Crazy for Polka Dots

Especially black and white ones. I don't know why. A phase, I guess. This card was also inspired by this post on Lisa Johnson's Poppy Paperie blog. When I saw the stitching on her card, I thought of a stamp I had that might work. Mission accomplished. My card dimensions are 3-1/2 by 8. Disappointing is the fact that the photo doesn't show the button very well. It looks pretty cool after I used a 1-inch circle punch to cut a notch in the background paper. Everything else, I think, explains itself.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy, Black, and Cranberry cardstock; Doodlebug Design Black Eyelet DP; Black, Cranberry, Sunflower, Orange, New England, and White Daisy Pigment Ivy ink pads; Treasure Life, Papertrey Ink Mixed Messages, and Wordsworth Everyday Whimsy stamp sets; Button and ribbon from my stash; 1-inch circle punch; Cuttlebug w/Nestabilities Classic Circles set.

Happy Friday! I had a new project waiting for me when I arrived at work this morning, so the day went by fast. While I'm still on a mission to do some more clutter clearing this weekend, I don't think I'll do much this evening. I finished The Shack the other evening and highly recommend it. The tale of how this book came to be is a story in itself and can be found here. It's probably one of the most thought-provoking pieces of fiction I've ever read. It would be a wonderful book to read with a group and discuss, too. For now, I'm off to see if I can't find a sketch or an idea for Simple Saturday. Enjoy your evening! Later ...