I'm sad to say that this is the first card that I have made in over a month - except for my Christmas cards, which I will post later.  I made this card for our church secretary who is retiring after over 30 years of service.  I'm happy for her - but will miss her.  She always knew the answer to any question I had!   Below is the inside of the card.

The inspiration for this card came from a card I saw on Splitcoaststampers, made by Stef Perry.

Supplies used to make this card:

Stamp Sets: Butterfly Basics (retired), Lots of Happy card kit, Hardwood

Card stock and ink: Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue, Whisper White

Tools: Subtle Textured Embossing Folder, Banner Triple punch, Classic Label punch, Stitched Shapes Framelits

Accessories: Clear Rhinestones

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Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy

Mistakes Can Be a Good Thing

This is a card that we at Bingo! Stampin' Up! style earlier this month.  When I was first designing this card, I stamped the front of the card using the Hardwood background stamp from Stampin' Up!  This is what it looked like:

When I added the stamped images of leaves and acorns - I thought it was "too busy."  Not wanting to waste the card that I used to stamp the Hardwood image, I turned it over and stamped the other side of the card using the "splatter" stamp from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  I like that much butter.  So I continued on and finished the card.

When I displayed the card at Bingo - everyone asked where the stamp was to stamp the BACK of the card.  I was getting upset that they noticed my "mistake" but after the 4th or 5th person asked about it - I realized that it WAS a neat way to finish off the card.  

So I think that going forward,  I will be looking for ways to stamp the back of the card from now on! What a great way to use those large background stamps!

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Kathy