{Friend to Friend}

Hey Everyone! How was your weekend? Mine was great! We were able to attend a Wine Festival. This one was my first, but I can say it will not be my last. We live near many vineyards, so I will not be a stranger to them. I even saw a high school friend. I haven't seen her since 1996, so it was really fun to chit chat.

What I did not do was a lot of crafting. However, I did squeeze in some time to make this card inspired by Loonie Stampers Challenge. I really like these colors and I think I've used them before or some similar combination. I tried to incorporate a couple of buttons for Gallery Idol's theme for the week (although I am no longer a contestant, I thought it would still be fun to play along with each week's theme)! I did not focus on the use of buttons, but I thought adding them to the flower buds is one of the best ways to use buttons.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Card Instructions

1. Trim raspberry fizz cardstock into an A2 card.
2. Trim kraft cardstock and adhere.
3. Trim brown cardstock, then dry emboss and adhere to card front.
4. Stamp flowers, cut out, and adhere to card front.
5. Tie ribbon around card.
6. Add buttons.
7. Stamp sentiment, cut out, and adhere.

:: My Goodies {friend to friend} ::
Stamps: Stampin' Up! - fifth avenue floral + teeny tiny wishes; Technique Tuesday - loop labels
Ink: Papertrey Ink - raspberry fizz
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink - stamper's select white + kraft + raspberry fizz + dark chocolate

Accessories: Provo Craft - Cuttlebug + Swiss Dots embossing folder; Papertrey Ink - raspberry fizz swiss dots ribbon + hibiscus burst buttons
Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"