This card is way out of my comfort zone.  Honestly I’m not really even sure how I ended up with this.  It started with a solid white card that I was trying to make simple.  I messed up some things and this is what happened.

Whisper White card stock, Tart & Tangy stamp set, Scallop Edge punch, non-SU spotted ribbon.

I took a scrap of card stock and my 1 3/8 inch square punch to make a dry embossing template.  Then I embossed four squares in a grid pattern that, when I was done, reminded me of a window.  So I took a strip of whisper white, scalloped the edge and made a window valance.  The cherries are stamped in Real Red and Wild Wasabi and were just pleading for the red spotted ribbon.  The right edge of the card front took a hit from the scallop edge punch and that’s it!

I messed around trying lots of different things – I was trying to make the card into something.  In the end, the best results came when I quit fighting the creative flow and just let the card make itself.  Does that happen to you?

Anyway…here’s a shot from the side so you can see the embossing.  (I added a spotlight-type effect to the photo.)

It feels good to be posting again.  Life just goes faster than I can keep up sometimes.  I hope you’re all doing well!

Happy Stamping!