Christmas cards - Post 2

So most of you will know that I tend to be a traditional Chrismas card maker ... I just naturally lean to using bright reds and greens and lots of holly and snowflakes!!  This Father Christmas was sitting in my Christmas scrap pile just waiting to be used.  I loved the soft blue polkadot of his robe so I decided to try my hand at a non-traditional coloured Christmas card. 

And I think I like it!  LOL!!

Hope you are getting ready for Christmas and that it isn't too stressful for you!

Donelda

Play Date Cafe #108 - Rich and Warm Colours

The Play Date Cafe colours for challenge #108 were so delicions that I wanted to play along.  However, they were so much fun, I couldn't stop.  I ended up making 2 different cards and then using my scraps to create a third card!

This fist card was clean and simple.  I'm really digging the graphic look these days

I knew the 3 colours would make a great background for a silouette stamp so I used this old Stampin' Up! image on a sponged background.  I kep the rest of the card cas ... and couldn't bring myeself to stamp a sentiment on the front so it went inside.

And then, I just couldn't bring myself to throw out the beautiful scraps.  I saw them all sitting there on my craft table and figured I could add them together for a mosaic look .....

... and here is a close-up. 

You might recognize the sketch from CPS ... but too late to add it to the challenge.

That was fun!!

Thanks for dropping by.

Donelda

Hoppy Birthday

Here is a great little card that I created from a bunch of scraps in my bins. 

The whole card started out with the sun burst (from a Tim Hotlz set).  I added this

little froggie that I got from a friend of mine a loooong time ago.

I added a sentiment which was created with my compter and a

few hills of green patterned papers that were in my

scrap bin. 

Have a sunshiny day! (even though it is cold and rainy here!)

Donelda

Recycled Hallmark card piece

If you follow my blog at all, you know that I can't throw anything away!  This especially goes for store bought cards or pieces of them anyway.  You see, I like to recycle as much as possible. 

This time, I couldn't throw away that beautiful strip of flowers on the left of this card or the embossed swiss dots on pale green cardstock.  they were part of a card that my mom sent to me and were soooo pretty!   The pieces from the original card were adhered to a kraft card base.  Then I used my Life stamp set (Papertrey Ink) and matching ink colors to some of the flowers in the strip, I created a matching sentiment focal point.  The sentiment comes from Turning a New Leaf (PTI) but is stamped in sections. 

The strip of colorful flowers ran horizontally across the original card ... which means I only used a part of it for this card.  You KNOW that I couldn't throw the last bit of it away!  That means you will be seeing it on another card some day in the future!!  LOL!!

Enjoy your day.  Thanks for dropping by!
Donelda

Creating with Scraps - Day 9

Well, I have the last 2 cards I created from the scraps and a few additional tools and products I had gathered together.  I really had a lot of fun creating this way!  I enjoyed the challenge and it always feels good to use up some items that are too good/nice to throw away! 

My Take 3 challenges will resume next week so if you are interested you can drop back in.

Here are the last 2 cards:

This was a fun card to create.  It used up so many pieces of scrap.  The background was a piece of cardstock that had the script stamped on it.  I added the brown and orange sponged on with a sponge that I had smartly added to my stash.  See that Labels 1 die cut ... interesting design on it ... have you seen it before??  Yes you probably have.  It is actually the inside of a business envelope.  You know the kind that you get junk mail in.  They were popular here a while ago to use in crafting and I had kept one but never got around to using it.  It made a good backdrop for all of these circles.  The button in the bottom left corner is actually a faux button.  It is a circle of red patterned paper covered with a small epoxy dome, holes made with my Crop-a-dile and tied with some white string.  It has been in my stash for a while and happy to have a home. 

And I have to say that this is probably my favorite card.   Everything here was in my scrap stash.  The wood grain piece was there.  It was a piece of cardstock that had a poorly printed woodgrain pattern on it.  Nothing that dragging some ink acros the surface couldn`t cover up.  It ended up looking fantastic!!  And those butterflies had been stamped and colored a while ago ... again, sitting and waiting to be used, they just needed to be cut out.  And even that popsicle stick with the sentiment has been in my bin for a long time!  The colors with all the brown is a great combo!  Loooove it!!

Well, there you go.  Some great cards created using some great scraps. 

I might just have to do this again some time.  After I finished the cards, I took a bit of time to clean out my scrap bins, getting rid of anything that I figured I would likely never use on a card.  It felt really good to clear out!  Thanks for sticking with me to get through all of the cards.  Do you have a favorite?  If you do, I`d love to know which one it is. 

