Thinking Inking

Many Thanks

Tonight I wanted to show you one more PaperTrey Ink card made with Wedding Day and Boxes, Bags, and Tags. I had been looking through a couple of catalogs that I got at CHA, and I fell in love with the Webster's Pages catalog--so elegant and romantic! I pulled out a couple of sheets of paper to use, then I remembered that it had been a while since I'd done pure rubber stamping (or acrylic stamping--you know what I mean!) I have so many lovely papers here that I am reaching for them without thinking lately. . . I adore patterned papers, and I certainly don't intend to give them up! But I thought that tonight I'd just be inspired by a color scheme and create my own patterns from cardstock and ink. (I still have plans for those gorgeous papers! I just need to think about it more before I cut into them. . .)

The scrolls on the Prism Suede Brown Dark cardstock are stamped with Versamagic Aspen Mist ink, and the squared motif on the Prism Nautical Blue Light is stamped with Adirondack Hazelnut ink. The "Many thanks" sentiment on Neenah Natural White cardstock is stamped in Pearlescent Chocolate Brilliance ink. The scroll above and below the sentiment is the only piece that I used from Boxes, Bags, and Tags; all other pieces are from the Wedding Day set. The two little pieces of bling are A Muse micro dot twinkle stickers, and the butterfly is popped up on a bit of foam tape.  I used my Spellbinders Classic Plain Oval dies to cut the sentiment layer and its mat (Prism Suede Brown Medium). That's it--stamped simplicity, because sometimes you need to make sure you remember how to do the basics.

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A couple of announcements:

Several of you have written me saying that you were having a hard time finding the mini legal pads that I had picked up in a three-pack at WalMart, and had created a template for a few days ago. I looked online in several places that were recommended and could never find the same size. So I e-mailed Ampad and asked about them. Here is the response: I believe the item you are referring to is 20-398  3.5” x 5.25” 3 pack. Wal-mart no longer carries this item. I have no other dealers or retailers currently selling this item. The only way to purchase would be to customer order from a wholesaler. I would recommend the contacting the following wholesaler and tell them you would like to custom order Ampad item 20-398. It is highly possible that this item will be discontinued by Ampad in the very near future.  Able Office Supply        800-870-6872  So, there you have it, a contact if you are one of the people who was asking me where you could find more of this size pad.

Reader Angie D. Sent me this link for a similarly sized notepad that IS available online; it's a little smaller at 3" x 5", but these might work for you too.  Reader Paula also has a source for the 3" x 5" size, manufactured by Tops, and available through www.detroitpencilcompany.com. Reader Donna C says that she bought the mini legal pads in Staples, in *yellow* instead of white, at 3@$1.99.  Thanks, Angie, Paula, and Donna!

The Card Positioning Systems blog was misbehaving yesterday so that artwork wasn't showing up; this morning it seems to be working again, so here's a link if you'd like to play along with Sketch 56. I'll post my take on it later this week.

Finally, just one more reminder that Ellen Hutson has her seventeen hour Luck O' the Irish coupon sale going on today (Monday), from 7am to midnight, PST. If you subscribed to her newsletter, the coupon code is in it, at the bottom. Happy Shopping!

Mish Throws down the Inchie Gauntlet

A couple of days ago, my buddy Michelle Wooderson challenged a few of people to  inchie-making with the new Organic Carrots and Dottie Bunny stamps by Karen Lockhart. That sounded fun, so I played. For me it wasn't such a challenge to make the inchies, but it was definitely a challenge to figure out how I would display them! I'm still trying to decide if those big Heidi Swapp flowers are working for me. . .

I colored two of the carrot images and one of the bunny images with my Copic markers, then cropped them to 1" square and mounted them on black matboard pieces. In looking for colorful paper, I ran across a pack of this Basic Grey Oh Baby! Girl Collection and decided that it would work with my colorful images. I matted each image using a Spellbinders Nestability Classic Scalloped die on black cardstock, then added a magnet to the back of each inchie.

I used a glue dot to hold the flowers on the background, then use a foam dimensional in the center of the flower so that the recipient could remove the magnets and use them, if desired. Ribbon is SU's Certainly Celery grosgrain. Begonia cardstock is by Memory Box.

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If you have a minute, check out the other Inchie players: Mish, Trudee, Sharon, and Cindy. (I'm not sure what time their posts will be up, but sometime on Sunday.) Thanks for visiting, and don't forget about Ellen's seventeen-hour coupon sale on Monday! (The coupon code is in her newsletter, which you can sign up for the the bottom of her home page.)

