It's for Anne Marie afterall...{PP109}

...that was the refrain between my Mom and I every time we asked ourselves if it needed just one more rhinestone, lol!  Howdy, friends, and welcome to another week at The Paper Players where our gal pal Anne Marie is hosting a fun challenge!

Paper Piecing!  I love paper piecing.  Stamping on patterned paper adds an extra element of interest to your stamped image.  For this challenge, I knew I wanted to use the new set, Bootiful Occasions, to make a get well card for my dear friend Anne Marie.  You may not know that she had surgery on BOTH feet two weeks ago and I thought this set matched her perky personality and love of shoes!

So, I kinda missed the boat on the clean-and-simple part but seeing as this was a card for Anne Marie's challenge and for her personally, I couldn't resist kickin' it up a 'notch (sorry, had to)!  I started by heat embossing the kickin' cowgirl boot with black embossing powder onto Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Marina Mist designer patterned paper.

Of course, I had to dress up these boots with graduated rhinestones--those glossy black stars were crying out for some bling!  Did I mention this was for Anne Marie?  ;-)  Anywho, I placed them at a "kicky" angle around a Window Frame Framelit that I pierced with the matching Festive Piercing Pack.  

This card base is 4 1/4" square which means that I could extend the flagged banner off the edge and still fit the card in a standard envelope for mailing.  At the suggestion of my Mom, (thanks mom!), I added some more rhinestones on the flagged end to give it sort of a Vegas marquee effect!

I typed up the inside sentiment on my computer, printed it on Whisper White cardstock and cut to size.  A few stamped boots match the front and finish off the inside in style!  Anne Marie, I hope this brings a smile to your face and that you're kickin' up yer heels again real soon!  And friends, I hope you'll stop on by the rest of The Paper Players design team for some fun inspiration.  If you want to play along, just make sure to do so by Friday, August 24th @ Noon (PST).  Thanks for stopping by!

The Paper Players Design Team

Jen Arkfeld
Lesley Croghan (on break)
Dawn Easton
Helen Heil
Jaydee
Nance Leedy

Anne Marie Hile

LeAnne Pugliese

Ann Schach

Amy White

 

Supplies 

Stamps: Bootiful Occasions

Ink: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Versamark

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White CS; Designer Pattern Paper Stack (neutrals, subtles & brights); Silver glimmer paper

Extras: Festive Paper Piercing Pack;  1/8" basic black grosgrain ribbon; basic rhinestones; large oval punch; 1 1/4" square punch; Window Frame framelits; black stampin' emboss powder