Remember, I will return to sharing a Take 3 challenge next Mon, Tues., and Wed.   I might have a few extra cards to share between now and then too. 

Have a great day,
Donelda

Creating with Scraps - Day 8

Okay, a few more cards today:

Another little card made with a few Labels 1 die cuts that were in my bin.  The focal image started out with that woodgrain heart that I made a bit ago.  It is created with reverse masking - I cut out the heart from a post it note and then stamped the pink woodgrain inside.  then I cut out the heart leaving a bit of white around the edge.  I had seen a stamp from SU! that looked like this, liked it but decided I could create the same look with what I had.  The butterfly was a perfect match as were the pink half pearls.  They are all added to a piece of paper that had been a leftover from another project.  It was sprayed with some black glitter mist, which looks amazing in real life with the pink.

This is an interesting project.  The focal image wasn't even created by me.  My blogging and swaping friend Jessica will recognize it!  It comes from a calendar swap we were part of a number of years ago.  When the calendar was finished, I couldn't bear to part with some of the awesome images that were included, so I pulled them out and added them to my scrap bin.  This was Jessica's page - September.  I added it to this card base which I had created a while ago.  It was an exercise in color blocking and based on a lovely card I had seen on a blog somewhere but then never actually used it!  Really there was no work to this card, just adhered the focal image with dimensional tape. 

And a little book mark created from this piece.  Just needed to adhere it to a stiff piece of cardstock that was sitting in my scrap bin, round the corners and create a place for the string.  The hemp was tucked into my stash, however, I did use my Crop-a-dile to make the hole, a tool that I did not originally have in my stash (therefore would qualify as a cheat -- what a big cheater I was afterall!).

One last day tomorrow with a few great cards, including my favorite.
Donelda

Creating with Scraps - Day 7

Welcome back to another day of Creating with Scraps.  Here we go:

This little birdie has been colored and tucked into my scrap bin back when I was on the smARTworks Design Team.  He comes from that company.  He used to have a big swirly tail but I cut it off for this card because he wouldn't fit.  Those 2 lables that he is standing on actually come from one of my Take 3 challenges, leftovers. 

And here are a few more of those leftover labels from a recent Take 3 challenge.  The colors were perfect to go with this little pink flower.  This flower comes from an old Stampin' Up! set.  I forget the name, but it was one of those sets that I "had to have" and have barely used!  That frustrates me so much.  I think I will add it as a set to use for my Take 3 challenges.  In the end, I quite like this CAS card. 

I think this was the 2nd card I created with my scrap stash.  I adore this color combination and when I had all the bits and pieces all poured out onto my craft table, these pieces just fell together.  When that happens it makes it easy to pull a card together.  4 more pieces of scrap added to a card!  Yeah!

Another really, really old piece of scrap.  See that background ... it is a napkin that I used ages ago to create a background.  There is some technique that I had used, can't remember exactly what it is right now, but I kept it all this time because I love the colors together.  Didn't take much else to finish off the card, a scrap oval die cut and a hand-cut flower that was created from one of those many circles that accumulate in my scrap bin. 

Well, just a few more days of sharing scrap cards left.  If you are still interested, drop back in tomorrow!
Donelda

Creating with Scraps - Day 5

Here goes another 4 cards created from my scraps:

It's funny how I can remember where certain pieces come from.  This was a first attempt at a challenge issued by Susan R on her blog.  Can't remember what the challenge was ... maybe to use this color of purple.  Yeah, I think she referred to it as Pixie Puke (actually Orchid Opulence from Stampin' Up!).  LOL!!   The rhinstones were even already on this one and it was already stamped with the sentiment.  I just had to add the black strip of scrap and attach it to a card!

I don't remember why I had these circles stamped, but liked the colors together!  They come from the Simple Little Things set (Papertrey Ink), which I also happened to have in my stash along with my PTI inks, so I had stamped a 3rd circle but didn't end up using it in the end!  Oh well, just added it to my stash (used some, created some !!).  Another cheat on this card though .. the Bitty Dot paper (Ocean Tides from PTI) was sneaked out and added to the card.  The sentiment piece was in my stash happy to be used!!

