There are so many ideas in the Stampin' Up! catalogues, in fact, my "addiction" to Stampin' Up! began when I purchased an Idea Book & Catalogue just for the pictures!

Each page of the Idea Book & Catalogue has a number of cards and projects that can inspire your own creations. But did you know that Stampin' Up! also provides a list of stamps and supplies that were used to create them?

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This card was inspired by the Friends card on page 78 of the Idea Book & Catalogue...

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden (wood:121530), Vintage Vogue (wood: 119191, clear: 118598). Card/Paper: Textured Crumb Cake (12" x 12": 119929), Chocolate Chip (108599), Whisper White (106549), Crumb Cake DSP (Neutrals: 117157). Ink: Crumb Cake (121030), Pretty In Pink (101301), Chocolate Chip (100908). Accessories: , Pretty In Pink Flower Brad (Subtles: 119732), Basic Pearl Jewels (119247). Tools: Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (120175), Sizzix Big Shot (113439), Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402), Sanding Block (103301), Sponge Daubers (102892), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

My card is not a copy of the one in the catalogue. I have used the layout and re-arranged the elements from the original card. I used a different stamp set and changed the accent colour from Wild Wasabi to Pretty In Pink.

I love this style of card - distressed and textured, yet soft and feminine. The card stock is daubered in Crumb Cake (which is a great colour for distressing and for softening the edges), the Chocolate Chip card is Faux-Suede and torn, and I have sanded the Vintage Wallpaper embossing on the Designer Paper and rolled the edge. The feminine touches are the pink flowers, Scallop Trim border (which gives a "lacy" touch) and a small pearl in the centre of the pink flower brad.

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