Have a Seat

It is beautiful here in Wisconsin.  The driveway is no long one big mud puddle.  When I went into town today for groceries, I washed my car.  I forgot that it was silver and not tan.  :) 

The family has been spending more times outdoors too.  The four wheelers made there appearance this afternoon after being stored away for the winter. 

I managed to get 10 loads of laundry washed, hung on the line, brought back in, folded and put away this weekend.  AND I made time to make a card.  This was actually supposed to be my entry for the Cards & Things sketch challenge, but I did didn't take the sketch w/ me to my stampin' room so it's a little different than the sketch.  I guess that's okay, because I do like the card.  

 

I like that this card could be used for any occasion with the quick change of the sentiment.

What SU! set do you find very versatile and you use for all occasions?

Using What I Have: Have a Seat

I needed an All Occasion card that was suitable as a "Thinking of You", "Sympathy", and "Anniversary" card.  I thought that this bench from Have a Seat was just the stamp for all these occasions. 

I am back to using what I have out of my stash.  I must have stashed 3 whole packages of the Elegant Soiree dsp on my shelf.  It was time to pull it down and rip it open.  I made 16 of these cards and used up 2 sheets out of the package. If you add a little dsp here and there it can go a LONG way.

I tried out a couple different ribbons on my cards.  I really like the Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon for the sympathy card and the Baja Breeze Seam Binding for the Anniversary card.  I thought the Anniversary card should be a little more dressed up.

I also dressed up the bench with a litte cardstock flower.  My flower was made using a retired punch, (flower trio or something like that) only because (confession time) my table was such a mess that I couldn't find my little flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  Looking in my catalog, I could have used the one of the flowers from the Boho Blossoms Punch too.  

To make your flower: Punch it, Crunch it, and Poke it!  Ta-dah! 

I added a metallic brad to the center of mine.  :)

If I were to make this card using current SU! dsp, I would probably use the Letters to Santa dsp on page 186 of the Idea Book & Catalog.  I love the plaid.  It could make a little more masculine card.

Current Products:
Stamp Set: Have a Seat
Ink: Soft Suede
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Metallic Brads, Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon, Big Shot, Houndstooth Embossing Folder

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