More pieces of scrap used!  This card started with the oval.  It is a piece of chipboard that I had added the greens and white inks to.  I remember creating it based on a great card I saw on line but my oval didn't meet my standards then so was added to my scrap bin.  On this card, it worked perfectly as a spot for my transparent butterfly to land.  This butterfly has also been in my scrap bin for a while.  It has that same Aqua Mist look alike paint added to the back sides of the wings (paint I created before I had PTI inks).  The half die has been around for a shorter time.  It is a piece of glossy cardstock that had been heat embossed with polka dots.  I took some of my PTI inks that matched the butterfly and oval and sponged on some ink to reveal the white dots.  Even that strip of ribbon was in the stash I was using.  A bit of versamark stamping on the back and black rhinstones (to create a visual triangle of black) were used since they were in the stash of bling I had added to the stash. 

Now this is a funny little card!  This little cat is a die that my son bought me for Christmas a few years ago.  I actually find the die a bit difficult to use as the face is embossed on it but hard to see once it is added to a card.  I stamped it with text background (PTI) and sponged around the edge with some brown ink.  The background is a piece of tissue paper background I had created more than 5 years ago ... good to finally use it up!  The 2 green pieces are scraps with the lighter being more of the PTI packaging I had kept.  Even the sun is a yellow circle from my stash and the sentiment was already sitting there waiting to be used.  That means there are 6 pieces of scrap used here on this card.  I think that makes it okay for a cheat ... I had not put any googly eyes in my stash but snuck them in for the kitty's eyes!! 

Well, this was an interesting 4 cards.  What will the next 4 look like .. stay tuned to see....
Donelda

Creating with Scraps - Day 4

Back for more, eh??!!  Well, I wouldn't want to dissapoint ....

This card has some interesting scraps on it.  The background piece was created at least 4 years ago!  I know this because I had been working with a friend when I made it but that was 4 years ago!!  It is a bleached background and used the leaves from the Stampin' Up! set called carte postale - remember that set - I should pull it out and make a Take 3 challenge out of it!  Next up on this card is the tag that the sentiment is stamped on.  When I first got my Papertrey Ink stamps, I loved the little images in all of the Borders & Corners sets (I bought all 4 originals and still love them).  I created all kinds of background sheets using them and the strips from Faux Ribbon (also PTI).  This little tag never got used ... until now!!  I had origianlly hand cut the shape so when I made this card, I adhererd the tag onto a scrap of black cardstock and carefully cut around it to give it a black mat.

Here is another cute card.  It owuld make a great card for a little person.  This turtle is also an image I had stamped off from a friend (many times because I though he was so cute!).  I had also previously colored him in ... and there he sat in my scrap bin for many years.  So i cut him out and used him.  That interesting background piece is actually another piece of packaging.  This time it comes from something we bought from the 2010 Vancover Olympics.  The colors and swirly design was perfect for my turtle friend.   I drew and cut out the speech bubble and added the shells or waves to the card base.  Such a CAS and easy card!

Another great card with lots of scraps on it.  That background piece was created a few Christmases ago when I was playing around with the can of air technique.  The felt strip on the left is a leftover piece I had from a Loonie Stampers Challenge.  I remember that one of the colors was to use Scarlet Jewel but I didn't own any ink or cardstock in that color so I went to the local Dollar Store and bought a piece of felt that looked close to the color.  I had stitched both edges and used it like a piece of ribbon on the original card.  This was all that was left.  SEe the square that the senitment is on ... even that was in my scrap bin.  I tend to accumulate lots of inchies and circles in my scrap bin so using them up is a good thing!!

More packaging!!  I bet you can't guess who bought the item that this came on!  LOL  My son is so sweet, he will often hand me pieces of packaging and say something like "Here mom, you can probably make a card out of this".  He was definately right this time!  Mario and his friends are a perfect image to wish some young boy a happy birthday.  I was tempted to cheat on this card to make it read "happy birthday from all of us" but resisted the urge!!

Another 4 cards down but lots to go.  Make sure you drop back in tomorrow to see what else got created!  This is a lot of fun!!

Donelda

Creating with Scraps - Day 3

Okay, so on to another 4 cards created with only the scraps and a few other items I collected. 

