel on it. I used fall colors with this pretty paper by The Paper Studio. The sentiment is from Buggy Sayings by Paper Makeup Stamps.

And today is the last day to enter the Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge to use vellum on your card {It's my turn to host the M4TW challenge}. If you combine that with a PMS image and link it to the PMS blog before midnight, you'll be entered in a drawing to win a single stamp of your choice. And considering, ahem, that no one not on the design team has entered yet, you have a pretty good chance of winning! {LOL} Remember there are digi stamps in the PMS store if you don't own a rubber one yet!

Thanks for fluttering by today and I wish you all the beary best!



Stamps: Buggy Sayings by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Red Riding Hood, Chocolate Chip, Vellum Cardstock, DP by The Paper Studio
Ink: Red Riding Hood
Accessories: Opaline Secret Pearls by Bazzill, SU! Butterfly Die, Dimensionals, SU! Photo Corner Punch, Circle Nesties, Xyron

Moody for Computers

Today I have a couple of cards using Moody for Computers to share with you. Paper Makeup Stamps is reviewing all of the new stamps that were just released on the 7th. Be sure to visit the PMS Blog to see the other beautiful samples the Makeup Artists have made for you today. And remember the 15% discount code from the blog hop is good through the 14th! It's not too late to save some money while you go shopping! {wink}

I was inspired by this card created by one of our Senior Makeup Artists, Shaela Odd. I love how she colored Moody for Art in monochromatic tones and added color to the background. It just makes my heart go pitter-patter! {grin}


On this first card I stamped Moody for Computers on Gina K. Pure Luxury White cardstock and used Copic Markers N0, N2, N4, N6, N8 to color her in. The designer paper is from the Sakura Park line by Kaisercraft. I didn't have any red flowers, so I colored a white fabric flower with a red copic marker. I used one of the simple sentiments from Paper Makeup Stamps, I'm so happy you're my friend. I have so many on-line friends that I've never had the privilege of meeting in real life yet. This image just makes me think of them and how happy I am to have met them through the computer. {smile}


On my second card, I wanted to try using the same markers on vanilla cardstock instead of white. I think it gives the image a little more softer and warmer feel to it, but it's a very subtle difference. I have a few cyber friends and faraway friends who are going through hard times right now. Even though I can't be there in person and give any of them a big hug, I can check up on them and send encouraging notes through my computer. That means so much to me. With that in mind, this sentiment from When There's Nothing Left to Say was the perfect choice.

I think using vellum shapes behind Moody for Computers and the saying gives a nice subtle shadow to them. And it fits in perfectly with the Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge to use vellum on your projects this week! {hint, hint} I like how it looks like she's in the glow of her computer screen in the midst of all those city buildings. That fabulous paper is from Basic Grey Wander.

Thanks for stopping by today and I wish you all the beary best!



First Card
Stamps: Moody for Computers and sentiment by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Gina K. Pure Luxury White, Basic Black, Real Red, Kasiercraft Sakura Park DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Piercing Tools, Black Pen, Copic Markers, Dimensionals, Flower, Black Gem, Grosgrain Ribbon

Second Card
Stamps: Moody for Computers, When There's Nothing Left to Say by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Vellum Cardstock, Basic Grey Wander DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Circle Nesties, SU! Large Oval Punch, Dimensional Tape, Black Gems, Copic Markers

Beauty and Vellum

Makeup 4 the Weekend - M4TW45 Use Vellum

I am hosting this week's challenge for Paper Makeup Stamps and it's a fairly simple one. All you have to do is use vellum somewhere on your card - easy peasy, right? I know this time of year is crazy now that school is back in full swing {at least it's that way for me, haha} and I wanted a challenge that could go with any kind of stamp or style card.

Okay, now that I've talked about how simple and easy my challenge *should* be, I have a confession! {LOL} I totally did this card the HARD way! I didn't even realize it until I had finished and sat back to take a look at it, haha. I knew that I wanted to use the word art Beauty is looking inside a heart shape and I wanted to emboss a vellum background. For some reason I had it in my head that I needed to cut out a heart from the vellum to frame the saying, and so I had to have it all positioned *just right*. Once I got done fussing with that step, I thought the heart would look nice framed somehow. I had to line up the two heart nesties *just right* to get that thin scallop border to attach to my heart window. THEN I looked at it and realized I could have just done a 1/4 sheet of the embossed vellum with a scallop heart on top of that and a pink heart with the saying on top of that! Isn't that funny?! It would have been sooooo much easier that way. {roll eyes}

Now how would you like to win a single stamp of your choice? Here's all you have to do:

1. Participate in the challenge
2. Use PMS images (stamped or digi)

Easy right?!! Link up your creation on the PMS Blog by midnight on Wednesday to be included in the Thursday Showoff and to be in the drawing for some free rubbah. While you don't have to use Paper Makeup Stamps to play in the challenge, you do need to use them to be entered in the drawing. Don't forget to mention the challenge in your post, and when you upload to SCS/PCP use the keyword M4TW45 so we can see your creations there as well. Also, be sure your link is directly to your challenge card to make it easier on those of us who love to comment. {happy face}

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all the beary best!



