Starting Over

  It's happening!  Some of you know how much we've been missing our daughter and family since they moved last June.  So we've decided to follow them to South Carolina.  We're moving within the month, so it's time to reinvent my business.  Who ever thought it would be a good idea to move over Christmas?  We must be a little nuts, right?   How daunting, this starting over again in a new state, new home, making new business contacts and new friends!  I thought this would be one good way to stay in touch with my Michigan friends that I'll be missing like crazy.  Of course, that means that you all need to add your comments and ideas to keep the conversations going.

  Since I'm starting this blog over new, I though this was the perfect time to start sharing the newest Mini Catalog that goes live in January 2021 and stays current through June.  One of the first stamp sets I purchased is the Dragonfly Garden along with the matching Dragonfly Punch.  Of course I had to get the Dandy Garden 6" X 6" Designer Paper to go with it!  It so happens my friend Judy's birthday was this month, so the first card I made with this was a birthday card.

Don't you love the blue and white color combo?  It's so crisp and clean looking.  The blue I used was the Misty Moonlight In-Color cardstock, ink, and ribbon.  Matchy, matchy, that's me!  The die set that I used for the sentiment layers is Stitched Rectangles.  And of course, the dragonfly punch is part of the Dragonfly Garden Bundle.  I do so love my little dragonflies.  Don't forget that by buying bundles you always save and that's a good thing.

The dragonfly set has a stamp that just colors a set of wings.  You need to flip it around to get the 2nd set of wings stamped.  I sponged both Misty Moonlight and Blushing Bride inks on the wings to give them more of an iridescent look.  The are also two tiny dragonflies punched from Blushing Bride cardstock to coordinate.

 I had to add a rhinestone to the dragonfly body to give it a little bling.  It was a clear rhinestone colored with Misty Moonlight Blends to match the card.  To give the card just a bit more bling, the wings are colored over with a light layer of Wink of Stella for extra shine.  Can't see it too well in the pic, but it really makes a difference in real life.

There you have it.  An 'almost' monochromatic card that was quick and easy to make.  Even better, it was a chance to play with new stamps and designer paper. These new items will be available January 5th in the new Mini Catalog.  Hooray!  What could be better than that?

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you come again soon.  It's good to be back.  (still a few glitches to work out, but we're working on that) 😄

Sharon