I had the pleasure of stamping with two of my Die Cut Divas this afternoon - Charlotte and Darlene. I love them both. And, Darlene always brings me a stack of cards that she's created. She's EXTREMELY talented. Three of her cards jumped right out and me! So, I immediately grabbed my camera to take photos. This is the first one. I tried to "step it up a notch" but I'm not entirely sure that my tweaking actually improved on Darlene's original design! I think I like hers better.
Some of the stamps she used aren't Stampin' Up! (or they're retired). And hers worked PERFECTLY with the Springtime Vintage DSP. I used the branch from Easter Blossoms and the sentiment from Thoughts & Prayers. I also looped up the Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon (which Darlene didn't do). Darlene actually hand-cut one of the flowers out of the DSP to use as an embellishment on her Designer Label Punch. I chose to use one of the satin rosettes. I think I like hers better. But, my rosette matches my ribbon. What a great layout!
AND...what's even better??? This card will work PERFECTLY into April's promotion!!! You'll want to stay tuned for that - a new stamp set and DSP that will totally work with this layout! So, you'll definitely be seeing a version of this card in my April workshops! (Oh, and April hostesses? You can get the new stamp set and DSP for FREE on top of your regular hostess benefits in April.)
When I saw the post on FB, I actually thought it *was* one of the promotional stamps in action! Can't wait to CASE this one!!
Posted by: Juliana Bibas | March 04, 2011 at 03:49 PM