Stamps: Word Art 'Beauty is looking' by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Vellum Cardstock
Markers: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Marina Mist
Accessories: SU! embossing folder, Gems, Heart Nesties, Grosgrain Ribbon, Xyron

Birthday Butterflies

Makeup 4 the Weekend - M4TW40 Birthday Card
Flutterby Wedenesday - FBW119 Open Challenge
SCS Sketch Challenge - SC295
SCS Inspiration Challenge - IC247

Thank you everyone for your well wishes regarding my recent trip to Ohio for my grandfather's funeral. It was a treasured time with family and a comforting service.

This week's Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge to make a birthday card is hosted by Danni. And her Flutterby Wednesday challenge is an open one - just have a butterfly, fairy or angel on your card. With Dannni as the hostess for both challenges, it seemed fitting to combine these this week - especially since I'm playing catch-up after being away. {wink}

But you know, when you're playing catch-up, it takes awhile for your mojo to come back too, haha. So, I went searching for inspiration at today's inspiration challenge - perfect, right? I found this picture of a pretty blouse and it reminded me of some Ambrosia paper by Basic Grey that I have. That's also why I chose a light blue background for my card to match the light blue background of the blouse.

And then I went to this week's sketch challenge for the layout, so I wouldn't have to think too hard about that either. {LOL} The butterfly is from the Color It-Summer set and Birthday Wishes is a simple sentiment from Paper Makeup Stamps.

Here are a couple things to remember! First, Flutterby Wednesday is getting ready for something HUGE on September 1st. To participate you need to have played along in a FBW challenge before - make sure you get a card done for this week's challenge if you're a first-timer! Second, you could win a single stamp of your choice from Paper Makeup Stamps. Just play along with this weeks challenge using a PMS stamp or digi image and link it up to the PMS blog.

Thanks for fluttering by today!

Stamps: Birthday Wishes and Color It - Summer by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Ambrosia by Basic Grey, Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Marigold Morning
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Marigold Morning, Basic Gray, Cajun Craze
Accessories: MS Butterfly Border Punch, Circle Punches, Clear Spica Glitter Pen, Blender Pen, Gems

Little Birdies

Makeup 4 the Weekend - M4TW39 Lime, Turquoise & Kraft
SCS Ways to Use It - WT283 Button Time

I thought these sweet stamps from Tweet Things would be cute for an anniversary card. And to confess what a paper hoarder I am, that is an old, retired color called Luscious Lime from Stampin' Up! on my card. {grin} It looks delicious paired with Cool Caribbean and Kraft, don't you think?

The birdies are watercolored and the sentiment is filled in with my Luscious Lime marker. For the scalloped layers, I ran them through a Xyron to coat them with adhesive, fixed the other pieces on the center and covered the edges with dazzling diamonds glitter for some sparkle. And I found the perfect, sparkly lime-colored button in my Will to Day Dream kit as the finishing touch. {cheer}

Do you want to win a free single-image stamp from Paper Makeup Stamps? Just do the Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge using a PMS image by midnight EDT on Wednesday and link it to the PMS blog. A winner will be drawn on Thursday! And remember there are lots of cute digi stamps in the PMS store that you can use - so no excuses!

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all the beary best!



Stamps: Tweet Things by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Kraft, Luscious Lime, Cool Caribbean, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Luscious Lime, Cool Caribbean, Soft Suede, Basic Brown
Accessories: Linen Thread, Button, Xyron, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Aquapainter, Oval Nesties, SU! Scallop Border Punch

Freckled Lemonade Collection

Makeup 4 the Weekend - M4TW37 Stash It!

The challenge at Paper Makeup Stamps this week is to make a collection of cards for your stash. I chose to use the Freckled Lemonade set for my cards - it's so perfect for some refreshing summer cards!