March PaperTrey Release Day!

It's here--March's PaperTrey Release Day! I wanted to share a few of the pieces that I made with this month's five new sets and two new colors.  If there are any weddings in my future, I will be well-prepared with Wedding Day, Boxes, Bag, and Tags, and Favor It Weddings.

One of our assignments this month was to create a simple wedding gift or gift wrap. I passed by the half-price table at Hallmark after Valentines Day and found these cool personalize-able, heart-shaped glass paperweights. Score! I used the red box that it came in to trace a template onto last month's Everyday Blessings paper, then used our engagement picture to fill the heart. The "Happily Ever After" is from PTI stamp designer Alli Miles's Wedding Day set, and the "Two Hearts, One Love" sentiment is from Favor It Weddings. (You know how much I love tags!) Ribbon is PTI Aqua Mist polka dotted satin. I used Adirondack Stream to stamp the sentiments in. How simple is that? (By the way, if you want to see some amazing, sophisticated wedding ensembles, you have got to see Alli's blog. That girl is SO creative!)

Next, how about an easily reproducible wedding invitation?  I used a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots A-2 embossing folder on a piece of PaperTrey Stamper's Select White get a simple, textured background. (I cut it down slightly smaller than A-2 because the folder patterns don't come all the way to the edges otherwise.) I used Berry Sorbet ink to stamp a medallion from Wedding Day, the masked off most of the medallion and used Sweet Blush ink  to stamp "always and forever" on the inside. I matted it using a Spellbinders Petite Nestability Scalloped Circle die. The word "Love" in Berry Sorbet finishes it off, except for the length of Berry Sorbet satin ribbon that I threaded through two holes in the medallion and tied in a bow. For the envelope I used another piece from Wedding Day, stamped in Berry Sorbet.  **Please note that Berry Sorbet is NOT orange. It's looking that way on my screen in spite of color correction.**

How about something casual and floral? The new Pink Patterns Collection will certainly fill the bill! I used the flowered paper from the 6" x 6" pad to cover the front of this card, then stamped a band with the Boxes, Tags, and Bags set. The Spring Moss medallion is also from Boxes, Tags, and Bags, and the "Love Blooms" sentiment is from Favor It Weddings. I used a Spellbinders Nestability Petite Scalloped circle die to cut and emboss the circle under the medallion from from Sweet Blush cardstock. (This card coordinated with the Love Notes tin that I posted yesterday.)

Finally, I wanted to share some birthday cards and bags made with PTI stamp designer Candice Aguilar's It's a Celebration set, as well as Birthday Basics.  I found It's a Celebration to be a well-thought-out set, and I love the sentiments in Birthday Basics as well.  For the gift bag, I used a  PTI  frosted tin tie bag stamped in  Berry Sorbet ink. (When you use Palette ink on a frosted bag like this, let it dry for a bit before touching it.) I adore the banners in the It's a Celebration set--so clean and fresh! So I added banners to both the gift bag topper and the little gift card. Inks are Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush, and Spring Moss.

The last card is another birthday card using It's a Celebration and Birthday  Basics, but it opens differently. I cut the base normal A-2 sized, then I used my Spellbinders Rectangle dies to cut a scalloped mat and a plain card that opens up.  The gift is then mounted on the part that opens.  It's hard to see, but I stamped the open circles in the background, then filled in the smaller ones with Ranger Glossy accents. I filled in the circles on the present with Glossy Accents as well.   

Well, that what I've been working on besides blog posts for the last week. I truly appreciate your taking the time to visit! There are so many lovely pieces in the PTI Gallery if you have time to browse. Also, congratulations to Niki and Penny for their well-deserved Guest Star Stamper for March awards!

Tiny Bouquet Charm

So, what do you think? I finally got around to trying my hand at a stamped, soldered piece in the middle of the night last night! I had worked in stained glass before, so soldering wasn't new to me. But it's been a couple of years since I've touched my soldering iron. I found that, as with any skill, you lose it if you don't use it. (So I need more practice time, right? ;-D) 

At CHA last summer we visited a booth called Simply Swank and just loved the pieces there--glass, paper, metal, embellishments--what's not to love? This year I had a few minutes to stop back by, along with Sharon Harnist and Ellen Hutson, who had decided to carry the Simply Swank products in her store.  I felt like a kid in a candy shop--"How about this?  Are you getting this?  I think you NEED this! And isn't this pretty?" (Suffice to say that I was not a moderating influence.)

