Just a quick post to show a card I made for our school library processor. She's another unsung hero at our school who does so much to make the children's and the teachers' lives easier!
Happy birthday, Dale!
The happy, little bookworm and stack of books is from Paper Smooches' Smarty Pants set. The tiny birthday hat is also Paper Smooches (Zoo Crew), as is the sentiment (Sentiment Sampler). The little cupcake, candle, and the patterned paper are from the Lawn Fawn sets (Birthday Tags, Dewey Decimal). I stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Distress Markers. I love the mix of stamps and the little scene I created. If I would do it again, I'd think of a different placement for the sentiment. Overall, a fun card to stamp and color!
Happy Saturday!
Life is returning to normal and that's good. I guess. Always sad, though, when you have to de-Christmas the house. Luckily, my husband is in charge of that job this year!
I had an idea for a card and, as usual, looked forward all week to sitting down this morning to create.
I used more of my new holiday goodies on this card.
I used my new die and stamps from Paper Smooches. Love, love, love this Squared die. I have a feeling I will be using it over and over again! Anyway, first I cut a piece of gray cardstock with the die. I trimmed the cardstock here and there to allow room for the sentiment (Pretty Phrases) and to give the eye a bit of a rest from all that sparkle.
Then, I cut it out several times from some American Crafts glitter paper and inlaid the squares and crosses. It wasn't difficult at all and I love the results. Best of all, I've got a sparkly little pile of leftover pieces that I can use on some other cards!
I'm entering this in the Paper Smooches SPARKS Anything Goes challenge. The entries there never fail to inspire me!
I am also linking this to a new challenge (for me), Darnell's NBUS Challenge #3 .
Have a great day!
