Stampin' Up! Dreams Du Jour Card

Finally was able to stamp!  Yahoo!  I made this card late last night.  I was awakened by a lamp coming on in our hallway.  I knew I had turned that lamp off before going to bed so I got up and went to check on it.  I tried to turn it off and it was hissing.  First I smelled smoke and then I saw it.  I quickly unplugged it from the outlet.  I couldn't go back to sleep for awhile so I made this card.  I thank the Lord for waking me up!

I colored the Love You image from Stampin' Up!'s Dreams du Jour stamp set with the markers after stamping in Jet Black Stazon ink.  I only colored the shaded areas with the markers.  Next I used my aqua painter to pick up a little ink from the marker tip to lightly color the rest of the stamped image.  I also used the aqua painter to blend the colors.  The bottom of the card front and the tag are punched with the Eyelet Trim border punch which will be available in the next Idea Book and Catalog.  It was free during Sale-a-bration!  I punched 1/8" circles from Barely Banana and added them to the tag and bottom.  The Sage Shadow strip is punched on the end with the My Way punch.  This punch has arrows on them, but you can slide your cardstock in to only cut the v shape.  I used Organza White ribbon to tie on the tag.  The Barely Banana piece was run through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. Half back pearls from the Pretties kit are glued on the Sage Shadow strip.  You should be able to click on the photos for larger viewing.

Happy Stampin'

Stamp set - Dreams du Jour

Inks - Jet Black Stazon,  Sage Shadow, Barely Banana, and Orchid Opulence markers

Card stock - watercolor paper, Sage Shadow, Barely Banana, and Orchid Opulence

Accessories - flat back pearls from Pretties Kit, Organza White ribbon, Tag punch, My Way punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

Card measurements are W x H

Card base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Barely Banana - 5 1/4" x 3 3/4"

Sage Shadow strip on outside - 4 5/8" x 1"

Sage Shadow strip on inside - 5 1/2" x 1"