Ellen now has her soldering merchandise in, just in time for her sale on Monday. And if you have questions about exactly what soldering is, you should click here for the tutorial that just came out in Ellen's last newsletter. If you already know how to solder, you may have lead solder; you don't want to use lead solder on something that will be in contact with your body.  The solder that Ellen carries is lead-free, containing tin, copper, and silver--safe for a decorative application. It also has a little higher melting point from traditional lead-solder. I opted to get a new pink soldering iron since my other soldering iron doesn't have a rheostat for temperature control.  (I wonder if my husband will borrow this one to work on our water pipes?)

The little piece above is only 3/4" in diameter. I had room inside to sandwich one of the Lockhart Itty-Bittys, the top part of the Vase, inside. I stamped it in Adirondack Pitch Black and colored it with my Copic Markers. It's not perfect, but I thought I'd share my first piece anyway. I can see in the large photo that I need to clean some black residue off of the glass still, and I wish I had added a little decorative piece at the bottom. That's okay--I'll play with a decorative piece next time!  If you haven't seen it already, Cindy Lyles posted a soldered teapot bookmark yesterday, and it's lovely. (Cindy can do anything!) If you're new at soldering, I would suggest that you might want to start with a square or a rectangular shape instead of a circle, since liquid solder always runs to the lowest point. It's a bit simpler to control on a straight shape than on a curved one. Also, don't forget to wear safety glasses. (I'm hearing my husband quote Norm from the New Yankee Workshop: "Let's take a moment to talk about shop safety. . .") If you try a soldered piece, I would *love* to see what you come up with--send me a link or leave one on the comments!

I'll be back later tonight with the PaperTrey new releases. Have a great evening!

Sneak Peek: Love Notes Wedding Favor

I'm excited to be able to share a little project that I've made for the PaperTrey Ink release tomorrow! Boxes, Tags, and Bags, combined with Favor It Weddings, Wedding Day, and Simple Alphabet are the stamps that I used on this small wedding favor tin (PTI large hinged tin).

I began by tracing three times around the outside of the lid onto the back side of one of the papers from the new PTI Pink Patterns Collection. This gave me my top and my inside top and bottom pieces. (I had to trim a tiny bit more from the inside pieces.) I used Tombo Mono Multi glue to attach these papers, but you could use any good adhesive.  After getting the cover paper in place, I used a length of Berry Sorbet Twill to cover the bottom edge of the tin. (Red-line/Super Sticky tape works beautifully for this.) The top edge was a bit narrow for ribbon, so I cut a narrow strip from the striped paper and wrapped it around the lid top, also attaching it with Super-Sticky tape.

Next I changed some photos to black and white, added back a hint of warmth, and printed them on matte photo paper with my inkjet printer. I used my Spellbinders Nestability Scalloped and Plain Petite Ovals and Classic Rectangles to cut and emboss both photos and both mats. Mats are cut from Berry Sorbet cardstock. I stamped flowers from the Boxes, Bags, and Tags set to enhance the cover, mounting them on foam tape and adding a Swarovski Crystal in the center of the flower. The Love Notes tag on the front of the tin is from Favor It Weddings--I adore tiny tags, and I can't wait to see what other "Favor It" mini sets will be coming out in the next few months!

On the inside of the tin, I used the new Simple Alphabet to stamp names, and the Wedding Day set to stamp the wedding date on strips of Sweet Blush cardstock.  I found some off-brand pink sticky notes in a 3" x 3" pad and used my Carl Cutter to trim them down on one side to fit my tin. This required pulling the sticky notes into three sections and realigning them. (If you were making these for wedding favors, I would strongly suggest that you go to a local print shop with a stack of them and have them make that cut!) Next I stamped "Love Notes" from Favor It Weddings and the swirl from the Boxes, Bags, and Tags set on each of the sticky notes. It doesn't take that long  since you can put both pieces on one acrylic block. I tied the notepad up with some Berry Sorbet Satin, finishing the inside of my tin.

Since the bottom of the tin is covered with patterned paper, and the sticky notes are not secured with adhesive, the notepad can be replaced if it is used up. Granted, these would take longer than some wedding favors, but you might consider doing them for the wedding party and using them as favors at a rehearsal dinner. I hope that you have enjoyed this sneak peek  Don't forget to check Nichole's blog for more exciting news! Midnight tonight begins the BIG DAY at PaperTrey Ink. . .

