Belle Papier {pretty paper}

It has been a busy weekend around here. My MIL was here for the night last night and the many going ons of a family of seven…life never seems to slow down. I  did manage to squeeze in a quick card tonight. I’ve been “dying” to play with my A Muse monogram stamps again and also a darling little set of clear stamps by Inkadinkado I picked up a week ago. It was a lot of fun playing around with them. I’m mostly used to using rubber wood mounted stamps so I’ve been learning the ins and outs of clear stamps. I just love how they mounted on clear acrylic blocks and the placement is SO easy….also love the storage…so much less bulky & the bottom line is, the price just cannot be beat! I did find, that using craft ink gets a much nicer image & not to press too hard with the clear stamps.

I thought I’d keep this card fresh and pretty for spring. I was inspired by some ribbon I picked up at Michael’s this morning for an old Olive and Cool Caribbean color combo…even though I didn’t end up using it in the final design. I added some Hero Arts gemstones for some fun centers in a few of the flowers and this Olive May Arts rick rack is so huge and fun….I just love it. I bought mine from Starlitstudio. The scalloped edge bottom border was created with a small corner rounder. Simply remove the guide and repeatedly punch along the edge.

S is for Special

Supply List:

Cardstock: Cool Caribbean, Whisper White - SU

Stamps: A Muse small monogram s, Lots O Pots - Inkadinkado

Ink: Tempting Turquoise craft, Rose Red Craft, Always Artichoke Craft, Basic Black, Close to Cocoa Classic - SU

Other: Olive Jumbo Rick Rack - May Arts, Gemstones - Hero Arts, Small Corner Rounder - EK Success, Aquapainter - SU

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