Retro Stripes

I took the day off today and I'd planned to get a lot of stamping done. But I decided that I'd tackle cleaning my DD's bedroom. That took forever and by the time I was done I was exhausted and the afternoon had turned into evening.

I had to quickly make a card for the Retro Sketches challenge before hubby was ready to go out for dinner. Sometimes I work well under pressure and I think this was one of the times.



The "Petal Potpourri' sample card in the Occasions catalog has colors that I love together and I started of trying to replicate it, but I couldn't find just the designer series paper that I wanted--and I was in a time crunch. So I found a sheet of Stacked with Love DSP and just went with it.

I used a length of Crushed Curry ribbon from the Best Year Ever Sale-A-Bration Accessory pack to make the line from the sketch. Then I stamped the flower in Strawberry Slush and punched it with the coordinating Flower Medallion punch. These two items come in a bundle--you can just click on the image below and you'll be taken straight to my online store where you can purchase your very own bundle!!

I added a Crushed Curry button from the Best Year Ever Sale-A-Bration Accessory pack that I'd tied with a bit of Whisper White Baker's Twine.

Before I added the flower to the card, I took a long length of Wild Wasabi from the Painted Blooms Cotton Twine pack and just put some random loops down. When I added the flower, I saw that the loops look like leaves! What a pleasant surprise!!

Finally, I added some Wild Wasabi candy dots and Basic Pearls as embellishments.

tams# 2848

Product List

Petal Potpourri Wood Bundle [138876] $37.95	Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Stamp Set [128748] $36.95	Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [131178] $5.95	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $5.95
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $6.95	Strawberry Slush 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131295] $6.95	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Best Year Ever Accessory Pack [138634] $0.00
Twine Baker's Whisper White [124262] $2.95	Subtles Candy Dots [130933] $5.95	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247] $4.95	Modern Label Punch [119849] $16.95
Painted Blooms Cotton Twine [137873] $6.95