IT'S FRIDAY - YIPPEE!!!

Happy Friday y'all! I have been feverishly working to get all the stuff I don't use out of my scrap room, priced, and ready to be sold at the sale tomorrow - today I am going through my paper and out with the old to make room for new - LOL! I have LOTS of stuff and I really don't want to bring any of it home with me....so I hope it all goes!! This card is based on the weekly sketch at Page Plans. I really loved this sketch because I got to use my Jumbo Eyelets...I just don't get to use them enough - LOL! I knew I wanted to use my Touch of Nature stamp set since I have not gotten to play with it much, so I decided that the perfect dp for this would be Porcelain Prints - it is so pretty and the flowers really matched up well, doncha' think?? So, I used one sheet of the dp but both sides of print on top of the base Night Quite Navy card stock. The strip in the center is also Not Quite Navy card stock and I just free handed the little wave...not bad for government work, huh?! I added five, count them five, Jumbo Antique eyelets and threaded the first four with River Rock Double Stitched grosgrain ribbon. The image is stamped on Naturals Ivory card stock in black stazon, and then mounted on a piece of Mellow Moss card stock. I added some faux stitching around the image piece, then water colored the flower with my Not Quite Navy and Mellow Moss Classic Stampin' Pads and my blender pen. For the center of the flower I used a Build-A-Brad (runs a close second to my Jumbo eyelets as my favorite!) with a piece of the Porcelain Prints Dp in the center. Then, I added a piece of Blue Bayou Double stitched ribbon. The sentiment is from the stamp set Much Appreciated, stamped on Mellow Moss card stock in Not Quite Navy Classic ink. I added an antique brad, and popped the whole thing up on dimensionals. This card came together pretty quickly which was good since I only had time for a quick little window of stamping today. Now, before I get back to my garage sale prep, I wanted to share a beautiful RAK I received from my wonderful bloggin' friend Rose Ann. She is truly one of THE most talented stampers I have ever had the pleasure to meet; she totally awes me with her creativity! So, I am THRILLED to have one of her cards as my very own! Isn't this beautiful??! She knows I {Heart} butterflies and this one is gorgeous! I love the design of this card too - it is a flap card and has a magnet inside it to hold it shut - very creative! I want to try one of these myself! Thanks so much for thinking of me Rose Ann! So, now I am off to purge scrapbook paper....that could be an all-day project with as much paper as I have....and no, I do not part with ANY of my Stampin' Up! stuff! I love it too too much! Have a wonderful Friday and I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! I will let you know how the sale goes. Toodles!