The Three P's

The Three P's:

1. Pretty Paper
   
2. Playful Petals
3. Paper Piercing

Nothing like a little alliteration to get things going! ;)

Today's thank you card is inspired by Mojo Monday #82. My textured Pink Pirouette card base measures 4.5" x 6". (fits an A6 envelope) I layered a piece of Chocolate Chip card stock complete with a scallop edge onto the pink. Since the sketch shows two layers of scallops along the bottom edge, I also used my punch on a piece of Bella Birds Designer Series Paper. I struggled a bit with how to best line up the scallops and eventually decided to mount my printed paper onto Bordering Blue -- this helped make it less obvious that the alignment is somewhat askew. TIP: When using a border punch it's a good idea to start with your paper edge larger than you intend to use on your card. This way you can trim from each side and be sure you get a full scallop on each end.

I used a coordinating stripe print from Bella Birds to make a 2.75" square. My center pink panel is 2.25" square. For my focal point I chose a bloom from the Playful Petals set and colored it with Stampin' Up! markers in Bordering Blue, So Saffron, and Pretty in Pink. I love that the markers have dual tips because the fine tip comes in handy for small spaces. It seemed a little 'flat' to me, so I stamped the image again and only colored the center portion -- snipping it out and adding it with dimensionals.

I whipped out my Crafter's Tool Kit and used the handy template to create a pierced border around my main square. I also paper pierced along the scallops at the bottom. It was just the right sassy detail. Last, I added my sentiment and a strip of So Saffron ribbon complete with bow. TIP: I adhered a flat strip of ribbon first. Then, I punched 2 holes using my Crop-a-Dile. I threaded another piece of ribbon through and tied it like a shoelace. The ends were frayed a bit so I trimmed for a clean edge... cute and easy!

Pick up your 3 P's today! Shop online for:
Pretty Paper, the adorable Playful Petals stamp set,
and a Crafter's Tool Kit - perfect for Paper Piercing and SO much more!

Stamps: Playful Petals (113728), Thank You Kindly (111700)
Paper: Bella Birds Designer Series Paper (113981), Pink Pirouette textured 12 x 12 astd. (111345), Chocolate Chip (102128), Bordering Blue (102630)
Ink: Chocolate Chip; Markers: Bordering Blue (100070), So Saffron (105114), Pretty in Pink (100045)
Tools: Crafter's Tool Kit (104310), Crop-A-Dile (108362), Scallop Edge Punch (112091)
Sassy Somethings: So Saffron Ribbon (111364)