And you have a chance to win a single stamp of your choice from PMS, if you play along with this week's challenge. All you have to do is complete the challenge using Paper Makeup stamps and link it to their blog by Wednesday midnight EDT. Don't have any Paper Makeup stamps yet? No problem - there are digi stamps you can get from the PMS store instantly after purchase and you'll still have time to play along with us! {grin} C'mon, you know you want to! {wink}

Here are details and close-ups of my cards.

I love this citrus stamp because it can be a lemon, a lime, an orange, a tangerine - all depending on how you ink it up. Now it's really more yellow like a lemon on my card here, but for some reason the camera makes it look kind of orange. Oh well. I used Versamark Dazzle Frost ink on So Saffron cardstock and embossed with clear powder. I {heart} how sparkly these lemon wedges turned out that way.

On this card I colored the fruit with my copic markers three times and cut pieces out to layer them on top of each other for dimension. I loved the cards that Lisa K. and Lisa M. both made like that before. I also covered them with my clear spica glitter pen to make the fruit sparkle.

Again, I colored this image with my copic markers and added spica sparkle to the fruit. {grin}

For the pitcher, I decided to try paper piecing it. I used this More Mustard paper from a Prints Pack b/c I liked the look of the swirls. And I tried coloring the fruit with ink pads and a blender pen, but I like the look of the copics on the other cards better, I think. I still covered the fruit with some spica sparkle though, haha.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!



Stamps: Freckled Lemonade by Paper Makeup Stamps
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark Dazzle Frost, Riding Hood Red, Rose Romance, More Mustard, Yoyo Yellow
Paper: DP by Paper Studio, Neenah Solar White, SU! Prints Pack, Green Galore, So Saffron, Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Riding Hood Red Ribbon, Red Gems, Clear Spica Glitter Pen, Clear EP, Nesties, Dimensionals, Copics 0, C0, C00, E50, R22, R27, YG06, YG11, Yoo, Y11, Y15

Moody for Art

Makeup for the Weekend - M4TW36
Mercy's Tuesday Sketch - MTSC84

This week's challenge from Paper Makeup Stamps was to use notebook or graph paper on your card and I combined it with Mercy's Tuesday Sketch. There are a series of Moody Girl stamps at the Paper Makeup store. They are all so detailed which makes them lots of fun to color. This one is called Moody for Art. I colored her with my prismacolor pencils and baby oil. I used the curved rectangles nestie to cut her out, edged it with a red spica glitter pen (what would I do without my spica pens?!) and chose a couple of SU! papers to go with her. Following Mercy's sketch from this week just helped pull this card together pretty quickly - gotta love that! Here's a close-up of the coloring.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Stamps: Moody for Art and sentiment by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White, Notebook Paper, Chocolate Chip, Western Sky & Juntos DP by SU!
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Baby Oil, Curved Rectangle Nesties, Spica Glitter Pen, Dimensionals, Pearls

Sailing Birthday

Paper Makeup Stamps - M4TW35 use felt

SCS Sketch Challenge - SC289

This week's Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge is to use felt on your card. I went digging through leftover supplies from the boys' school projects and found this dark blue glittery felt. Oooh, so what could I make with that? I decided to go through my paper next and chose this sheet from Basic Grey Lime Rickey that matched the felt pretty well. Once I had that picked, it made me think of water, so using the Sailing By set from Paper Makeup Stamps was a natural choice. Then I thought hey, if I cut the felt to look like waves it would fit this week's sketch challenge pretty well. And so, hey, I did just that! {grin}

I used versamark ink to emboss with my Night of Navy Classic ink pad and clear EP. I picked copics that matched my paper and colored the sail boat simply. I used dimensionals to pop up the boat panel over the felt. I love how fast this card came together - all starting with that piece of felt!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you'll join us in this week's challenge to use felt on your card. Be sure to link it up here if you do!

Blessings,

Stamps: Sailing By by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Confetti Cream, Night of Navy, Lime Rickey by Basic Grey
Ink: Versamark, Night of Navy
Accessories: Sparkly Felt, Dew Drops, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Copics

Dandy Wishes - PMS Sneak Peeks

Today Paper Makeup Stamps is showing you a sneak peek of a new set illustrated by Lindsay Spencer called Dandy Wishes. I just {heart} all the dandelion images in this beautiful set!

