A quick "Thanks" from the scrap bin.

Hi friends!  Today I thought I'd share a pretty little thank you card that I made with some scraps and an awesome border die 

from Simon Says Stamp.  I am absolutely loving this die.  It adds so much detail even to the simplest of card designs.  Here I just added a single scribble rose that I embossed onto vellum cardstock and then cut out.  I colored the back of the vellum with my copics to give the rose a nice shade of pink with green leaves.

For this card I used the following supplies:

STAMPS: Scribble Roses (My Favorite Things).   INK: clear embossing (Versamark), onyx black (Versafine), alcohol markers (Copics).  PAPER:  khaki cardstock (Simon Says Stamp), white 140 lb cardstock (Neenah).  ACCESSORIES:  Thanks Scallop Border die (Simon Says Stamp), white embossing powder, clear embossing powder (WOW!), Perfect Pearls, sequins.

This little rose actually came out of my scraps bin where all of my "extras" go.  You know how sometimes you make something for a card and then decided not to use it?  You've just spent all that time on it and you know it would just be a waste to throw it away.  You'll use it someday right?  Well, my scrap bin is packed full of things I made, diecut and or stamped but never got around to using.  But I know, just like this rose, someday I will find a purpose for everything.

  

What I really love is when my little niece Rylee comes over and she digs through my scrap bin like she's going through a treasure box.  She squeals when she finds the perfect embellishment and she uses a lot of these items on her own projects.  Nothing is beyond saving in my craft room.  Some call that hoarding, maybe a little frugal but it can also be very time saving to find that perfect pre-made embellishment in your stash.  I whipped this card up in less than 10 minutes.

As you can see there was a little mishap with the embossing powder, which is why this rose probably ended up in the scraps bin in the first place.  But sometimes what is a mistake on one card can just be a whimsical imperfection on another.  Don't throw your little booboos away.  They don't matter so much sometimes.

For all of my StampNation sistahs....don't forget to check out the new challenge that's up over at StampNation this week.  This week Anything Goes my friends!!  There are some awesome cards posted over there and some great inspiration from the designers.  Let's see you get creative!  And for you friends who are not StampNation members yet....what the heck are you waiting for?  Stop on over and check us out.
You'll get all the info you need  to sign up right  ---->HERE<-----.

Let's have some fun!  Here's an awesome sneak peak at this week's challenge:  can you guess which card is mine?

Thanks so much for stopping by!