Organic Carrots, Anyone?

I've had this darling little Lockhart Organic Carrots stamp for a couple of weeks and had just been too busy to play with it--until tonight. I thought I'd try a quick card, combining it with some of my Cosmo Cricket Honey Pie papers from their 8" x 8" pad.  First I stamped the carrots in Adirondack Pitch Black, then I colored them in the Copic colors pictured. The quick part? Picking marker colors--I chose my paper first and then simply let it decide the marker colors.

I used a Spellbinders Nestability Plain Rectangle Die to cut and emboss the focal panel, then I aged it a  bit with Antique Linen Distress ink to coordinate better with the worn look of the paper. Finished card size is 3-1/2" x 5", fitting a small notecard envelope. Speaking of envelopes, I thought I'd get some inchie-practice in, since I'll be needing it later this week! I have a template that I cut from cardstock so that I can look at parts of stamped images to see what composition pleases me. (I think Sharon Harnist showed one of these on her blog not too long ago. Mine's back in my archives somewhere. . .) Anyway, I knew that the cardstock template would be too thick to get a cleanly stamped image if I stamped inside it. So I made a new template from Eclipse tape and just inked my whole stamp and stamped right on top of the mask. It worked pretty well, though a black line drawn around it might have helped a bit. I'd have to try it to see, and it's getting too late for experimentation tonight. The "You brighten my day" sentiment is from Verve Visual's Thoughtful Florals set; I love Julee's little one-liner sentiments. Thanks for visiting; you brightened my day!

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The PaperTrey sneak peeks continue--Nichole and Amy have them today, and I get to share a little project with you tomorrow--I can hardly wait!

May You Live: CPS Sketch 55

This week's CPS Sketch was a fun stretch for me! I have always adored romantic cards that use vintage laces, trims, and flowers. But I am challenged to know what to do with them! I look at them. . . and look at them. . . and they look back. . .  (You can tell that this doesn't go anywhere in a hurry.)

This week's CPS Sketch 55 had the Embellishment Studio as a sponsor, however, so I had some built-in motivation to USE that lovely lace! If you have time to play along, we'd love to see what you come up with. Just post a link to your creation here. By the way, if you are bow-tying-challenged, here's a great step-by-step tutorial for you, created by bow-tie-er-extraodinaire Melissa Phillips. (You've seen her gorgeous bows in magazines. :-D)

Stamps: May You Live by Wordsworth, small sentiment from Out on a Limb by PaperTrey Ink
Ink: Pearlescent Chocolate Brilliance; Antique Linen Distress ink
Cardstock: Ivory Naturals (SU), Basic Grey Blush Collection, Prism Perfect Baby Pink
Embellishments: Wide pink lace by the Embellishment Studio; narrow stitched ribbon from Reasonable Ribbon; mini brads by Making Memories
Tools: Spellbinders Nestability Petite Plain Oval set; sewing machine

Don't forget about checking out Nichole's, Lisa's, and Lauren's sneak peeks today! Also, have you signed up for Ellen's newsletter yet? You'll be glad that you did! (If you go to the bottom of this page, you'll see a box to sign up.) I truly appreciate your taking the time to visit my blog.

Sneak Peeks and Blog Banner Info

Have you seen the first of Nichole's sneak peeks?  I love that little pop-up card that she created! Since I tend to be motion-card-challenged, I'm always amazed by motion or pop-ups.  She also revealed her next two colors--Sweet Blush and Berry Sorbet. I've been privileged to play with both, and they are fabulous. On my monitor, the Berry Sorbet looks almost startlingly orange, but in real life it is definitely not orange. To put in in terms that most of you can relate to, it's deeper in value than Cameo Coral, and perhaps a bit rosier. The Sweet Blush is pinker and less grayed than Blush Blossom, but warmer and paler than Pretty in Pink.  They coordinate beautifully and look scrumptious with the new ribbons. Taylor also has a sneak peek up today, and Heather will have one up tomorrow (Tuesday).  These are must-sees!

