May 18 2007
How ya bean?
Happy Friday, everyone! This card is for this week’s limited supply challenge. The idea is to make a quick card using one stamp with a flower, one sentiment, one small background stamp, one to three colors of cardstock (plus white or vanilla), any ribbon and/or flower punches, brads and doodling.
My color combo was inspired by Crate Paper’s Carnival Collection. Such fun, bright prints! You can find it at Jacksonbelle’s store…and right now it’s 10% off!!! (There is no Chocolate Chip in the pack, but part of the wrapper was dark brown and I thought it matched well. lol.)
Since I am totally bored with my Stampin’ Up stamps, I chose my Javabellas. I did all the coloring with markers, used a white gel pen to add dots to the blue dress, doodled in some ground and stamped the A Muse sentiment in the bottom right corner. I mounted this onto Chocolate Chip, then Bashful Blue, applied dimensionals to the back and set this aside. (I use a *lot* of dimensionals on my cards. I just think they add a nice touch.)
I used markers to color the flowers and dots from Fresh Fillers, huffed (lol) and randomly stamped on the white panel. (I just realized this set is being retired also…bummer.) I attached the stamped panel to the Only Orange card base, adhered a thin strip (scrap) of Chocolate Chip across the bottom, tied two ribbons around the top of the panel and adhered the assembled focal piece. It wasn’t as “quick” of a card as I’d have liked, but then I have a hard time stopping myself from doing more…and more…and more. Thanks for looking! 
Cardstock: Only Orange, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Stamps: Javabellas, A Muse (sentiment), Fresh Fillers
Ink: Black
Markers: Barely Banana, Blush Blossom, Only Orange, Bashful Blue, Creamy
Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Black
Other: Dimensionals, chocolate grosgrain, white Signo gel pen
Finished card size: 5″ x 5″
