That’s me.  I’m stuck in a creative rut.  Despite having some new stamps to play with, I just can’t get focused on creating anything with them.  But I did want to post *some*thing. 

I made this card a year ago for one of my longtime friends.  I chose colors that she liked.  I used a Cuttlebug folder to emboss the designer paper, and then I swiped my ink pad over it to make the embossing stand out even more. It’s hard to tell in the photo, but the Chocolate Chip punched circle just underneath the rhinestone brad is crumpled/distressed a bit. I popped the alignment guard off of my corner rounder punch and used the punch to make the scalloped edge at the bottom of the designer paper.

I have to confess that I borrowed the layout idea from a birthday card that another longtime friend made for me.  Dee, if you read this, thank you for the inspiration!

Stamps: Riveting (Stampin’ Up!); Wavy Wishes (Hero Arts)
Cardstock: Blue Bayou, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Fall Flowers designer paper, Spring Showers designer paper (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink: Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip (Stampin’ Up!)
Other: Rhinestone brad, corner rounder punch, and Soft Sky stitched ribbon (Stampin’ Up!); “Harmony” alphabet [for scalloped circle] and “Happy Birthday” embossing folder (Cuttlebug)