Next order of business, I thought I'd mention the new blog banner here since I'll be answering questions much of tomorrow otherwise!  A couple of day ago, Emily Giovanni mentioned a new Shabby Princess Promise kit that was FREE. Free is good, right?  Most free kits are small (and I'm grateful for those too!), but this one is huge and absolutely lovely. (It may take a while to download because so many people are trying to download it.)   I used Shabby Princess Promise papers and design elements to make a blog banner in Adobe Photoshop Elements, then saved it as a .jpg file so that I could paste it into my blog header. I saved it at 670 pixels x 200 pixels for my blog; other blogs might require different sizes. I'm certainly no expert, but I do have fun playing with the digital kits The little tag is from a Shabby Miss Jen kit, Flea Market Baskets. Both the Shabby Princess AND Shabby Miss Jenn have fabulous ready-made blog wear. Unfortunately for me, my friend Sharon has already used the one I liked best from Shabby Princess, and my CPS friend Melissa has used the Shabby Miss Jen kit Flea Market Kit that I fell in love with.  So, that gave me an excuse to play, ahem, work on one.  If you have any digital skills at all, I would highly recommend both of these businesses as having top-notch kits.

I'm stamping tonight--need to finish up my PaperTrey release projects. I'll find something to share tomorrow night though.  Thanks for visiting!

Kind Thoughts Goes Shabby

Tonight I was in the mood to distress something, and cardstock is generally the best option. I pulled out my  SU Kind Thoughts set,  and some Vanilla, Soft Sky, and Chocolate Chip cardstock.  Usually I start with some kind of plan in mind, but on this card, I just wandered until it felt finished--yes, one of those nights. . .

I started by stamping Tres Chic in Versamark ink on the Soft Sky background, then added the swirls in Close to Cocoa ink. (I like it better than Chocolate Chip because Chocolate Chip seems to have red undertones, while Close to Cocoa seems a bit more neutral.) I distressed the edges with my Antique Linen distress ink, then stamped and cut out a couple of the butterflies and tried then in various positions. Blah. They needed contrast. The problem with adding contrast, however, was that it would cover up my swirls, which I needed to work with the butterflies. 

I then remembered having some vanilla scented embossing powder that Cornish Heritage Farms had sent me a long time ago--ahhhh, it smelled delightful and was calorie free!  I used the vanilla EP to emboss the Chocolate Chip layer and cut out just a portion of that swirl to place on top of the Soft Sky layer, letting the bottom swirl peek out on all edges. I added some paper piercing around the chocolate chip layer to frame it a bit, then distressed its edges as well. The butterflies looked much better against a dark background. It was free sailing after that--I added  couple of pieces of ribbon and my trademark tag (sentiment from PaperTrey Ink's Mixed Messages set). It still seemed to need another touch, so I added layered photo corners and three mini brads. Finally--finished!
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A couple of public service announcements: CPS Sketch 55 is up; I'll show you my take on it later this week. We had a sponsor for Sketch 55, the Embellishment Studio. While I love the look of lace on other people's work, I've never actually tried using it myself. So, now I have! Do you need a way to use your trim remnants? Go see the lovely pieces at the CPS site!  New ones will be added a couple of times during the week.

Next, I got my first Ellen Hutson, LLC newsletter last night. If you didn't get one, you'll want to sign up for her newsletter. (If you go to the bottom of this page, you'll see a box to sign up.) It was very educational--one of Ellen's specialties. I'm going to try soldering one of those bookmarks or a piece of jewelry! She provides great step-by-step instructions with pictures. (Most of us read the pictures, right?) And if a cool new project isn't enough to make you go sign up, there was also a coupon at the bottom for a seventeen-hour sale next Monday, March 17.  Enjoy!

Flower Bracelet

I'm in the midst of making a batch of samples with some upcoming releases this weekend. Tonight I thought I'd post a bracelet that I made a few weeks ago, but you haven't seen yet; it's one that I meant to write up step-by-step instructions for and just haven't had a chance. They are pretty simple anyway!

I started with a bracelet blank kit (available in antique silver or antique brass) and two Lockhart stamps, Hydrangea and Zinnia. I stamped both images a couple of times and colored them in.   

After choosing my favorite parts of the flowers, I used the 5/8" circle punch to punch out the flowers, then simply followed the instructions on the bracelet blanks. (Someone with a small wrist might need one fewer piece than I used; this is a fairly large bracelet.) I colored the flowers with my Copic markers in the colors shown above.

This is a really fun and simple project, and the Lockhart stamps are perfectly proportioned for this application.  I have a couple of them made for Mother's Day presents, and I hope that my mom and mother-in-law enjoy wearing them as much as I enjoyed making them!