I dropped both of my boys off at camp for a week on Sunday. I decided to make each of them a pocket card and mail them to camp to let them know how much we miss them! No really, the peace and quiet is SO nice, but we still DO miss them, haha. So, of course I had to make each card in their favorite colors. And being the kind, sensitive mom that I am, I didn't go overboard with any frilly or sparkly accessories because it is a BOYS camp and they will be opening their mail surrounded by their friends. No need to embarrass them TOO much. {grin}

I cut the blue and green cardstocks into 8-1/2" by 5-1/4" pieces, scored them at 2-5/8" on each side and folded them into the middle to make the pockets. Before taping them closed, I used nesties to cut out the windows and cuttlebug folders to dry emboss the center for some texture. I have some clear, heat-resistant window sheets that I used to emboss the dandelion heart flowers on before coloring them in with copics and taping them into the window spaces.

The pull-out card part measures 3" by 4-5/8". I kept the tabs simple, because again, these ARE going to a boys camp. {smile} The sentiment Wish You Were Here is from an earlier PMS release and I think it goes perfectly with the dandelion as well as the occasion for my cards.

Be sure to check out the PMS blog to see more sneak peeks of Dandy Wishes from some of the other Makeup Artists today! Then leave a comment there for a chance to win this set too! {grin} And come back tomorrow for our all-day blog hop and then the release party in the PMS forum at 8pm CST.

Blessings,



Stamps: Dandy Wishes & sentiment by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Glorious Green, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue
Ink: Certainly Celery, Brilliant Blue, Colorbox Black Pigment Ink
Accessories: Nesties, Embossing Folders, Heat Resistant Window Sheets, Gingham Ribbon, SU! Tab Punch, Copics, Black EP

Misted Flowers

Paper Makeup Stamps - M4TW27

Don't you just love these flowers? Paper Makeup Stamps has a new set called Faith Hope Love with some beautiful flower silhouettes and word art sentiments. I chose this flower to color with markers and mist with my spritzer before stamping it on watercolor paper. I just love the mottled watercolor look this simple technique gives these flowers. I chose not to put a saying on there yet. I'll wait until I decide who to send this card to and then add a saying to fit the occasion.

Thanks for looking and have a blessed day!

Stamps: Faith Hope Love by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Mellow Moss, Lavender Lace, Watercolor Paper

Accessories: Nesties, Spica Glitter Pen, Markers, Spritz Bottle, Pearls, Cuttlebug Folder

Birthday Gus

Makeup for the Weekend - M4TW19
Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge - MTSC65

Here's a Birthday RAK that I made for Jan's son from Tweet Designs. He's turning 6 this Friday - Happy Birthday Darrel! :)

I started with the colors from Paper Makeup Stamps weekend challenge - Red, Blue and Kraft. Then I decided to use Mercy's Tuesday sketch for the layout. This birthday monster from PMS is named Gus. Doesn't he look so cute and ready to party in his hat and bow tie? I used a white gel pen and spica gitter pens to color him and a versamarker to add a little bit of shading. I also sponged some bashful blue around him just to help him stand out from the background a little bit. Another thing I love about unmounted stamps is how I can cut a saying in half and stamp it separately or put it back together on the block and stamp it whole. Soooooo much easier than using markers and omitting. The saying is from the PMS Birthday Cheer set. The paper is some remnants of DP that SU! sold a long, long time ago.

Here's a close-up to better show the glitter of those fabulous atyou spica pens.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Stamps: PMS Gus the Birthday Monster, Birthday Cheer Sentiments
Paper: Kraft, old SU! DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Bashful Blue
Accessories: White Gel Pen, atyou Spica glitter pens, oval nestie, versamarker

Lighthouse Sketch

Paper Makeup Stamps - M4TW17 Sketch

Gabby from the Paper Makeup Stamps Design Team came up with this sketch for their Makeup for the Weekend challenge. It has a lot of layers, but after a lot of thought and rearranging of pieces, I think I got it just right. :) I paper-pieced the light house from the PMS set Sailing By. It's hard to see, but I colored the windows and edged the lighthouse with spica glitter pens. It gives it a very nice sparkly shadow on the left side. {grin} I used a cuttlebug embossing folder for some texture and added faux stitching to the layers rather than matting them which would have made my card even thicker. And I'm pretty pleased that I made a card without any white or vanilla cardstock ~ that's really hard for me to do!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day! {smile}




Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps: Sailing By, Everyday Thanks
Paper: Bordering Blue, So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Kraft, Basic Black
Ink: Staz-on Jet Black
Accessories: Taupe Grosgrain Ribbon, Oval Punch, Piercing Tools, Black Marker, Spica Glitter Pens, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Heartfelt Butterfly

Paper Makeup Stamps M4TW16 - Treat Bag
Flutter By Wednesday #97 - Butterfly, Fairy or Angel with Hearts

Here is a simple treat bag that I made. I have a small paper bag cut down to a 3-inch height to fit in between two Top Note die cuts. I've had this idea to make a butterfly using one of the heart images from Paper Makeup's Hugs and Kisses set. Then today I saw the Flutter By Wednesday challenge was to use hearts and I knew I could wait no longer! {grin} I love it when an idea and a challenge come together like that!

