It’s a crazy time of year with all of the hustle and bustle that surrounds the holidays. Thanksgiving being a week later has thrown me off kilter a bit and I keep reminding myself to relax and smile. In fact that thought was the inspiration for my card today. I’ve decided to take a departure from the Christmas mode I’m in to bring you something fresh and fun. This card combines the new DIY stamp set with the Journey stamp set.
I went through my decorative paper scraps to find something that would match the new ink that arrived on my doorstep. I’m sorry I can’t tell your the manufacturer of the paper. It was something free given out at a stamp convention. Little squares of this and that with no name. But the Ocean Tides & Scarlet Jewel inks matched perfectly!
My card began with the sentiments, one from each of the mentioned sets. This was followed by the trendy chevrons from the {DIY} set ~ love those! Next up I die cut my label from the floral paper then stamped the camera from the {Journey} set on the polka dot paper. The lens of the camera is popped up and a glitter pen was added to the flash. I used a little wooden arrow to continue the downward flow of the chevrons to the second portion of my sentiment.
That just about does it for me. Some members of the team have more projects to share this month, I’ll see you next year. Just remember that if the holiday rush is bringing you down all you have to do is smile!
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