I started my card with Bordering Blue card stock, stamped with the same color ink with the En Francais background stamp.  I felt like this was a decidedly Country French feel and this was just the perfect background stamp to use.  Do you recognize the main image?  You don't?  That's because it isn't available yet!  At Leadership Convention in January, everyone attending got the Elements of Style stamp set that will be featured in the next mini catalog coming out May 1st!  I thought it would be fun to use a stamp set that not too many people own.  There are such beautiful stamps in this set!  There's a hummingbird and a flourish, coupled with a "for you" stamp and one that reas "Life is a matter of moments," as well as this beautiful floral stamp.  I stamped it on Very Vanilla card stock with Basic Brown Ink, then used an Aqua Painter and Pretty in Pink, Always Artichoke, Bordering Blue and So Saffron Classic stamp pads to color them in.  I spritzed on a little color with an Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Marker and Spritzer Tool.  I tore the edge and added an additional torn edge layer of So Saffron card stock, then punched with the Horizontal Slot Punch, fed through a piece of Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon and tied it off with some Linen Thread.  What was I thinking watercoloring 90 cards!

If you're attending the Friday session of the Regional Seminar in Syracuse and are reading this post, please stop by The Heartfelt Stampers tables and say hello!  It would be so much fun to meet a fellow blogger!

Oh, and be sure to contact me about joining us at the Regional Seminar — you just won't want to miss it!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 118611 Elements of Style (available May 1st)
Item No. 109521 En Francais background stamp   $17.95
Item No. 105089 Horizontal Slot Punch   $5.95
Item No. 103954 Aqua Painter   $16.95
Item No. 117289 Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon   $8.95
Item No. 107066 Color Spritzer Tool   $12.95
Item No. 105113 Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Marker   $3.25