On the way to recovery...?

 

After a reasonable night's sleep last night, I woke this morning with the design for my card in my head so I'm guessing I am at last on the road to recovery.  Still deaf in both ears and coughing but hope the nasty germies are on their way out now.

I used the Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Autumn Blueprint set of stamps, I just love these images and couldn't wait to play with them once they'd come to live with me.  My crafting pal Kathy bought them during one of our fun days out in Florida recently, when we visited 'Whim-So-Doodle' in St Petersburgh.  I'm not sure if I just missed them on the display or if Kathy picked up the last one, but I managed not to put a set in my basket that day - how could that happen !  After seeing her set when we got home, I knew I had to get a set for myself.

I've followed the sketch on this week's Simple Less is More challenge for the design, although I have turned it and moved the squares slightly, so I'll be entering my card.  I stamped part of three of the images from the stamp set using Rich Cocoa Memento Ink on to white card which I then distressed with Scattered Straw and Vintage Photo Distress Inks.  The image layers were matted on to a layer of khaki coloured cardstock and I used a Dark Room Door sentiment stamp for the sentiment, again stamped in Rich Cocoa.  The tiny leaves at the end of the sentiment line were stamped with a peg stamp by Judith.

Well that's the last of my energy used up writing this post, so I'll be taking a rest now and hope to have another creation to share with you soon.