Paper Sweeties February Release Rewind

Hey, friends!  Well, here we are at the close of another fabulous, Paper Sweeties release.  I hope you're anxiously anticipating the arrival of lots of new goodies to your doorsteps.  While you wait for them to arrive, I've got one last, release-inspired creation to share.  Let's get to it!

I started this card by trimming the bottom of a piece of multicolored, floral, patterned paper with a wide strip of woodgrain, patterned paper and anchoring the two, with black-threaded, straight and zig-zag, machine stitches, to the Kraft, cardstock, card face.  I then stamped the bottom center of a library tag, in Jet Black ink, with the "With Heartfelt Gratitude" sentiment.

The center of the tag was stamped, in Jet Black ink, with the flower pot and stem/leaves which were colored with pencils and topped with a stamped, in Coral Calypso ink, on a Coral Calypso, cardstock die cut, flower.  The flower itself received a More Mustard, cardstock, die-cut center and was popped up with foam tape, while the pot was dressed up with a simple, sequin butterfly, laced with white string.

After securing the library card, with more foam tape, to the card face, I punched it, framed the hole with a reinforcement label, and dressed it up with lots of yummy trimmings, including more of that scrumptious, Frosting seam binding ribbon from the Paper Sweeties Shoppe; ivory lace; and a black, checked bow, topped with a large pearl.

And here's what's new in The Shoppe.

That does it, for this month, folks, but I couldn't leave you all without also sharing that Paper Sweeties is smack-dab in the middle of their first-ever Design Team Call.  Be sure to check out the link for all the details, and good luck!

Thanks, as always, for your continued visits and comments!  And a big thanks to Debbie and her talented crew for always making me feel like family!  Be sure to stop by and leave them some love.  Big hugs and blessings on you all!

Annette Witherspoon

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jill Norwood 
Jinny Newlin *special Guest Designer* (You're here!)

Julie Tucker-Wolek

Larissa Heskett 
Lysa Rohrer 
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir

{Supplies & Tools}
Stamps: Pretty Posies, Make Today Beautiful, & You Make Me Smile (Paper Sweeties) Paper: Kraft (Wplus9); More Mustard & Coral Calypso (SU!); woodgrain & multicolored floral (Webster's Pages) Ink: Jet Black (Ranger); Coral Calypso (SU!) Other: black thread (Coats & Clark); sewing machine (Janome); Frosting seam binding ribbon & Pretty Posies die (Paper Sweeties); foam tape (Scrapbook Adhesives); pearl, reinforcement label, & lace (Paper Studio); checked ribbon (May Arts); sequin butterfly (Crate Paper); white string (Hobby Lobby); colored pencils (Prismacolor); mineral spirits (Inky Antics); library tag (American Crafts)