No Time To Stamp?

Pinks and grays — you can never go wrong with that combo! So, of course, I had to play the Color Challengetoday at SCS calling for Pink Pirouette, Rose Red and Basic Gray. I did add some River Rock, which I’m considering an allowed neutral for today — LOL!!! My card just called for the addition ofRiver Rock and whenever it comes down to sticking tight to the challenge rules or doing what needs to be done to make my project its best, I always opt to stretch the rules a bit and do what’s best for my project. In that respect I am probably a very poor challenge player, but nonetheless, I love to play them (and I haven’t been kicked out yet - LOL!). Here’s my card:

I’m a happy camper today, I love this card, River Rock and all!!! I’ve done cards before where I use the small dessert bowl to my Corelle set to trace a circle and then just cut it out with scissors. It’s a perfect 5.5″ circle — YAY for Corelle!!! If you sponge the edges of your circle, even if you have a bit of inconsistency in your hand cutting, no one will ever see it! This card is basically very simple, using DP, one single focal image and adding die cuts or punch outs as embellishments along with a wide silk ribbon (from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store).My card is 5.5″ square.

Can you see why I needed to add the River Rock? There’s just a touch of that color in the DP (Perhaps by Basic Grey) and adding it just brought the card to life - I HAD to do it! Carte Postale by SU has long been my FAV stamp set of all time, but I must say, I am really enjoying the current Friends 24-7 almost as much!

Stamps: Friends 24-7 and Thank You Kindly, both by SU

Paper: PTI White, SU Pink Pirouette and River Rock, Perhaps DP by Basic Grey

Ink: Versa Fine Onyx Black, ColorBox Chalk Pink Pastel

Accessories: Wide Silk Ribbon by May Arts from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Taffeta by SU; Classic Rectangle Nestabilities, Floral Accent Shapeabilities, Tags Trio, all by Spellbinders; Martha Stewart Bird Punch; Kaiser Pearls and Rhinestones; Mounting Squares, Glue Glider, Corelle Bowl.

Shopping:

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries this silk ribbon and more by May Arts.

Joan’s Garden carries products used by Basic Grey, Spellbinders, Martha Stewart, Kaiser and the mounting squares and Glue Glider.

I’m so glad you stopped in again today. And we DID get our snow - LOTS of it - heavy and wet! School was cancelled yesterday at noon and there is no school today. We have reports of reaching 60 degreesbyThursday– I am keeping my fingers crossed — LOL!!! My tulip leaves were barely poking out of the ground and now they are covered deeply in snow — hope they survive!!! I think they will!!! Wishing you a wonderful week — see you soon!