Have You Danced in the Rain Lately?

Good Thursday morning!  Wow I totally missed hump day all together.  To be honest with you after 3 days of cleaning, moving Mallory’s stuff, etc., it really felt good yesterday to sit on my butt and let my leg and back muscles rest.  They were a little sore and tired. I was still busy . . . I had plenty of phone calls to make, emails to answer and just general behind the scenes things to do. I feel a little better now that some of those chores are out of the way!

I’ve had an idea in my head for a few weeks using a sentiment stamp and I thought last night would be a good time to work on. The only thing is, once I got my idea down on paper . . . I hated it! AND to make matters worse, the little flower I wanted to add didn’t even enter into the picture. Oh well . . . . what CAN I say! Maybe the original idea will eventually make it to paper and ink.

Anyhoo, here’s the project that ended up partially the way I had envisioned it.

The papers are Webster’s Pages Postcards from Paris that were stitched to a cream background. I used the same cream then for all the other accents and the image on the card. The background of the sentiment is a floral image that I inked with both Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage, bouncing and rocking the stamp pad on the image. I didn’t want it very dark so I lightly placed in the stamp on the paper and quickly brought it back up. The sentiment is stamped in Coffee Archival ink to match the designer paper. I once again used a lightweight coaster covered in the designer paper to make my frame around the sentiment.

• Stamps: Tim Holtz Stamp Collection Urban Tapestry and Good Thoughts by Stampers Anonymous from eclectic Paperie
• Paper:  Cream; Webster’s Pages Postcards from Paris
• Ink:  Ranger Embossing, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage Distress Inks
• Accessories:  Spellbinders™ S4-140 Petite Ovals – Small, S4-243 Ric Rak Diamond Borderabilities® Petites, S5-015 Deckled Mega Rectangles – Large, S5-014 Deckled Mega Rectangles – Small;  7 Gypsies Paper Fasteners; Sewing Machine; Brads; Foam Mounting Tape; 1.25” Ivory 100% Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store 

Well, I hope y’all have a good day and thanks for stopping by, and remember  . . . life is short, enjoy the adventures of the day!