A Krafty Christmas

Ever since I made the fishing card the other day, I've been using kraft cardstock for everything! I really love the look of kraft, so I decided to try making a Christmas card with it, and this is the result. The stamped image came from my friend Michelle of StampersDream.com and I believe the stamp is by Penny Black. It appears that it might be sold out because I'm unable to find it. He sure is a cute little guy isn't he?
I colored the image with Tombows and matted it with pale blue and mint green cardstocks to match his hat and scarf. I added some dazzling diamonds to the wreath and pom-pom for a little sparkle. You might be able to see that if you click the photo. I outlined around the image with a brown marker and stamped the sentiment with a $1 spot stamp from Michaels.
So tell me what you think of using kraft for a Christmas card? Does it work or not?
It's a rainy Monday here in SE PA, but my husband mentioned that the dust was beginning to fly again, so I guess it was time for another good soaking :) This rainy Monday isn't going to get me down, though - I'm stamping :)

Just Us Girls #9

The challenge over at JUGS#9 this week is to make your best holiday gift box or bag made from a template. I didn't use a template for this box because I learned how to make a box for anything by reading Sharon Johnson's blog where she has a great tutorial for making boxes. I made this box using PTI white cardstock and decorated it with PTI dsp (hugs and thanks Silke) and ribbon, including a matching tag. Here are the cards that are going into the box. I used 3 different Sarah Kay images and coordinated the water coloring to match the cardstock. Each card has a different embossed top note die cut that color coordinates with the card base. I stamped the images on water color paper and colored them using Tombows, then cut them with a Nestabilities Labels 4. I added a little matching ribbon on each one too. The sentiments were done with a word window and a modern label punch, and each is different. I used a rolling Inkadinkado stamp for those. This set is going to my neighbor because she's such a thoughtful and kind person and we're extremely fortunate to have her (and her DH) living next door!

That's my best boxed gift so far this year, but I'm working on more, so hopefully I'll have more to share with you soon!

Enjoy your weekend and thanks for the fun challenge ladies!

Crazy for Challenges #13

Today's challenge over on the C4C13 blog is to get punch happy. In other words, use a punch or punched image on your card. I finished this card today after being inspired by LeAnne's cute card she posted on her blog recently. I knew instantly this would be a fun card my granddaughter would enjoy, so here's the finished product!

I started with the top note die, cutting one from white and one from red. The hat was sponged with white ink to make it look like fur. I used a sizzix die cut for the leaf branch, and added a flurry felt snowflake with a gemstone in the center. The ribbon is from Michaels and I made a matching bow-tie with the bow-easy just for fun. The eyes and mouth were made with oval and circle punches and sponged with caramel ink. The nose was a scrap of orange that I doodled on to look more like a carrot and the cheeks were drawn in by hand. I used a white deco pen to accent the eyes and mounted it on a piece of real red cardstock. I think Cory is going to love this little guy almost as much as I do :)

Thanks for a great challenge and thanks for stopping by! I hope to get another card posted later today.

Have a great weekend!!

Something Fishy

Good morning everyone - I hope you all enjoyed a great Thanksgiving and are about to enjoy your black Friday. As for me, I haven't gone out shopping on a black Friday since I was a young adult. I'm too civilized to deal with the frenzied crowds, and stores inciting stampedes with advertised sales that only a select few are able to take advantage of.
A customer asked me to make a birthday card for her DH with something "fishy" and this card is the result. I've used this set so often that it took me a while to come up with a different idea. I stamped the "on the fly" set with chocolate chip ink on kraft and colored it in with chalks and added touches of gold and silver deco pens on the fish and fishing line. I took a brown marker and drew the lines around the image, stopping just short of the sentiment. It's one of the quickest cards I've ever made, and I really like the masculine feel of it. I hope she likes this one as much as I enjoyed making it for her.
Happy shopping everyone!

Carol

A beautiful RAK and Happy Thanksgiving to all!!

