the sweetest thing

Jul 30, 2009

a little of this, little of that


Hello! Today's card uses several sets, which makes me chuckle a bit - I just couldn't make it easy on myself for this one, haha! The silhouette is from the hostess set Kind & Caring Thoughts, the sentiment is from just a portion of a stamp from Eight Great Greetings, and the circle border is from Circle Circus. I think this is the first time I've used Circle Circus, can you believe that? I orderd it from the Demonstrator pre-order and those poor stamps were neglected until today. I'm bringing Maine Blueberries back out of the retirement bin for a breath of fresh air too. I will be SO sad when I cut my last piece of that delicious paper. I used Amy's Friday Sketch for this lovely layout today too.

Have a wonderful day!
Karen


recipe -
stamps: kind & caring thoughts, eight great greetings, circle circus
ink: old olive, not quite navy
paper: bashful blue, not quite navy, old olive, whisper white card stock, maine blueberries dsp
accessories: old olive 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, flower punches (ek success), scallop punch, 1-3/8" & 1-1/4" & 1/4" circle punches, vintage brads, stampin dimensionals

15 comments:

Kay Kalthoff said...

Such a beautiful card, Karen. I love blues . . . and I love the way you incorporated the Circle Circus!
Kay

SMK said...

ooooh beautiful! love the color combo!! and that paper is wonderful! along with the perfect touches of ribbon and flowers :)

Andrea said...

WOW. This card is so beautiful. I love the DSP, the colors and the mini flowers.
Andrea

Caryl P said...

A beautiful card--I love how you used a little of this and a little of that! The paper is delish, just like fresh picked Maine blueberries, yum!

nina said...

Gorgeous card - love the layers and embellishments. And darn, every time I see the stuff I wish I had me some of that DSP..

Rachel said...

This is such a beautiful card Karen!!
hugs,
Rachel

LeAnne said...

Yummy! I keep forgetting about that open circle in Circle Circus--I am sure some other things could fit in there too!

Liam said...

Just gorgeous. Love it. this is just beautiful.

Liam

Emily said...

Wow Karen! This card is just beautiful! I'm lovin' that layout and that really yummy DP! This one goes directly into my "gotta case it file":)))

Sarah-Jane Kale' said...

This is GORGEOUS. Talk about having a wide selection of stamps to choose from, and I thought I was the only one who did that!!!.. As for Circle Circus... Miss Karen... you simply HAVE to play with it some more... I promise you wont be disappointed!!

xx SJ

susy said...

This is gorgeous, love the colour combo and stamping.

Martina said...

Gorgeous! Perfect matching colours!

Diane said...

Oh I love everything about this card! Colors are awesome and the layering too!! Great looking card!

Kristina said...

It will definitely be a sad day when all that gorgeous dp is all gone... That's when I hoard that last little scrap, lol. This is just so lovely! I love the little flowers in the corner.

mitch47 said...

I love those colors together. I went berry picking yesterday, and those remind me of a basket of fresh berries! Yummy for the eyes, and the tummy!