Gratitude - Just Us Girls Challenge

I'm sharing a card that I made for the current challenge at Just Us Girls - JUGS176.  It's a color challenge this time...and these colors are so pretty.

This is the first of 3 thank you cards that I created this weekend.  I love the look of banners on cards, you can go in so many directions with them.  This is what I created.

These colors make me think *spring*, and I'm so ready for it.  Yes, I know it's only mid-February.  But we're getting closer!

I used a little stamping on one of the banners, an impression plate on another.  Then one is made of lace and another is a piece of grosgrain ribbon.  I just had to add a couple of flat back pearls to my bitty butterfly.  Then 2 brads from MME.  Along the left edge I layered card stock, ribbon and ric-rac.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop in!

Supplies:

Card stock: kraft (PTI), cameo coral (SU)

Stamps: beautiful butterflies, BB: Inspiration (PTI)

Ink: basic gray, calypso coral, certainly celery (SU), smokey gray versafine (Tsukineko)

Dies/punches/imp plates: book print impression plate (PTI), bitty butterfly punch (SU), corner rounder (Photo Max), scallop border punch (SU)

Fibers: kraft saddle stitch ribbon (PTI), white ric-rac, certainly celery grosgrain ribbon (SU), white doily trim (The Paper Studio), silver thread (RRR)

Other: flat back pearls (Recollections)

A Christmas card to share.

Hello...happy Sunday!

I'm sharing another Christmas card that I made for my stash.  I saw a printed invitation on Pinterest that gave me the idea for this card.  Click HERE for the link.  I saw that invitation a week ago, and I just had to use the idea for a Christmas card.  It turned out even better than I imagined.  I think the patterned paper I used is what really makes this card...well, along with the banners :o)   And, I love these colors together.

Stampin' Up! Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla card stock.  Yummy holiday colors.

After stitching the banners onto the focal panel, I tied the ends of the thread in little bows.  You may not be able to see it in my photos, but I ran a Stardust glitter pen along the top of each banner and through the border of the sentiment.

That designer series paper that I used to mat the panel, is from my new favorite paper stack...Festival of Prints (SU).  These papers are so versatile because they can be used for most any card...not just Christmas cards.

Well, that's it.  Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!