This beautiful card came in the mail from my blogging friend Wendy Aungst who has a wonderful blog called WeeBeeStampin. Although we've never met IRL, I know enough about her to realize she's very thoughtful and really has some amazing talent for creating gorgeous cards! Please take a little time to click the link above and see some of her fabulous work. You'll be glad you did!! Thanks so much for this awesome card Wendy! It's going into my scrapbook of RAKS that I dearly treasure!
I don't have a card of my own to post today, but I have so much to be thankful for! I've come to know many of my fellow card-makers on a more personal note which makes me feel so blessed. I'm thankful also for everyone that stops by to leave such nice comments here. Your kindness and support keeps me inspired to continue on with this crazy, fun hobby of mine! I thank each and every one of you.............I'm so blessed and so thankful for having all of you in my life! Your friendships are truly cherished!
Have a wonderful and very happy Thanksgiving!

Carol

Color Throwdown #70

I had time to make a quick card for the CTD#70 which is to use Dusty Durango, Elegant Eggplant, and Old Olive. I used this Inkadinkado belated birthday image and stamped him with Versamark, and embossed with black ep, then colored him with SU markers. I cut the image panel out with my Labels four Nestie and sponged around the edges with caramel ink before removing the die. I matted it with a piece of Durango cardstock. The background paper is from the BG Mellow pack. The elegant eggplant ribbon was tied on a piece of olive cardstock that was punched with an EK mini scalloped border punch. The flower and brad were pulled from my stash.

Thanks for the fun challenge and thanks for stopping by!

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #29

I made this card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #29 found HERE. I used shades of turquoise and purple with a black background. The stamp I used is called Warmth for Winter by House Mouse. The instant I saw it I had to have it, because my mother knitted all her life, and it just reminded me of her. I stamped it on wc paper and colored it with Tombows. I cut out squares of cardstock and embossed them with a small CB ef. The stitches on the black background are rubons that I've had for eons. The ribbon came from my dear friend Heidi, and the primas were in my stash along with the brads and clip. The sentiment on the side is a sticker from DCWV.
Thanks for stopping by today, and I wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving!

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #43 (FTTC#43)

Happy Tuesday everyone!! It's the end of the month, and that means it's time for another guest host on the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #43 challenge and I've had the tremendous honor of being asked to do the hosting duties this week!! With the holidays rapidly approaching, I thought a great theme for this week's challenge would be to make a Christmas and/or Thank-you card. You can choose to make one or the other........or both! This will be a great way to build up your supply of those beautiful cards you'll be mailing out for the holidays!

I wasn't sure how the Basic Grey Indian Summer designer paper would look on a Christmas card, but I was pleasantly surprised and liked the result! I started off with a Burgundy Corduroy card stock base and decided to use the spruce image from the Forest of Trees set. I chose a piece of rose-colored dsp from the BG pack, and stamped the Basketweave image on it using Razzleberry ink. Directly on top of the basketweave, I stamped the tree image with Versamark and embossed it with winter wonderland embossing powder. I decided it still needed a little more, so I dabbed on a little glue and added some sparkly tinsel glitter. I cut the ovals of White, Burgundy and BG dsp with the Nestabilities petite/scalloped ovals. The background dsp is another piece from the BG Indian Summer pack. I wrapped a piece of Burgundy Bobbin ribbon around the card and made a small bow for the bottom. I decided to put the sentiment inside and just let the tree take the spotlight on the front of this card.

To see what the rest of the design team has created for you with this challenge, please click the links below and check them out!

Cindy Haffner
Betty Wright
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Dee Jackson

And now it's your turn! I hope you've found some inspiration here and we're all waiting to see what you create with this challenge!

Thanks for stopping by today. I wish you all a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving!

Carol

Blush Vellum Christmas

Good Sunday morning everyone! I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend.
I switched things up a bit from the intense colors I used yesterday and went in a completely different direction for this one. I started with a blush blossom card stock base and added a piece of pale pink vellum to the top. I dry embossed the image with a CB embossing folder and then added some glue to the rooftops of each house, and added some fine glitter. I embossed the Verve sentiment on the bottom with some silver embossing powder. It looks black in the photo, but it's silver and matches the silver ribbon holding the vellum to the cardstock. Quick and easy, and that's one more card to add to my stash :)
I'll be watching the last Nascar race for the year later on today. I don't know what I'll be doing with my Sundays until they fire up again in February but I have a feeling I'll get a whole lot more done around the house! :)
Have yourself a real fine Sunday!

