Feel Better Soon

As promised in early August, today is the first of eight posts featuring the eight cards I submitted at the NJ State Fair.  As evidenced in the photo below, I did all right in the blue ribbon department!

State fairs are lots of fun to participate in and the entry fees are usually cheap.  So if you haven't dipped your rubber stamper toes into the water yet, what are you waiting for?  

Take the plunge! 

Now onto the cards and comments . . .

Blue Ribbon #1

I find that a wood grain pattern - whether stamped, die cut, stenciled, or embossed - seems to go with just about any card layout out there . . .

. . . wood patterns provide warmth, texture, and a visually familiar feel to a wide variety of design themes.

This delicate butterfly looks perfectly at home on the wood-look panel, and with her wings propped up with foam dots, she looks as though she's just arrived and will stay awhile to bring a little peaceful comfort to someone who's under the weather . . .

Cardstock:   Bazzill Steel Blue, Marcos Jute               

Stamps:       Too Much Fun "Feel Better Soon"          

Inks:             Distress Brushed Corduroy, Stormy Sky, Perfect Pearls

                     Mist Pearl

Emb Pwdr:   Vippies Transcendence

Dies:            Spellbinders Blossom Tags & Accents, Memory Box

                     Butterflies Darla, Vivienne                          

Impr Plate:   Papertrey Wood Grain            

Doo Dads:    Gauze ribbon, pearls, Jelly Roll pen Clear Star