This bucket and it's apples have been water colored and sitting in my scrap bin for ages.  I don't even own this stamp set but had stamped off a few of the images from my SU! demo in the days I used to take a class from her.  The white background had also been sitting in my scrap bin - it has score lines in it but they are hard to see in the picture.  I had taken a piece of black scrap and the pinking scissors I had added to the tools to take and created the little thing strip for the bucket to sit on.  See that blue, grey and white section - that is a piece of KI packaging I have had forever.  It was just too pretty to throw away and I knew I would be able to put it to good use.  It is actually only half - I cut it lengthwise.  You will see the other half on some other card in the future as I was unable to throw it away!!  LOL!!  A few tiny square buttons that were in the button container I had added to the stash! 

I had colored this stamped flower (from SU!) with my Twinkling H2Os a while ago.  It started out on a longer white piece of cardstock with an orangish ribbon tied below the flower but I cut it into a square and matted it onto the black cardstock scrap instead.  Both the scallop and green border and the green with white image strip were scraps in my bin.  They both just worked so well together.  The green ribbon was one more 'cheat' as it was not part of the original stash.  I just needed something to add some dimension and had nothing in the stash that would work this time.  Still, the card does use up 4 pieces of scrap in all!! 

This card started out with a desire to use up that white with green glitter piece.  I had used a sticker sheet of leaves by Judikins where you peel off the transparent sheet and then just dump the glitter on!  It is so sparkly in real life.  So the larger piece I used on a card a long time ago but I had this little square left and couldn't bare to toss it.  So I added a strip of purple (scrap), the tag (in my pre cut scrap pile) and the glittery butterfly (which I made ages ago and have yet to use).  Notice the purple fiber.  I didn't have anything with me that would work but I did have some 1/4" grosgrain ribbon.  It was too think so I cut it apart until I had a frayed piece that I liked.  A few of the other stamp sets I had included in my 'stash' was the Mixed Messages set from Papertrey Ink (which was essential) and the Background Basics: Retro (also PTI) which is one of my all time favorite background sets from them that I own!! 

This black center piece is old!!  The leaves are from Beatiful Blooms (one of the original Papertrey Ink sets) and they are stamped with paint that I had tinted to match the Aqua Mist color because I did not have any ink yet at that time!  (Kinda shows how old it is).  I see it is updated because it had been sitting in my scrap bin already cut using the Labels 1 (Spellbinders) die.  Luckly I happened to also have these 3 circles in my scrap bin that were Aqua Mist cardstock (Papertrey Ink).  I used the Turning a New Leaf stamp set to add some black leaves to the card base. 

So there you go, 4 more cards created only from my scraps and the few other supplies I had gathered together.  And only one cheat in this batch!  Pretty good I'd say :-)

See you tomorrow for another 4 cards!
Donelda

Creating with Scraps - Day 2

So, today I am going to share with you 4 of the cards I created, only using the scraps and few supplies I pulled together.  While initially, I had plans to take it camping with me, I did not create while camping but did so at home, but using the same supplies.  It was so much fun!!!

I've had that striped piece in my bin for a long time.  It had a little green flower on it but I took it off and reworked it here.  The sentiment was also in my scrap bin.  I was glad I had thrown in Giga Guide Lines since the large image on the card base matched the green image by the sentiment!

I think this little baby card turned out nice!  I had that moon and stars since the days when I was in a SU! card making class .. a long time ago!  And the mouse had been previously stamped but not colored in.  I did so with a few pencil crayons (a cheat as I had not brought those in the camping package).  The sentiment was also part of my scraps.  See the little strip of green dots, that is actually packaging from a Papertrey Ink stamp set!  I save everything and used saved packaging on a few cards. 

This focal patten was crated a while ago.  If I remember correctly, it was stamped onto shiny cardstock and then the green and yellow color (hard to see in this photo) was sponged onto the images.  The twine and button were in the stash (I was glad I had brought the container of buttons!) and the Simple Little Things stamp set (anniversary set from Papertrey Ink) came in very handy for sentiments. 

I'm not so sure I like the end result of this card but figured I'd post it anyway.  There was one other "cheat" on this card.  The turquoise rectangle had been outlined with a gold pen but I wainted it to match the silver shiny paper (that is under the flower and half circle - hard to tell in this photo) so I pulled out my silver marker and went over top the gold to make it silver.  Other than that, all of the other elements of this card were in my stash.  While it is hard to tell, the flower is actually stamped on acetate and cut out.  It is popped up on dimensionals (one of the most used items I had brought with me).  The effect in real life is very cool but is lost in the photo. 

Well, there are 4 of my scrap cards!  There will be 4 more tomorrow so stay tuned!