Carol

C4C week 12

Don't ask me why I keep making cards with this color combination because I have no idea why?! For this card I used the last substantial scrap of turquoise I had left, so maybe I'll move on to something different now! These colors really look good to me, but I have no clue why I made a Christmas card? I used this week's Crazy for Challenges #12 sketch found here. I love the ease of creating with such a great sketch! I started with a white cardstock base, stamping it with the small snowflake from the Snow Swirled SU! set with blue lagoon chalk ink. I embossed the metallic silver cardstock with the snowflake CB ef. The snowflake from Snow Swirled was stamped with versamark and embossed with winter wonderland ep and after it dried, I dotted it with a glue pen and added some MS tinsel glitter. Unfortunately the silver panel kept reflecting the light and you can't see the details, but it's there! LOL The sentiment was stamped with Versamark and embossed with silver ep and I added some silver pearls to both of the black panels and a larger one in the center of the snowflake.
Does anyone out there like these colors? Let me know if you do, and you might just find this card in your mailbox later next month!!

MMSC28 A Christmas Card

This darling stamped image was sent to me by Michelle Rodgers of StampersDream.com recently, and since I have a good friend who happens to be a firefighter, I knew this would make a great Christmas card for him. I finally found time to make my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #28 found here which has a twist this week to make a Christmas card. I colored the image with Tombows and added some stickles to the snow. I used scraps of red and green cardstock for the panels, and embossed the red with the SU! petals folder. I took some white cardstock, smeared it with versamark and embossed it with silver ep and punched out the snowflakes using a MS snowflake punch, along with a smaller unknown punch. The larger snowflake on the top has a snowflake brad in the center and they all have a Geo sparkler in the centers. The snowflake on the bottom also has a Geo sparkler in the center and some silver metallic ribbon which was made into a bow using the bow-easy.

Thanks for checking in and have a great weekend!

Carol

Another Turkey!

I made this card for my dear granddaughter and dropped it in the mail yesterday. She's going to turn 4 in early December, but already she loves getting cards in the mail so I try to send one every month. This turkey was made with a Quickutz die I've had forever. I glued all the pieces together with Tombo Mono and layered the bird on some DCWV glittered cardstock, cut with Nesties scalloped circles. I added a strip of the gold glittered dsp at the bottom and added a piece of Crushed Curry ribbon to match the cardstock. The eyes are 2 tiny topaz gemstones and I'm sure she's going to love all the details on this when she opens it. I just wish I could be there to witness it:)
Have a wonderful Friday and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

A Christmas Cutie

I recently found this adorable little stamp at my LSS and couldn't resist! I colored him with Tombows and added some stickles to the cuff of the stocking. The red glittered paper is from a DCWV metallic pad, while the candy and green dsp's are both from a Debbie Mumm pad. I used a Nestability Labels 4 in 2 sizes for the main panel, and added some sheer red ribbon with gold woven through it. I used the bow-easy to make the little bow.
This is another Christmas card to add to my stash.............I should have enough by now, but I'll keep making more in the weeks to come:)
Have a wonderful Thursday and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

A Double Dasher Challenge

I made a quick and easy card for today's Color Throwdown Challenge #69, and the Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge #255. The CTD challenge was to use Chocolate Chip, Dark Red, Cream and an optional Olive green. I started with a PTI Vintage Cream cardstock, and stamped Dasher using Chocolate Chip, and some champagne shimmer paint on the antlers. I added a few gold Geo sparklers for interest and gave Dasher a red nose with a dab of red Smooch. I used the SU ef for the red background and some SU chocolate chip and cream striped ribbon. The red & gold ribbon is from my stash and the sentiment is from the Snow Swirled set stamped in Real Red and more of the Champagne shimmer paint. All the edges were sponged with chocolate chip.
I wanted to make a quick card today, since we're going to doggie-sit for our neighbors again today for a few hours. Their dachshund "Maddie" is just as sweet as can be and we love having her here to "visit" :)
Have a great Wednesday!!

