A "Wise" Card...

Hey there!  I finally have a minute to post this card.  It's been done for a few hours now and I'm just now getting time to write this up.  I am so happy it's Friday and I can't wait to get this long weekend started.    

The idea of this card was sparked when I was browsing through SCS and saw that the Free 4 All challenge for today was to use birds on your card.  I colored my owl with markers and tied a piece of burlap string by his feet to make it look like he's sitting a branch, or nest, or something.

The sentiment on this card says: "A wise owl once said..." and on the inside: "Happiness is not having what you want.  It is wanting what you have. -Unknown".

Have you all noticed the new Papertrey Ink sets I've been using lately?  No, I didn't go on a shopping spree and break all my Frugal Friday rules.  My friend Elisabeth from Pennsylvania let me borrow a whole stack of her PTI stamps.  Her daughter and my daughter are pen pals and our love paper crafting immediately sparked a connection between us.  Sadly, I'll be sending her stamps back soon, but it was so much fun while it lasted!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend!!!

{A wise owl...}

Stamps: Wise Owl {Papertrey Ink}

Card Stock: Creamy Caramel, Really Rust (SU), Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Apple Cider (Imaginisce)

Ink: Close to Cocoa (SU), Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Accessories: Labels 9 Nesties (Spellbinders), Foam Dimensionals, Markers, Burlap String (May Arts)

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Wishing you everything good...

Hello! I have another quick post today. I have so many things to get done so I can enjoy the weekend with my family. I made this card for a challenge on SCS. I believe the Limited Supply Challenge is now called the Free 4 All Challenge. Please, please, please correct me if I'm wrong. You can see this week's challenge here. We were challenged to make a quilt card out of scraps. I love quilt cards and using up scraps, so this card was a breeze. I store my scraps by collection, so it was easy to coordinate all these papers.

I hope you all have a great weekend! I'll be back tomorrow with a new challenge from Our Creative Corner.

{Wishing you everything good}

Stamps: Essential Messages (Hero Arts)
Card Stock: Really Rust (SU)
Patterned Paper: Tangerine Mini Papers (Jenni Bowlin)
Ink: Not Quite Navy (SU)
Accessories: Square Punch (SU), Light Blue Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Edge Distresser (Heidi Swapp)

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