I want to express a quick thank you for all your kind words and congrats on my awards post yesterday. Your feedback then and throughout the year (and, for some of you, much longer than that) keeps me focused, motivated and warms my heart.
It’s nice to be back playing with my paper, stamps and ink again. Today’s card was inspired by this outdoor rug in a home d?cor catalog. Clothing and home d?cor catalogs are often a source of inspiration for me!
STAMPIN’ PRETTY TIPS:
- The Stampin’ Up! Lacy & Lovely stamp set coordinates beautifully with Stampin’ Up! Circle Punches. Layer to your heart’s content.
- Stamping bright colors (Tempting Turquoise and Lucky Limeade) on Crumb Cake card stock produces a unique look and style.
- A single Bright Glimmer Brad (Tempting Turquoise) is the perfect pop of sparkle.
- SNEAK PEEK! I used the new 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch for the top left element. It’s going to get a lot of use from me and will be available for purchase August. 1 in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog.
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Stamp Set: Lacy & Lovely (Wood-Mount 122885, Clear-Mount 122887)
Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), Early Espresso (199686)
Ink: Tempting Turquoise (126952), Lucky Limeade (126984), Early Espresso (126974)
Cool Tools: 1 3/4″ Circle Punch (119850), 1 3/8″ Circle Punch (119860), 1″ Circle Punch (119868), 1/2″ Circle Punch (119869), Boho Blossoms Punch (119858), 1 1/4″ Square Punch (for flagged end, 119865), 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch* (127811), 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874), 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (119854)
The Perfect Touch: 3/8″ Brights Glimmer Brads (121006), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
*Available Aug. 1 when the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog Begins.
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I LOVE this card. Hope this set is available in our pre-order come 1 August. Can’t wait to get the new catalogue.
Brilliant card.
congratulations on your awards! This card is awesome!
Congratulations and I know you have every right to be quite proud. Your designs and ideas are always inspiring. I don’t comment as often as I would like as I don’t always have time. I do read your blog every day though. You have wonderful ideas and talent. Thank you so much for sharing.
Another fantastic work of art, Mary! I love that sparkly brad–it really pops!
What a lovely card. It looks just like the rug, and I LOVE it. You are always such an inspiration.
I love how the Tempting Turquoise just pops off this card! Not to mention the brad! Great take on using the ‘rug’ as your ‘muse’! 🙂
Thanks for showing where you get your inspiration. I think that will help me with getting ideas, not just CASE-ing your work! It was great to talk to you in person at Convention 2012 — I follow your work with great admiration.
Love this Mary. The browns really make the Tempting Turquoise POP! It even has a western feel to it. Makes me think of conchos on a saddle.
Great job!
The cards you make are always so amazing!!
I love this card! That rug was a great inspiration!
Mary this is beautiful! I think I need this stamp set AND the rug!
Love this card and so many others of yours. Also wanted to congratulate you on your success at convention!
Congratulations on all the awards you garnered at Convention.
Well deserved in my opinion. Thanks for all the inspiration.
Love this card. Might have made one or two of the scallops
in lucky limeade just to see the difference. Can’t wait for that small
scallop to add to my collection.
Wonderful card! Thanks for sharing where the inspiration for it came from. It always amazes me where people draw from.
A big congratulations on your award. What an honour!
This is drop dead gorgeous! You continue to inspire me both creatively and as a business leader. Joining your group was such a great decision for me!
Lovely Lovely card Mary. Just screams to me as a Mary Fish card when I look at it. Thanks for sharing!
This card is so beautiful! It’s amazing how you can find something in your world and make it a beautiful card 🙂
Thanks for your kind feedback! When I saw that rug, I KNEW I had to turn it into a card. Also, I just updated the product list to include the scallop circle punches used–3 of them, including the new 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch from the Holiday Catalog (available Aug. 1).
I love this card Mary. I also get inspiration from catalogs and appreciate you passing yours along to us. The colors are so great…I think I’m going to have to case this one.
Love it and looks just like the rug in the magazine! Great card!
Love this card especially the color combo!! Got the set at convention and can’t wait to use it! This is perfect and great use of the scallop circle punches! Will definitely be CASEing! thank you! Congrats on all your awards too!
Congrats on your awards! I love this card, will definitely be casing it in the future. Thanks for all you share.
Oooh, love this! Mary, you make Tempting Turquoise work…love it! 🙂
Hermosa….beautifull
Congrat Mary on your awards. If clothing and home decor catalogs are inspiration to you, I must say that YOU are to me. Congrats again and thanks for sharing your talent and creativity with us. Keep up the good work!
Congrats, Mary! You are such a wonderful card-maker…you deserve the recognition!
This card is just gorgeous…I love the colors you chose–so earthy and warm. Love it!
Congratulations Mary….I am so very happy for you!!!