Painter's Tape Background

Today's technique uses blue painter's tape. It's pretty simple. Just tear off a strip of painter's tape and gently press it to an ink pad, trying not to get ink along the long edges of the tape because that will leave lines in your image. For me, that is the hardest part. (I take a peek at the stamp after I've inked it and if it looks heavy along the long edges I press the edges only on a piece of scrap paper. ) After inking the tape gently press it to the Whisper White card stock, then remove. Be careful if you press it too hard it might tear your paper when you pull it back up. I actually tore one edge of this card and had to trim that off. This changed my layout plans to had to add the ribbon, which I like. A happy accident!
I used Pistachio Pudding for the lowest layer, So Saffron for the middle and Pool Party for the top. I used a new piece of tape for each color. The stamps are from Thoughts and Prayers stamp set and Butterfly Basics stamp set.

Keep It Simple!

This card was designed around the band of ecru trim. A friend was given a box of quilting supplies and this trim was in the box. She didn't want the trim but thought I might use it. It is simple but very pretty. So, I decided the card should be simple, too. I looked through my Designer Series Paper and found this retired piece of Baja Breeze. I had the scrap of thin navy satin ribbon sitting on my desk. You won't believe where it came from... you know those ribbons they have inside garments to keep them on hangers. I always snip them because they always sneak out when I'm wearing the garment. And when I snip them I just can't throw them away.  This ribbon hadn't made it into my scarp basket yet. So, decided that would look really nice with the Baja Breeze. The sentiment comes from the Butterfly Basics stamp set.