Donelda

Kites into Flowers

Here is a good example of why my "scrap bin" gets so full.  These are kites.  Yup, paper pieces from some of my yummy scrap papers.  But here is the problem.  Instead of just making one ... I sat down one night and made about 15 of them.  Not sure why I do it ..I guess I just can't decide what colors I like best.  So, when I got done I thought to myself ... now what am I going to do with them all??  And at one point, I realized that if you put them in a circle, they kinda looked like a flower. 

So, at least I've used up 6 of them.  The rest will appear on cards over time ...

LOL!

Donelda

Scrappy Love

(note - blogger was supposed to post this yesterday but didn't!  That is frustrating when that happens.  It seems to say scheduled when I look but then decides to change it back to draft ... anyone know why that happens???)

I found all of these lovely pieces (5) in my scrap bin and pulled them together to create this love you card.

To make everything work well together, I sponged Close to Cocoa ink around the edges. 

Amazing what a few pieces of leftovers can create!!

Thanks for dropping by today!  I hope your day is fantastic.

Donelda

Dotty Hi

(note - sorry again for the poor quality of color - still working on fixing the lighting problem in my computer room)

I adore Heather Nichols' mug fromt he Warm Happiness stamp set (Papertrey Ink).  And I think it goes so well with the Distressed Dots paper also put out by Papertrey Ink. 

With this simple "hi" sentiment, this card could be used for any occasion!! 

Thanks for dropping buy today.  Hope you get some stamping time today!
Donelda

Scraps!!!

Edited: This post was supposed to go up on Saturday to give you all something to look at while I was away for a short family holiday this weekend.  Seems that when I schedule a post in blogger it sometimes changes it to a draft!  Sheesh!  So, here is the post for you to enjoy now

Hey everyone. 

I am away from my craft desk for a few days so I thought I'd leave you with these photos.  You know how I am always talking about using some of my many scraps.  Well, I thought it would be humorous to share with you just how many I have. 

Here are 3 of my "bins".  At one time they were all in that one large clear bin but I couldn't find anything so I decided to seperate them.  The large bin continues to hold big sized pieces, usually backgrounds that I have started or made that I have not used.  You can see the brown scrap background - so fun to make and use and also some backgrounds that were made using Distress inks (blue/green and red). 

In the shoebox (top right) you will see a whole bunch of images I have stamped and some are even colored with ink or Copics.  Se ethe house mouse, one of the images from Autumn Abundance colored and waiting to be used, and you can see how high the pile is ... there are so many images in here!!

And then see that hexigon-shaped box .. that is where I keep my die cuts.  There are a bunch of ovals, scallops, Die 1 and 2 (all from Nestabilities) in there in various sizes and colors but especailly the larger sizes. 

Now this seperate box of stuff is actually my favorite bin to look through. It is filled mostly with smaller sized items.  Some are just punched circles or some of the smaller die shapes (see that cork on the right edge cut with the Labels 2 die).  But others are things or embellishments I have created!!  See the denim star!!  and look in the right top corner, there is a speech bubble made out of felt that says "happy birthday friend".  There is a little mini pink envelop on the top left corner and beside that is a strip of scarlet jewel felt that has been sewn so it looks kinda like ribbon.  If you were to be able to get your hands down in there you would find embossed coke can material, leather that has been die cut in the shape of leaves (you can just see a bit of an oak leaf in the bottom right corner), rosettes made from torn paper, sentiments that are stamped on small tags with a ribbon attached, and many, many other goodies.   Sometimes I just like to dump this box onto my craft desk and "see" what looks good together as the pieces all fall beside each other.  It is a great way to "think outside the box" (pardon the pun!) and put items and colors together that I would never think of otherwise! 

Well, I hope you found some interest in my little "tour".  What do you do with the bits and pieces that you start and don't end up using????????

Have a great weekend.

Donelda

 

Ice Cream and Ribbon Scraps

This card was created to use the lovely pieces of satin ribbon scraps that I had laying around.  That is one of my New Year's resolutions .. to use up the many scraps I have.  The ribbon is from Papertrey Ink and the colors are Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist, Lavender Moon, and Lemon Tart.  When I looked at them, they looked so yummy together, like ice cream!  So, I grabbed my ice cream cone stamp (g Studio) and colored the scoops using Aqua Mist ink, Berry Sorbet ink and a blender pen. 

The sentiment was created from my Trajan Monogram letters (Papertrey Ink).  One more generic card that I could use for a variety of occasions!!