Carol

FTTC42

I made this card for the FTTC42 challenge this week where Silke gave us a sketch to follow. I honestly don't know how this card came to be.......I just started working with some scraps lying on my table and this just evolved! I had this idea of turquoise, silver, black and white in my head and it all came out on the paper.
I started with the Nesties Fleur de lis pendant and began layering in black and turquoise. I also used a Nestie scalloped square. I did the center with silver metallic paper and punched 2 circles underneath. The side panel was done with aluminum foil and the CB Fleur de lis ef. I punched the black horizontal panel with an EK Fleur de lis border punch, and added some stripes with a silver deco pen. I also did the edges of the card with the silver pen. I added a piece of ribbon, and embossed the sentiment in silver ep.
This was a fun challenge although I have no clue where the idea for this card came from?!
Have a great Tuesday and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Just Under the Wire!

Whew! I'm posting this a week late for the MMSC27 but I have until midnight to get this posted. There's already a MMSC28 posted for this week, but I'll hopefully get to that a little later.
I used this gorgeous North Woods image, stamping it with Versafine Onyx Black and embossing it with clear ep before coloring it with Tombows. It's matted with Ruby Red cardstock. I used the Fleur de lis Pendant die on turquoise cardstock for the corner accents, and a MS arch lattice punch for the lower border. On the white cardstock base, I went around the edges with a gold deco pen, and stamped the Verve Christmas Poinsettia with versamark and embossed with gold jewel ep. The bottom accent was done with a Blossom Nestie in turquoise and embossed gold, and a punched poinsettia (punch by Carl) that was dotted with a gold deco pen. I added some hunter green ferns punched with a MS pine bough branch and added a topaz gemstone brad. The sentiment (by Verve) was done on PTI white, stamped in versafine onyx black and edged with a gold deco pen. For a final touch, I dotted the center of the flowers with yellow stickles and added a touch of silver deco pen to the ribbon on the flower pot.
Now I need to get busy and play catch-up! I was nursing a tender hand last week, but I'm feeling better now and hopefully I can catch up on some of my lost challenges! Christmas is coming!!!
Take care, and have a wonderful Tuesday!

Carol

It's almost turkey day!

I made a few Thanksgiving cards over the weekend, and it seems I always use this amusing stamp that I've had forever! I stamped him on wc paper with Versafine Onyx black ink, then embossed with clear ep. I colored him using Tombow's and a wet brush. I used the top note die to cut the background with some Debbie Mum glittered paper, and stamped the Tangerine Tango base with 2 leaves from a Stamp Store autumn stamp set. I added a little orange ribbon and a few nail head stickers to quickly finish this fun card.
I hope you all have a great Monday! Thanks for stopping by.

Carol

A 4th Birthday

My little granddaughter will be turning 4 soon, so I made her a card in her favorite color of pink. She loves little bows on her cards and always giggles when she notices the bows. She's all girly-girl, so I made a frilly girly-girl card just for her. I used the top note die and embossed it with the bubble ef, adding geo sparklers for detail in the embossed areas. I also used the Nesties labels 4 and a chipboard glittered 4 that I've had in my stash forever. The ribbon is from Wal-mart, and I used the bow-easy to make the bow. The cardstock is pretty in pink, and the checkered dsp is from a mat stack. Sentiment by Hero Arts, and bling from Kaiser.

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend.........make it a great one!

Carol

Anything but a Card

The challenge at Stampin' B's this week is to make anything but a card. I've been making some notepads for Christmas gifts this year. I used Ruby Red, Holiday Treasures, Cool Caribbean and a scrap of striped dsp. These were fun to make and embellish, and there are dozens of designs and styles you could use for them. I used the PTI stamp set top note for the sentiments. A friend suggested a use for the bright ideas sentiment, and I thought it was clever and unique, so thanks Diane! She thought using an image of the sun would be perfect with the "bright ideas" sentiment and she was so right! The other pad uses some left over retired dsp that I'm trying to use up, so I have a couple gifts finished already and will make more of these too.
As always, thanks for stopping by...........I hope you have a fantastic Friday!

A Poinsettia Christmas

Sorry I've been quiet for the past few days.......I've had a flare-up of tendonitis in my thumb and I've been trying to rest my hand so I can hold a marker again!
I made this card using the Verve Poinsettia. I stamped the images with Versamark on red cardstock and embossed them with gold embossing powder. I cut them out and popped them up on my last scrap of a favorite dsp. Sorry, I have no idea who made the paper, but I've had it for quite a while. I matted this on red cardstock, and went around all the edges with a gold deco pen. I used a Nestabilities label for the sentiment, cutting a 2nd one from red cardstock and slitting it lengthwise to add a layer beneath the white. I embosssed the sentiment in gold and added a gold metallic ribbon and 3 gold pearls in the flower centers.
I wish you all a fantastic Wednesday!

