Lil Inker Designs

Oh Happy Day with Sprinkled Donuts

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PP255 Starburst Sayings and Cherry on Top DSP

Could you go for a donut with sprinkles on top right about now?

Wouldn’t that make for A Happy Day!?

It’s Sunday, so time for me to share a design inspiration for this week’s Paper Players Challenge:  PP255.  This week is a sketch challenge, so we get to use anything we want to create something that resembles this sketch.

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I think this Stampin’Up Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper featuring the sprinkled donuts is so cute and cheerful, and I love the “Oh Happy Day Stamp, so I made this card, adding a little gold bling by making the “tag” from punchinella.  Punchinella is the sheet that is left over after making sequins.  Did you know that?  How clever is that for someone to market and SELL!?!?  And isn’t it just that extra little pop that makes this card?

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I used some foam tape to make the Oh Happy Day Starburst Sentiment pop up off the card a bit for even more dimension, and used scissors on the bakers twine to make it curl a bit.

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Here is what I used to make the card.

Card Ingredients:

Hope you have an “Oh Happy Day!”

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi

Friends become our Chosen Family

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painted petals friends chosen family

Isn’t that the truth?  I daresay no family is perfect, but isn’t it wonderful when we are blessed with friends that are so special they are like family?  Our “chosen” family.

I just got back from spending a wonderful week with one of my “friend families” and had to make a special card to thank them.

For this card, I used StampinUp’s Painted Petal stamp set.  Instead of just stamping the flower onto the card stock, I wanted to give it more of a loose “watercolor” kind of look, so after inking up the stamp, I spritzed it lightly with water, then stamped the flower image.  I like the effect.  Then I just mixed a bit of water with some ink and flicked it on with a paint brush for the random speckles.  I’m also loving the stitch embossed effect that the Lil Inker Designs rectangle framelits creates and achieved on this somewhat CAS (Clean and Simple) design.  And dang it, I just couldn’t help myself and had to add a couple of tiny pearl embellishments.  🙂

Happy Friday to you and your families – the ones you were assigned by birth – and/or those you chose!

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi