So Very Grateful - Spring Trends

Tomorrow is spring!  And today's card screams spring!!!  

Hip. Hip. Hooray!

This one was fun to create.  I started out with the So Very Grateful stamp set and some watercolor paper.  I stamped the image with Stazon ink, and then watercolored with my ink pads and an Aqua Painter.  

Then I stamped the sentiment from Four You, again with Stazon ink.

What you might not see in the picture above is the fun part of this card.  

Can you tell what I did in the photo below?

Maybe this photo shows it better:

I used the Chevron stamp and inked it up with Versamark, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Doesn't that give this a fun look?  I'm kinda smitten with it!  Would love to know what you think....leave me some comments!~~~~

Meanwhile - I'd also like to add that I'm submitting this to a couple of online challenges - 
1) The Paper Players - Clean & Simple Spring.  
2) Freshly Made Sketches - for the sketch. 
You should check out the challenges and play along!

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Everything Eleanor!

I don't actually know an Eleanor, that I know of anyway.  But I'd like to show you a little sneak peak of a new set in the upcoming Stampin' Up! Catalog.  I've had this set since Leadership, and just haven't played with it a lot.  Don't get me wrong, I really like it - it's got a really swell flourish in the set that I absolutely am smitten over!  I decided to take a little more modern approach to this card, other than going with the vintage feel that the stamp set has.

I feel I was able to keep it clean and simple and it still has that elegant look to it.  I really am loving the look of embossing powders on dark cardstock - here Melon Mambo EP on Early Espresso paper.  It just pops. (oops - about misspelled pops....)  And while the embossing powder isn't as vibrant as the paper (and I used Rose Red cardstock here) I like the mix of the two pinks.  You can't tell in the photo but the button really matches the embossed images.

Okay - I really need to go now - I just heard the UPS man pull up and I know what he's got on his truck for me today!!!  :)  Lots of brand new goodies - wanna sneak peak tomorrow????

Early Espresso CS	Rose Red Cardstock	Melon Mambo Embossing Powder	Versamark Ink Pad	Linen Thread
Seam Binding Ribbon

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