Carol

Origami Trees for Christmas

I found myself having a little extra time to stamp today, so I made a couple origami trees. I bought this dsp several years ago in a crafting warehouse just outside of Pigeon Forge TN. There's no name on the back, but it was 8 sheets for $1.00 so I brought several colors home with me, knowing sooner or later I'd find a use for it. It's thinner paper, so it was much easier to fold these trees. I thought alternating colors worked well with both cards. I used my oval Nesties to cut the red and green ovals from scraps, and the Nesties labels trio for the sentiment panels. The ribbon is by Bobbin Ribbon and the card stock base is soft stone by PTI.

The race is about to come on, so I'm done with stamping for this day! Only 3 more races until the championship, and then I'll retreat into a cocoon for the winter until they start up again in February :) I just love to spend my Sundays with NASCAR!!

Have a great Sunday everyone!!

Carol

Silver Snowflakes

I made this card to meet 2 challenges. The Crazy4Challenges#10 asks us to make an easel card this week, while Flourishes FLLCNOV asks us to take inspiration from the lyrics of "My Favorite Things" from the Sound of Music. The line that inspired this card was "Silver white winters that melt into springs." This is the first easel card I've made and I'm so happy with it that I'm sure I'll be making many more! I love the elegant look of silver and white together, so once I started, this card just came together easily. I embossed the white cardstock base with Versamark, using the snowflakes from the Snow Swirled set by SU! and silver embossing powder. The main tree image is from Flourishes Forest of Trees, was also stamped with Versamark and embossed with silver ep. I had a sheet of silver metallic paper that I used for the mats in the image and sentiment. I did all the edges with a silver deco pen, and added a few silver pearls on the sentiment panel. I used some silver metallic ribbon from my stash and the bow-easy to make the little bow. I used the Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder on the top note die, and Nestabilities Labels 4 for the main image and sentiment panels.
Thanks for stopping by today, I wish each and every one of you a spectacular weekend!

Carol

Blog Award Honor

My blogging buddy Silke passed this blog award on to me, and I'll be passing it along to 5 others after I complete the questions. Thanks to all of you for always visiting my blog and leaving such thoughtful, encouraging comments!
The rules are to answer these questions in one word, which is not easy to do for a chatterbox like me, but I'll try :)

1. Where is your cell phone? none
2. Your hair? grey
3. Your mother? tough
4. Your father? kind
5. Your favorite food? cheesecake
6. Your dream last night? none
7. Your favorite drink? DD coffee
8. Your dream/goal? Ireland
9. What room are you in? bedroom
10. Your hobby? stamping
11. Your fear? entrapment
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something that you aren't? thin
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. Wish list item? Car
17. Where did you grow up? locally
18. Last thing you did? cooked
19. What are you wearing? jeans
20. Your TV? annoying
21. Your Pets? none
22. Friends? treasured
23. Your life? blessed
24. Your mood? calm
25. Missing Someone? granddaughter
26. Vehicle? Pontiac
27. Something you're not wearing? shoes
28. Your favorite store? L&L Rubber Stamps
29. Your favorite color? Purple
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? yesterday
32. Your best friend? Carol
33. One place that I go to over and over? grocery
34. Facebook? yes
35. Favorite place to eat? Crooked Hill Tavern

Now I need to pass this on to 5 bloggers whom I visit daily and am always inspired by. Those 5 are:

1. WeeBeeStampin
2. The Rubber Maid
3. Stamping With Murphy
4. Wee Inklings
5. Stampers Dream

Thanks Silke, and thanks to all of you bloggers who inspire me daily! You all rock!!

Carol

Midnight Madness on Friday!

