A Style Mash-Up

This week is one of my crafting friend's birthday.  Her style and my style couldn't be more different.  She is very well-known for her vintage/collage style.  She's published regularly and has a huge following on her two blogs: Nostalgic Collage' and A Nostalgic Halloween.  My style is clean - not necessarily simple - but definitely clean and fresh.

So for her birthday card, I attempted a mash-up of our styles...




This card has other nods to our crafting time together.  Just last week, we discussed how much we both liked "tiled" cards...check!  We both love script and text...check!  And..very early in our crafting relationship, she taught me how easy it is to take a cotton ball and rub from off the paper onto the paper to lightly antique the edges - and how nicely Stampin' Up's Creamy Caramel works for this...check!!
General Supplies

• Stamps: Papertrey Text Style for backgrounds, Sweet 'n Sassy Happy Day sentiment
• Paper: Curious Iridescent Poison Ivory (there is a light shimmer on the whole piece)
• Ink: Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Creamy Caramel

Stamps by Square - starting in upper left

• Papertrey Ink Turning a New Leaf
• Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch with gem colored with copics
• Papertrey Ink Mehndi Medallions
• Papertrey Ink Wishing You dragonfly with Stickles
• Stampin' Up Great Friend
• Stampin' Up Silhouette Sentiments
• Stampin' Up Silhouette Sentiments
• Papertrey Ink Honey Bees
• Stampin' Up Old Olive Taffeta
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