So, after stamping the heart twice on shimmery paper for the wings, I added brown pearls for the body and drew antennae with a spica pen before cutting it out and popping it up on the bag. The saying is from Paper Makeup's Everyday Thanks set and I think it just matches my butterfly so perfectly.

Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps: Hugs and Kisses, Everyday Thanks
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Brown, Close to Cocoa
Paper: Cool Caribbean, Shimmery White, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: SU! oval punches, brown pearls, spica pen, satin ribbon, sponge, marker, Cuttlebug folder, Top-Note Die, paper bag, glue dots

My Favorite Melody

Paper Makeup Stamps - Favorite PMS Stamp
Makeup for the Weekend - Pink and Lots of Bling
Flutter By Wednesday - Fairy, Butterfly or Angel
Splitcoast Limited Supply Challenge - Framed Art

Here she is - my favorite PMS stamp is Melody! She is the result of a PMS contest that I won to design my own fairy. Diem drew her singing to this little bird just as I imagined and I named her Melody. I think she is just the sweetest fairy ever! And yes, I am totally and completely biased. {grin}

I decided to combine her with the other Paper Makeup Challenge this week to use pink and lots of bling. After coloring her in with ink and a blender pen, I added dazzling diamonds glitter to her wings and spica glitter pens to her belt, shoes, music notes and around the circle's edge. The saying is embossed for a nice shine and gems added for even more sparkle. {heart}

And of course, the perfect finish for my perfect fairy is a frame. Now I can enjoy seeing her in my craft room every day.

Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps: Melody, PMS Swirl, Dreams Come a Size Too Big
Paper: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Razzleberry Lemonade DP
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pink Passion, Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, Blush Blossom, Riding Hood Red, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Versamark
Accessories: Circle Nesties, Label 3 Nesties, Fancy Tags Nestie, glue pen, dazzling diamonds glitter, spica glitter pens, clear EP, gem stickers, dimensionals, blender pen, 5x7 Frame

Pink & Red Snowman

Paper Makeup Stamps: makeup4theweekend06

I love this card by Tangii Crain and it inspired me to make a snowman card using pink and red rather than the blues I always reach for. I used oval nesties to cut out a window in the front of my card. The saying is stamped on a clear acetate sheet and taped to the inside flap to appear over the inside snowflake panel. The designer paper is a sheet I picked up from Hobby Lobby by The Paper Studio. Tangii's buttons are fabulous and I don't have anything similar to use on my card {sob}. I had to settle for some button brads that I had instead. This cute snowman is popped up on dimensionals and I like how his little stick arms stand out on his sides.

Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps - Snow Happy
Paper: Ruby Red, Whisper White, Paper Studio DP
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Accessories: Markers, Brads, Ribbon, Nesties, Acetate Sheet, Dimensionals

Friendly Flower Circles

Paper Makeup Stamps: makeup4theweekend05
Splitcoast Limited Supply Challenge: Small Tall Card

This Friday Paper Makeup Stamps is hosting a color challenge of Olive, Navy and Mustard. Sometimes when I'm not sure how to combine colors, I find it best to keep them separate and distinct on my card. I stamped a flower from the Friendly Flowers set once in each color. After punching them out, I ran them through my little xyron to coat them with adhesive and dazzling diamonds glitter. I just love how they sparkle! {cheesy grin}

The ribbon was an extra piece found in my stash. I wish I had more of it wherever it came from b/c it matches the mustard color so perfectly. It's kind of hard to tell in the photo, but saying is stamped in navy ink and the green pearls match the olive flower. That way each color is touched twice on this card and balanced. Is that too OCD on my part? {chuckle}

The card is a small tall card measuring 3-1/2" x 6" (6x7 piece of paper folded in half). I did my snowman card in the previous post this size with a portrait direction and decided to try the same size here, but with a landscape direction instead. It's fun to change up card sizes now and then.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed day! :)

Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps: Friendly Flowers
Paper: Confetti White, Old Olive, NIght of Navy, More Mustard
Ink: Old Olive, NIght of Navy, More Mustard
Accessories: Ribbon, Pearl Stickers, 1-1/4 and 1-1/2 Circle Punches, xyron, dazzling diamond glitter