I apologize for the bad photo......this was so difficult to photograph! I wanted to capture the shimmer of the embossed image, but everything else got lost in the process. Anyway, this is my submission for the MMSC26 sketch challenge. I used the Dasher image and embossed him with bejeweled gold ep. I pierced around the edges and faux stitched with a gold deco paint pen. I also pierced and faux stitched the circular panels on the bottom right and conveniently covered up the contrasting center panel with my main image panel. DUH!! LOL I used all Figgy Pudding dsp by BG and soft stone cardstock from PTI. The sentiment by G Studio was stamped in Cranberry Crisp and I added some gold ribbon and gold ric-rac to the bottom. The top border was punched on both sides with the MS arch lattice border punch. I finished this off with a few gold pearls from Michaels.
That's it for this Friday :) TC and make it a good one!

Carol

StampinB Christmas card

The challenge today at the StampinB's blog is to make a Christmas card. This awesome stamped image was sent to me by Michelle of StampersDream.com (thanks Michelle) and I just got around to coloring it. I cut the image out using a Nestability die and lightly sponged it with bashful blue while it was still in the die. I used Tombows and a wet brush, along with some glitter pens and markers to color the image. I added some snow-writer accents to the marshmallows and whipped cream for a little sparkle. I used various colors of Stickles on the snowflakes in the background, and punched 3 different sizes of snowflakes for accents, using prussian blue, bashful blue, and white card stocks. I added diamond stickles on the punched snowflakes, putting a clear rhinestone in the center of each one. I used a Nestability trio die for the label, and the ribbon was from my stash. The sentiment is from a PTI set and seemed perfect for the image.

Thanks for the great challenge and thanks for stopping by on this Friday. Enjoy your weekend!!

Carol

Pink and Green Thoughts

I made this card some time ago and never posted it, so now's a good time since I probably won't have time to stamp today. It's done in celery and pretty in pink with white PTI cardstock. The polka dot dsp was a piece from my stash. The pink "brads" are just punched pieces of pretty in pink cardstock, covered with CTMH liquid glass and allowed to dry. The border was punched with a MS doily border punch, and the ribbon is certainly celery. The Upsy Daisy image was stamped off once in pretty in pink, and the sentiment was added in certainly celery. Quick, easy, and I'm done!
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Thursday! Too bad for the Phillies, but hey! We made it to the world series, so I'm still proud of them!!

Carol

CTD67 and SC253

I found a little time to stamp this afternoon, so I made this card for a double challenge. The CTD67 to use Artichoke, Soft Sky, Kraft and Dusty Durango. I also used the sketch challenge from SC253. The image is one Michelle from StampersDream.com sent me recently, but I'm unable to find it in the store, so it may be sold out? I colored the image with Tombows and a wet brush on wc paper. I began with a kraft base, layering artichoke and durango behind the soft sky dsp horizontal panel. The triangles and main image were matted with black. The triangles were cut from soft sky textured cardstock and the snowflakes were punched with a MS punch and covered with glistening snow writer. I also added some of the snow writer on the wreath around his neck.
Thanks for the great challenges ladies, and thanks for stopping by :)

Carol

FTTC40

I finished my FTTC40 card a day late (again) but at least there's no time limit on these challenges! Whew! The challenge is to use neutrals and add texture and a pop of color. I used Kraft as the cardstock base, stamping a backgrounder & sponging on wc paper in caramel, and then matting with a rust colored scrap from my stash. I stamped the tree from the Flourishes forest of trees set with Versamark, and embossed it with green ep. I added some red geo sparklers in various sizes and then dabbed the tree with a 2-way glue pen and added a light sprinkle of white flower-soft. You can see the details if you click the photo. The ribbon is from Michaels and I used the bow-easy to make the bow.

Thanks for stopping by!

Carol

MoJo Monday #111

This card is for the Mojo#111 sketch challenge found HERE. This one went together quickly using the beautiful new Verve stamp set "Believe." I just love the sentiments and gorgeous fonts in this set. I stamped the little pink breast cancer ribbon symbols with Pretty in Pink (stamped off once) and stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black, then matted it with black cardstock. The dsp's are from SU, and both ribbons are from my stash. A few black Kaiser pearls and some embroidery floss on the button, and this card was done! The inside sentiment says "Never give up."
I hope cards like this will go far to encourage those who are battling breast cancer. Thanks for such a beautiful stamp set Julee, this is my favorite Verve set so far!
Thanks for stopping by and have a magnificent Monday :)

Carol