Paper Napkin Background

I recently read a tutorial about making background paper with paper napkins and cling wrap.  Shortly after that one of my friends brought a snack to my house accompanied by these colorful napkins.  I just had to give the technique a try!  I think they came out pretty good!  For this card I used a 4 x 4 piece of Whisper White card stock.  I put a small piece of cling wrap over that, with the pretty paper napkin on top.  Cover with a piece of scrap and press it with a medium iron.  The cling wrap melts and holds the layers together.  Then I trimmed the excess about 1/2 inch from the Whisper White, added some snail adhesive and wrapped the excess to the back side!  Background done!

May Orders Thank Yous

My Thursday girls ( hi Kathie, Jen and Joan!) decided to hold their orders until May 31st so they could take advantage of the new catalog.  These are the thank you notes that I will be adding to their orders. I saw a similar card done by Julie Davison and I just loved it.  She had some white ribbon on her card but I decided not to add ribbon this time.  She also had some actual gingham paper for her card and I decided to try to use the gingham wheel.  That was hard!  It kept going crooked!  I did eventually get three small pieces of yellow/white gingham check that I could use for my cards.  It sure would have been easier if I had one of those Wheel Guides.  Hope you like my cards.

Connie

It's a New Year!

So, it has been 2 years since I posted anything on my blog.  I don't have any excuses, I just didn't do it!  I'm not going to be crazy and promise to post every day here, but I will try to be more diligent.  I have some new Stampin' Up! products that I've been experimenting with.  This card uses the Wildflower Meadow and Label Love stamp sets with one of the new in-colors, Strawberry Slush.  I stamped the wildflowers first, then cut that layer with the oval framelit, then ran it through the embossing folder.  I love the extra touch that the pearls add, don't you?  

I hope you like my card.

Connie