December 13th -- this day is livin' in infamy, fellow stampers. The date of my last purchase! This whole marriage compromise/pay your taxes/save/pay your kid's college tuition/ adult way of living is sooooooo overrated. No wonder Van Gogh gave up his ear. He probably owed France taxes and had a responsible wife....
As soon as I get our taxes done and IF we do not OWE the equivalent of Iowa to Uncle Sam, I am buying something -- my wish list stretches from Gina K, drives through Cornish Heritage Farms and Verve, visits Flourishes, swoons a bit at Amuse and takes a large swath through Papertrey!! And then Kate at I Heart Papers has this May Arts sheer ribbon with little hearts on the edges!! Have you seen how cute this ribbon is? Somebody buy it and just post something using it. I can still get a bit of the buying buzz vicariously!!
Oh, and I hear that Stampin Up! is coming out with Digi Scrapbooking software (January or August? not sure) and some very cool die cuts and embossing folder things. The possibilities of Paperlicious stimulating the economy are endless!
In the meantime, I am very much enjoying discovering the long forgotten treasures sitting in my craft room closet. For this card, I used all Papertrey Ink images -- the Love sentiment from Mixed Messages, the Heart from Borders and Corners Hearts, and a flower from Pond Life.
The paper is Pixie Pink from Stampin Up, Black shiny textured from Bazzil, and the white is from Gina K. Can you see the glitter on the white part of the flower? IRL it adds just the right touch!
To answer a few questions from my previous post:
Is the Gina K paper as stiff as the Papertrey? Not quite. I give Papertrey the edge on stiffness.
Do the papers look different? Yes, Papertrey's is duller while Gina K's has a bit of a sheen.
How does Mike stand living with you? HA! Fake question!
