Unfortunately, it didn't quite happen that way. First of all, I made the mistake of turning on the TV and got caught up in a decorating show (oh how I love HGTV). Then, when I finally did wander into my craft room, I just couldn't get going! SO weird.
I am happy to report I did finish ONE card though. I used both my new Four Frames stamp set and some of our gorgeous Paisley Petals designer series paper.
My card is a simple one.
I started by embossing my Crumb Cake cardstock in my Big Shot with our Elegant Lines embossing folder and added some faux white stitching to the bottom left corner. I added a piece of Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon and adhered it to my Early Espresso card base.
The Paisley Petals designers series paper is layered on a piece of Marina Mist cardstock that I punched with my Scallop Trim Border punch. (TIP: With this particular punch, cut your cardstock 1/2" larger than your piece of designer paper, punch along the edges and you'll have a perfect size mat!). A little trick for getting a perfect cut triangle cutout on the bottom of my banner is to use one of our square punches! I lined up the two edges of my designer paper in one corner of my punch and it punched out a perfect triangle! I then layered this on my card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
I stamped my frame in Early Espresso classic ink and added the Springtime Smiles greeting from our Easter Blossoms stamp set (from our Occasions Mini Catalogue) stamped in Marina Mist classic ink. I punched it out using our coordinating Decorative Label Punch!
For the finishing touch, I punched out two large flowers using my Boho Blossom punch, layered them and added one of the smallest green Circle Ice rhinestone brads. I adhered these to my card front also using Stampin Dimentionals. DONE!
Hope you enjoyed this card. My mom's birthday is next week, so I think I'll make another one with a birthday greeting on the front.
Happy Stamping!
