Beautiful YOU!

Hi friends!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Today I had some quiet time while all the kids were out of the house

and my husband was on the couch snoring watching tv :)

He even later helped me move my craft desk to smack dab 

in the middle of our formal living room!

 I'm so blessed that he's very supportive of this hobby of mine ♥

Due to lack of space, I've been at a small desk 

and using the dining room table

but it's not conducive at all for crafting. 

By the time I set it out to create,  it's time to move it all again to eat, LOL!

There's a new Featured Stamper at Splitcoaststampers this week

and it's Claudette.  

I chose this card from her gallery  

It stood out for me because it reminded me of this card I made

which I absolutely loved!

So combining the two, I came up with these two cards

with slight differences!

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Here is the first card (but the second one made, as a replacement!)

I've used Beautiful You, a clear stamp set from STAMPlorations.

It's a lovely silhouette style floral set with quite a few sentiments

which makes it very versatile :)

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Both cards are made using white cardstock,

and they were run through my Gemini Jr to get a base.

I masked off the area I only wanted to get distress ink on  ~

and used a trio or different color inks.

I didn't intend for it to look like a stopllight - LOL!

(Here, I've used Coral, straw and spring green!) 

Next, using Stazon black ink, I stamped the flower and 2 of the sentiments.

Last, I added sequins and popped it up onto the cardstock with foam.

On the insides (not show), there is a message:  Happy Birthday!

I hope you were able to get inky and crafty this weekend, too!

I didn't make as many cards as I'd hoped

but did get MANY pieces done for easy card assembly ~

backgrounds, stenciling, cutting out images for this week's cards!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly