Crafty Collaborations Crafty Challenge Blog Hop featuring Best Day

 

Hey Hey Hey Stampers!  

I hope you had a fantastic weekend!  To kick the week off right I am starting mine by participating in the Crafty Collaborations Crafty Challenge Blog Hop!  

Here was our inspiration photo for this hop: 

I decide which stamp set or bundle I am going to use each day weeks ahead of time.....so today I was scheduled to use the Best Day stamp set found on page 67 of the J2A Mini Catalog. Here is a peek at that stamp: 

It was going to be really tough to make this one a thank you card so I chose to use 4/5 of the crafty dice.  

Here is my card: 

For the "Regals" I chose Shaded Spruce and Cherry Cobbler card stock. 

For the 

For the "sponging" I first embossed the card front with the new Metal Plate 3D embossing folder and then sponged over the raised areas.

For the "pearl" I used Basic Pearls

And of course it is a standard horizontal card.

Here are some alternate samples using the Best Day Stamp set: 

Now hop along on our Crafty Challenge Blog hop for tons more inspiration: