Dale-Ann’s Birthday Card

I made this card for my dear friend, Dale-Ann.  She loves purple.  Although I love purple myself, it’s not a color I gravitate to when stamping, so this was a challenge for me.

The silk flowers on this card are from the Grab Box and coordinate very nicely with SU!’s Taken with Teal.  The scrapbook paper is shimmery, so I coordinated that with SU!’s Shimmery White cardstock.  This scrapbook paper is absolutely beautiful IRL!!!

STAMPS:  Happiness (CTMH) & “Happy Birthday” from SU!’s Older & Wiser set   INK:  ColorBox Petal Point Fluid Chalks (Ocean Breeze & Blossom Pastels sets)   PAPER:  Taken with Teal, Shimmery White, “Snapdragon” by Bazzill (Michael’s) & “Spring Stained Glass” by The Paper Company Studio (Michael’s)  OTHER:  Large Oval & Oval Scallop punches, organdy/satin ribbon (Michael’s), rhinestone brad, masking & sponging

Do you recall me mentioning in my last post about having tons of paper flowers?  Well, it’s the truth…I have TONS of paper flowers, even LOTS of silk ones too, probably more than I’ll ever use in my lifetime.  Mostly because I recently purchased this AMAZING Grab Box of Flowers from the Frantic Stamper.  I love her site!  She has such a huge variety at great prices.  Her business philosophy is simple and honest and her customer service is fantastic!  Why promote another online store, you may ask?  Why not?  I don’t get a thing for the “plug”, but I love a deal and don’t mind passing them on others and when I find a great store with great service, I want to share that too. She has other Grab Box choices and I think the sale runs through the end of March.  Be sure to check out her Bargain Bin and Monthly Sales tabs, as well as sign up for her Yahoo customer list.

Aren’t these flowers gorgeous?! This picture does not do justice to the vivid colors.  Now other than the Prima Flower jars, the rest are obviously not in their original packaging.  The mason jars and clear, plastic round containers contain multiple packages, I just tried to coordinate them by likeness, company and/or color family.

I realized this past week that I really do have more stamping/paper crafting stuff than I could ever possibly use and I shouldn’t be so worried about trying to use it all up.  I just need to take my time and create whatever and whenever the mood (or timing) strikes.

It’s raining cats and dogs today, so in spite of all the housework there is to do, I’m thinking the mood is striking me now.  :)

Until next time…