Recollections

I hope you take the time sometimes to read each other's comments on the blog -- particularly the one on polka dots -- interesting info! Each of you always has something to add that makes me think a bit more. I'm still thinking about the responses to my Stamper's Neurosis post. I wish I could meet each of you. I get emails and private messages on Splitcoast from my blog readers and it is great "meeting" so many of you this way. That will have to suffice . . . I'm trying to stick to my pledge not to buy anymore paper until I've used up 1/2 my stash (I know you guys understand the NEED to hoard, buy, accumulate, etc but really sometimes, you just have to use the stuff!). So, I finally opened the Recollections designer paper that I purchased from Stampin Up when I was still a demo. The background paper on this card has no rose in it, and I didn't care for it the way it was (at least on this card), so I used a Regal Rose (so love that color) Stampin Up marker to color in each of the flowers. How I made this card: I closed my eyes and tried to channel Debbie Olsen into my brain. When that didn't work, I cried, got over it and then gave it my best shot!! Most of this layout and design is obvious. In addition to coloring in the flowers, I took the coordinating brown and vanilla striped paper and brayered it with SU's Regal Rose classic ink (have I mentioned that I love that color?) and stamped it with a flower stamp from SU's Carte Postale; the medallion is also from Carte Postale -- stamped three times -- once in Chocolate Chip ink and twice in Regal Rose ink. I used a circle punch to put 2 of the Rose medallions on top of the Chocolate one, with the top one popped up a bit on an SU dimensional. Other supplies: SU Mellow Moss marker; Swarvoski green crystal, which I bought from Cindy at Startlitstudio (link on right); Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla cardstocks and Rose ribbon (all SU), and SU's Crafter's Tool kit to place and punch the little holes in the Chocolate Chip cardstock. Tease: I am NUTs over a set of acrylic stamps I used today for the first time. Ooooh...later....