From Me to You (Mojo Monday 98)...

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I keep saying that I'm taking a break from card-making as I try to move my family to New York, but I just couldn't resist this week's Mojo Monday sketch! I adore the simple and elegant design and I wanted to do something in keeping with that sensibility. I am in love with the color Elegant Eggplant and had just a teeny bit left in my scrap box so I thought I'd pair it with some Kiwi Kiss. I made a "floating" frame with some Nestabilities and acetate, popped up the lovely bloom from Verve's Miracles Blossom set, and finished off with some threaded ribbon. To add a little more dimension to the flower, I paper-pieced some Perfect Plum cardstock. Added Bean Tip: I've gotten some questions about how I threaded the ribbon. Just take a hobby blade and make narrow double-slits in your paper wherever you want your ribbon to "thread" -- pull your ribbon through and you have a simple way to add a little something extra. It's a great technique and you can put in whatever pattern you'd like. Here is another example. For this card's "bow," I just tied an extra piece of ribbon and snipped the ends.
BEAN NOTES: Verve Miracles Blossom and Papertrey Ink Basic Button Bits (sentiment) Stamps; Stampin' Up Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black, and Kiwi Kiss Classic Dye Ink; SU Kiwi Kiss, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, and Perfect Plum Cardstock; Dark Plum Textured Cardstock (generic); Cuttlebug Victorian Embossing Folder; Nestabilities Labels Three Die; Big Shot; Paper Shapers 1-3/4" Circle Punch; Marvy Uchida Circle Punch (light blue); White Organza Ribbon (generic); Foam Dimensional Squares (generic); Kaiser White Pearls; Tim Holtz Distress Tool
HAPPY BEANS: Hobby Blade; Acetate (generic)