A Fussy Valentine -Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

 
Hello friends!

Confession time.  It seems that any time I try to do shabby chic, it turns out more shabby than chic!  More of a hot mess!  But it doesn't stop me from trying - tee hee!

So I thought I'd try again.  I pulled out a bunch of Spellbinders(TM) die templates, some stamps and embellishments, and went to work.

I started with a circle card base from CTMH. Then I background stamped the entire base with a music stamp from House of Three.  I used plain white copier paper to make the rose, then splattered it with two colors of misty paint.  I really love that Rose Creations set!  And I really love the little tassels from Banner Basics Two!
 
I'm determined to learn to 'do' shabby chic!  I have a hard time knowing where to stop - ha!  But I think it's good to depart from your style occasionally, don't you?  

Be sure to stop by the Spellbinders Blog  this Thursday.  I made a mini-album using the newest Creative Book Pages that will be featured, complete with instructions!

Fussy Valentine Supplies:

Dies:  S5-043 Fleur de Lis Motifs, S4-316 Heart Circles, S5-045 Banner Basics Two, S5-050 Rose Creations
Inks:  Tsukineko Versafine (Vintage Sepia), CTMH Blush, Hollyhock
Stamps:  CTMH Find Your Style, House of Three Parisian Anthology
Paper:  CTMH Colonial White, Hollyhock, Cocoa Cardstock; copier paper
Other:  Smooch Spritz (Pink Sprinkles, Shimmerz (Concrete), Glue Dots, Hero Arts Woven Lace Ribbon, CTMH Ricrac, Pearls and Tag

Till then,

Happy Easter! Well, almost....ha! Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

So, did you play any April Fools tricks on anyone today?  My friend Annette sent out her newsletter stating that she broke her arm yesterday.....then she admitted it was a gag further down in the text.  Naughty girl!  tee hee.  Maybe next year I'll come up with something good.  Until then....

I am so excited!  I had been seeing the "Queen Bee" paper line from Pink Paislee here and there, and of course I just had to have it.  Hey, it has crowns in it!  ha.  So I went over to Emma's Paperie and lo and behold....I bought the Queen Bee line and more!  My package arrived last night and look at how pretty everything is!  All wrapped up in sunny yellow tissue.  With jelly beans!!!!

And with a $50 purchase, you get a free project kit.  Well, you know I spen $50....need you even ask?  tee hee.   So here's a photo of my FREE project kit!  6x6 double-sided papers, alpha stickers, little clear stamps (a birdy!!!), two ribbons, flowers, glitter and buttons!  wooHOOO!

I was so inspired that I went straight to my studio and created this adorable Easter card!!!! Can you believe it? Yum, yum, yum!  All of these papers are from the free loot,except I added the white card base and a little yellow and blue from CTMH.  Plus "Easter" from March's SOTM, and a little bit o' Stickles. 

You know, I believe this is the first Easter card I've ever made.  Good grief!  I need to get with the program!

Tomorrow I'll  post yet another card I made with my freebies, this time using the Mojo Monday 132 sketch.

In the meantime....there's still a little time to sneak in an April Fools' Day prank!  Leave a comment and let us know what you did!

Deb