You Did It!!

Now that we have started a new year, there are a lot of challenge  with a “new” theme.  Not too hard since we have (hopefully) many new things to play with.  I decided I wanted to make a card that not only used new items, but also celebrated something new in life.  I wanted to do something different and decided to celebrate the joy of a new job.

I love this little lady from House Mouse called Fancy Pants.  She is so cute and all dressed up for her first day at her new job.  I have had this stamp for a while but never used it – what was I thinking!!  Does that make it new?  I colored the image with Tombows markers and cut it out with a Spellbinders' Labels Eighteen die.  I sponged the edges with a little light pink and popped it up on a blue Labels Seventeen.  The background paper is lovely and though it is an older design, it is new to me.  The yellow strip in the center is created using my new border die, Anastasia Border, from Cheery Lynn.  I cut it out twice, laid them side by side and ran seam binding ribbon (dyed with Distress Ink) down the center.

I wanted to add some tiny pink pearls but I didn’t have any.  Since I wasn’t at home when I worked on this I didn’t have a permanent ink to color them with, either.  I ended up using some red Stazon but buffed the ink on with my finger.  It worked great.  I added them to her necklace and added two larger ones to the upper right corner, along with a shoe button.  I also added a gold pearl to the purse to look like a clasp.

Thanks to all my “new” and “old” followers and friends for stopping by.

E. Marie

This card is entered in the following challenges:

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 10 - Beautiful Borders

House Mouse and Friends Challenge #110 – New

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 90-- Use a border punch

Simon Says Stamps Challenge – Spots and/or Stripes

Top Tip Challenge #67 - Anything Goes! (Tip:  Need different colored pearls for your card – rub on permanent ink.  If you want it darker, rub the ink pad directly on the pearls.)

Bling It On January Challenge #11 – New Beginnings

Corrosive Challenge #140 – Ring In The New Year (something new on your creation)

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #115 – Use Something New

Crafty Creations Challenge #152 – Something New

Do You Stack Up Challenge #54 - Pink!

Moving Along With The Times Challenge #130 – Spots and Stripes

One Stop Craft Challenge #165 – On the Spot & Ribbon

Ooh La La Challenge #96 - New Beginnings

Phindy's Place Challenge #88 - Tic Tac Toe (Buttons, Ribbon, Distressing)

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #85 – Ribbon

Stampin Sisters In Christ Challenge #122 – Something New
Totally Papercrafts Challenge #99 - Spots and Stripes

Sketch Saturday Challenge Week #190 – Sketch

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #151 – Photo Inspiration