Saturday night I needed a card for a special friend. I chose some Pink Paislee Spring Fling Collection papers from my stash, as well as one of the new Just Rite releases, A Little Caffeine. I liked that little china cup and wanted it as my focal point. I tried paper-piecing the cup first, but it seemed a bit busy that way. In the end, I colored it with the Copic markers shown below and enhanced with the Spica Glitter pens. (The one on the end is a new brown Spica glitter pen--coming soon.)
I used Spellbinders Plain Circle Nestabilities for cutting and embossing my focal image, and an EK Success Fleur-de-lis edger punch on the polka dotted layer to tie in a bit with the decoration on the rim of the china cup and saucer. Next I added some A Muse Micro Dot Twinkle Stickers to the outer border around the coffee cup. Ribbon is PaperTrey Dark Chocolate satin.
For the envelope, I tried a new toy that I'd been sent--putting it through its paces. It was a Crafter's Companion Ultimate Scoring System. I don't know that I'm ready to pack up my other scoring tools yet, being attached to what several products do best for me; but so far I've been very impressed with two functions of the Crafter's Companion--the envelope maker and the bow-tying pegs. Both of these could be better shown than verbalized, but I'll just mention quickly that what I liked about the bow-tying pegs is that both tails of the bow come out behind the bow loops. Most of the time when I tie a bow, unless I fiddle with it for half an hour, one tail comes out under a bow loop, and the opposite one come out on top of the bow loop. When I used their peg method, the bow was pretty much perfect every time, requiring little tweaking to lay nicely. Of course, a separate bow meant that I needed to attach it with a mini glue dot, but I keep those handy anyway for attaching buttons.
Whew--I'm babbling! I hope you have a lovely day, and I appreciate your visit.