A Notebook with a Purpose

I am the queen of lists, but I must admit that I often misplace them. Normally by the time I get to the grocery store, I discover that my grocery list must be sitting on the kitchen counter at home. That's okay: a grocery list I can shop without. But I decided that I needed a pretty little mini legal pad folder to keep with me so that I can keep track of prayer requests.  Do you have something that you need a small covered notebook for?

I created a .pdf file for you so that you can make one of these little notebook folders too if you'd like. The mini legal pads are about 5-1/4" x 3-1/2"--smaller than a junior legal pad. (I found them in a three-pack at a superstore.) These are a great size to keep in a purse. Rather than gluing the pad in place, I made two deep pockets, one for loose papers and one for the pad to slide into so that you can put a new pad in when you need to. Download MiniNotepadTempltDOlson.pdf

I used my PaperTrey Everyday Blessings set, along with PaperTrey's Spring Moss and Aqua Mist cardstocks, and the 6" x 6" Everyday Blessings patterned paper pack. Ink was Aqua Mist (PTI) and Ranger's Adirondack Stream ink.  I used my Spellbinders Nestability Rectangle and Classic Oval sets to layer the front of the  notebook and finished it off with Aqua Mist Satin ribbon and a small aqua Swarovski crystal at the top of the Cross.

On the inside, I simply folded where you see the dotted lines on the pattern, and cut where you see the solid lines.  I used a scrap of the patterned paper to cover the top of the mini legal pad so that it would coordinate rather than be a clashing red.

The matching pen is a Pentel RSVP pen from which I unscrewed the top and inserted a rolled piece of Everyday Blessings patterned paper into.  (A piece about 3-3/8" x 1" should work. Try rolling it around a small paintbrush to get it cylindrical in shape before you try to insert it.)

I hope that you can find a good use for a little notebook too. Have a great day!

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Download file was EDITED to make two dotted lines on the bottom solid lines. Oops--sorry about that! Next, to answer some questions, I started with a standard 8-1/2" x 11" piece of cardstock. From the top of the notepad folder to the bottom edge (flap), it is exactly 8-1/2" . You'll have a little left over on the width though.  Finally, some of you have asked where I found this size of notepads; I found them in a three-pack at WalMart, labeled Ampad Mini Legal Pads. Hope this helps!

3/17/08:

Several of you have written me saying that you were having a hard time finding the mini legal pads that I had picked up in a three-pack at WalMart. I looked online in several places that were recommended and could never find the same size. So I e-mailed Ampad and asked about them. Here is the response: I believe the item you are referring to is 20-398  3.5” x 5.25” 3 pack. Wal-mart no longer carries this item. I have no other dealers or retailers currently selling this item. The only way to purchase would be to customer order from a wholesaler. I would recommend the contacting the following wholesaler and tell them you would like to custom order Ampad item 20-398. It is highly possible that this item will be discontinued by Ampad in the very near future.  Able Office Supply        800-870-6872   

Reader Angie D. Sent me this link for a similarly sized notepad that IS available online; it's a little smaller at 3" x 5", but these might work for you too.  Reader Paula also has a source for the 3" x 5" size, manufactured by Tops, and available through www.detroitpencilcompany.com. Reader Donna C says that she bought the mini legal pads in Staples, in *yellow* instead of white, at 3@$1.99.  Thanks, Angie, Paula, and Donna!

Tulip Bouquet Thank You

Here's a set that I haven't had out in quite a while--SU's Never Ending Joy. I used an old technique as well. (It must have been old friends night. . .) I stamped the tulips and stems in Versamark ink on Poison Ivory cardstock, then chalked them in with Pebbles Shimmery Pastel Chalks. The card base is Poison Ivory, with the large mat layer being Blush Blossom stamped with Aida Cloth and Tres Chic in Pretty in Pink ink, aged with Aged Linen Distress Ink.  The little sentiment is a PaperTrey Mixed Messages sentiment, cut out with SU's Word Window punch. Pearl is the Mocha Gold color.

I used my Spellbinders Nestabilty Petite Scalloped and Plain circle die sets to cut and emboss the focal image and Prism Exclusive China mat. You can see the shimmer of the shimmer chalks a bit better in the close-up photo. I really like the shimmer chalks and am planning to order a jewel-tone set as well one day when I have an order going in. I used a corner rounder on the bottom of the card to tie in with the curvature of the word window punch and the focal point in a circle.  You can see the shimmer a bit better in the close-up picture on the left.

Sometimes it's fun to pull out the older toys and play! Thanks for visiting.