It's Time For a New Journey!

Been on a 'journey' lately?

I am happily beginning one with this post as I share

this week's challenge over at....

This week our 

brand, new design team debuts

and it's a very exciting time!

Our design team is creatively talented and

bigger than ever, so there's more inspiration

in a variety of styles.

The creative journey I took to make this card was

quite fun.  I had been searching high and low for

the Spellbinders Lacey Squares Die Cut set and

I FINALLY found them and I am pleased to say

that our local Michaels is now carrying them.

I also picked up the 'Summer in Paris' set

for my Cricut for only $20 and just loved

this hot air balloon.  Put them all together with a few

grand embellishments, and there you go!

My fabby teammates would LoVe for you

to stop by The Cafe to see all of the beautiful

inspiration all in one-stop.

Here's who you'll find along with yours truly....

Sarah Anderson  

Ruby McGuire

 Savannah O'Gwynn 

Andrea Ewen

Colleen Dietrich  

Fiona Shultz

Jaclyn Miller 

Jinny Newlin
Libby Hickson  

Michele Gross
Tracey Kuzniak

So glad you stopped by and I hope you'll 

leave a quick little note to let me know

you were here : )

Today's Project Recipe:

Cardstock: The Paper Company

Designer Paper: DCWV

Ink:  Versamark, Memento, Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Stamps:  Scrappy Cat

Die Cut/Embossing Templates:  Spellbinders 'Lacey Squares',

Cricut 'Spring Time in Paris', Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dot' EF

Embellishments:  Recollections Flowers, Pearls & Lace & Pearl Flourishes

Tools:  Fiskar's Corner Rounder

Another Honor...Guest Designer at Jazzy Paper Designs

I have been 'itching' to put these little

Studio G stamps to work and I have to

say this was a fun way to do it.

I am very happy to be the 

Guest Designer over at

Jazzy Paper Designs.

Tenia has a FaBuLoUs challenge there

and if you haven't guessed already, the inspiration

comes from a 'jazz album' cover.

Tenia herself is an accomplished and well-known

jazz pianist and I think the theme of her challenges

is perfect!

I used VersaMark to make the background of

this card and then added some 'track' stitches

to mimic the album cover a little.

The stamps are from two different

Studio G sets and were stamped with

VersaMagic.  I added a twill ribbon from

American Crafts and beautiful black

rhinestones for my little version of

the black keys on the piano.

I added rhinestone 'seeds' for a little

more dimension.

Please stop by Jazzy Paper Designs,

and tell Tenia I sent you.

Then play along with this week's challenge.

It's really quite fun when your mind

'starts to play'...you tend to find

'just the right notes'!