January 27, 2010 
I spend a fair amount of time surfing the net – looking for inspiration. I normally take good notes, but on this one I failed to denote where my inspiration was derived from. Nonetheless, stamping with the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set is always good for the creative mind because it is extremely versatile.
Cut a standard card base out of Whisper White CS and score in the middle at 5-1/2.” Next cut another piece of Whisper White CS at 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4,” which will be used for the image area. Go ahead and stamp the branch with Old Olive ink and set aside.
Then cut the Basic Black CS to 4-1/4″ x 1-1/4″ and adhere the ribbon/bow to it (see photo), which should be adhered to the left side of the card base.
Still using the Basic Black CS, I cut a 1″ x 11″ piece out for the border trim and made the “fancy dancy” punched scalloped border trim and snipped to 3-3/4″ sections and glued them to the backside of the image panel, so that only the scallops were showing. Then take the Stamping Pastels and a q-tip and gently swirl some light blue on the top and light green on the bottom. Adhere to the card base centered in the remaining white space. Take the Black Journaling Pen and carefully stroke the outer sides of the panel, which gives you a defined image area.
Then it is time to place some hearts on the branch. I took some Real Red CS and ran it through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder and then I punched various heart sizes and adhered with glue dots. Lastly, you will need to stamp your sentiment.
Brenda Cook
Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator
Tarboro, NC
Stamp: Thoughts & Prayers, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black CS
Ink: Old Olive, Basic Black
Other: Black Journaling Pen, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Impressions Folder, Small Heart, Full Heart and Scalloped Border Trim Punches, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Stamping Pastels, Snail, Glue Dots, Qtip – from my stash
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