Dear Friends

This was so much fun to make. I spent yesterday working on one of my favorite artist's work. I really wish I was better at muted tones. However, I was so excited to find cardstocks that complimented each other so well. BasicGrey and a little Papertrey Ink with a little smudging help from Tim Holtz Distress Ink. Thank you Bubble muses!

Detail of die cut/embossed vellum with white dots and blue smudge highlights.

Best 'Bud'dies
~Base card PaperTrey Ink Kraft
~Layer of BasicGrey Romani Patchouli
~Three metal flower brads
~Sentiment printed on Kraft - edges smudged with Color Box Fluid Chalk Blue Lagoon, bottom Kraft curved using punch (thought it mirrored the puffy bottoms of their snow suits).
~Spellbinders scallop circle die cut of vellum  - edges dotted with Sharpie white poster paint and dry embossed using Cuttlebug Divine Swirl - embossed swirls highlighted the swirls using Color Box Fluid Chalk Blue Lagoon

~Rectangle of PaperTrey Ink Polka Dot Parade - smudged up a bit using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Old Paper
~PaperTrey Ink Ocean Tides (my FAVORITE color cardstock) die cut and edge embossed using Spellbinder Labels Two and Cuttlebug - edges smudged using Color Box Fluid Chalk Blue Lagoon and dotted with Sharpie white poster paint
~New Baby Bud darlings (Max and Molly) printed on Paper Temptress Cryogen Iridescent cardstock colored with Copics
Challenges
Gem of a Challenge - sketch
Baby Buds - friends
BasicGrey - Basic Grey + hearts
Raise the Bar - hearts
Totally Papercrafts - friendship
ABC - N is for Nesties
Little Red Wagon - Kraft

Thanks for clicking by.
Nancy in Iowa