(Note - sorry the colors are so washed out in this picture .. you can barely see the yellow ribbon!  Sheesh!!  I hope to get my photo cube lamps fixed soon but in the meantime I'm afraid you might have to suffer with some poor photo quality until that time!!  Thanks for understanding)

Thanks for dropping by my blog!! 
Donelda

Moon and Star Welcome Baby

More attempts to use items from my scrap bins.  See that moon and star...I've had them for at least 2 years sitting in my "small" scrap bin.  The swirly heart background has been in my "medium" scrap bin for at least 2 years as well.  Time to use them up!!

I don't make many baby cards because I don't have many friends having babies these days.  But a few younger friends have gotten married recently and one of my friends has both of her children due for babies this year. 

Enjoy your day!
Donelda

Scrap Card Fun!!

Susan over at smARTworks has listed the newest releases! You HAVE to go over and check them out!! Go to the on line catelog and check out pages 154 - 166. I am so excited and can hardly wait to put in an order!!! Now, on to the card. My friend Juanita sent me more scraps to play with!! If you haven't read about our Scrap Card Exchange game, read HERE. You can also read on Kristina Werner's blog HERE where she and her roomate also swap Scraps!! Anyway, I always mean to take pictures of the scraps before I use them and as I am pulling my project together this afternoon, I remembered that I had forgotten!! Sheesh!! Well, Juanita sent me this sentiment stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock and already matted on some Really Rust cardstock. As well, she included the scallop circle in So Saffron and that little circle too, but it was a different color (maybe Sahara Sand??). So, I decided to make one of these Gift Card holders. You can get the template from Kristina Werner on Two Peas HERE (can you tell I love her blog, LOL). And HERE are some gift cards she made using the template. I started out by coloring the small circle in with Really Rust. Then I cut the gift card holder out and stamped it with the little flower. I added some Really Rust cardstock on the bottom and colored in the flowers and the letters on the sentiment. I pulled it all together as you can see!! Supplies: In addition to the scrap pieces that Juanita sent... Stamps-Fun With Shapes (Stampin' UP!); Paper-Sahara Sand, Really Rust (Stampin' Up!); Ink- Really Rust (Stampin' Up!), yellow (Color Box); Other - gift card template (Kristina Werner), paint brush, sponge, velcro (holds the gift card holder together). Thanks for dropping in for a visit. You should go see what you can do with 3 pieces of scrap from your scap pile!! :-) Donelda

Glitter Card and Chris' Scrap Card #2

First up is this Glitter Card. You see, I bought some Sookwang tape and a whole bunch of fine glitter a long time ago and have used it very little!! So, after watching Kristina Werner's Make a Card Monday where she used glitter, I pulled out my own goodies and went to work. I ended up with this really clean and simple card. I kept it simple because the glitter needed to be front and center with no need for backup!! Note the sentiment which is actually a straight stamp from Papertrey Ink - one of the reasons why I love acrylic stamps. Supplies: Paper - Kraft, Whisper White (Stampin' UP!), Stamps - Simple Little Things (Papertrey Ink), Ink - Basic Black (Stampin' Up!), Other - Sookwang tape, fine glitter (Jewel Glitter Ritz), leaf punch (Punch Bunch), 1 1/4" circle punch, hobby knife.

Next up is my second Scrap Card with Chris. This is the crap.....I mean scrap that she sent me. Now what the heck am I supposed to do with this stuff!! I mean, it is supposed to be 3 pieces. Chris, she's such a keener that she sent me 3 pieces of scrap paper AND a nice little embellishment! For a gal that's never used more than one piece of designer paper on a card at a time, 3 pieces is next to impossible. So.............................

................................. I did a little "cheating".

I took the pink circles and punched them out. Added that to the existing embellishment. I also used the main green piece of designer paper. Then, this is where the cheating took place...see the white photo corners....well, they are made from that 3rd piece of designer paper, the one with all the little squares on it. I tried and tired to make it work with all the other goodies and I couldn't .... so I embissed it with some white embossing powder and, voila, it works!! Hope you like it Chris, you little stinker!!

Supplies- Scrap from Chris! Paper - Groovy Guava, Whisper White (Stampin Up!), Ink-Mellow Moss (it matched the MM cardstock that made up the embellishment), Stamps - Happy Harmony (Stampin' Up!), Other - white embossing powder, corner rounder, white gel pen, 1/2" circle punch. Thanks for visiting!! Donelda