{Stampaganza ~ Just For You}

Well for my second installment of my Stampaganza series, I have decided to use the Just For You Stamp set (B1398) I have bought 4 of these stamp sets and finally had one that I didn't sell before I got the chance to play with it. Well I finally found time to use it before someone came looking for it...

I was looking for cards to use for the card club again and really wanted to create this card in the current Idea Book. So I took a stab at it... If you decide that you would like to try it too you can find the pattern for it in the Wishes How-to Book. The pattern is called Gallery. I went be just the look of the card and tried to create it myself...

Here's what I used:
B1398 ~ Just for You
Z7147B ~ Stella Paper Packet
Z1360 ~ Rhinestone Designer Brads
Z2114 ~ Cocoa Exclusive Ink
Z2155 ~ Topiary Exclusive Ink
Z2195 ~ Lagoon Exclusive Ink
Z2118 ~ Desert Sand Exclusive Ink
Z697 ~ Sponge
White Gel Pen

On to the card...

I started by cutting the flowered shape on the Cricut using the Art Philosophy Cartridge. This is just one of the many (over 700 shapes) that this useful cartridge cuts out... I then stamped the dotted lines in cocoa onto the shape and picked a pattern and stamped it first in Lagoon and then 'Rock & Rolled' the stamp into Topiary...stamp and repeat, stamp and repeat, stamp and repeat...x6....

 I distressed the edges using Desert Sand and a sponge giving the edges a beautiful golden glow as well as the look of an aged piece of paper...leaving it looking stunning!

I used a white gel pen to draw on faux stitching which is a quick and easy way to add simple details without it taking hours of hand stitching. I added the faux stitching to tie in the cocoa stitched pattern on the flower cut out...

I used mt piercing tool and pierced a hole into the center of the cut out and placed a rhinestone brad. Added 3-D foam squares and pooped up the cut out for some added dimension.

Hope you enjoyed this card, there's more where that came from...stay tuned for more!

Let's Live Inspired!