Have a Great, Fine, Happy Day!

Just a quick post to share a card I made for the Splitcoast sketch challenge this week.

I have come to adore anything to do with Cosmo Cricket and Echo Park Paper Co. The problem with this is that I don't have the budget (or space) to indulge these weaknesses, and they are also a bit tricky to track down. I recently found a decent compromise, a way to have a little CC or EP fix without breaking the bank or worrying about where/how to store yet more stuff. Both companies offer {at least some of} their paper collections in digital form, so you can print out just the paper or element you need on your own cardstock just when you need it. Now that sounds like a great example of just-in-time inventory control to me! I've recently discovered that the CC and EP digital collections may be purchased at JessicaSprague.com. What's even better is that once a week, Jessica Sprague runs a One Buck Wednesday sale where a selection of 8 to 12 digital packs are priced at $1 each for just 24 hours. Heck, yeah, that's a steal!! And it looks like there's usually a little Echo Park and/or Cosmo Cricket in the One-Buck mix. Oh, happy day!

So, in the last week I've been able to treat myself to Echo Park's hot new For the Record collection Echo Park's sweet and of-the-moment Springtime collection, and Cosmo Cricket's very Western Wanted collection (perfect for the horse-lover in my household). All for just $3. And believe me, that's going to go a loooooooooooooooong way.

So all this to explain to you that the card I made this week used a ton of my new digital goodness! I actually stamped the sentiments the old-fashioned way, but the two patterned papers, the black scalloped border, and the chipboard-ish flowers are all digital elements that I printed out from my new For the Record files. (The stitching was added afterward with my real-live "non-digital" sewing machine.) Anyway, that was fun!!! And I loved being able to use some hot and trendy DP, especially without guilt.

And here is another card I made recently with my new For the Record digital papers and embellishments:
Well, that does it for now. Thanks for checking out my little slice of {digital} bliss today!
Emily

Have a Great Day
Card Recipe:
Paper: Echo Park For the Record digital papers and elements, snow storm, vanilla bean fleck
Ink: Marvy LePlume II black marker, Ranger tea dye distress ink
Accessories: sewing machine, sponge dauber, foam tape, scissors
Techniques: digital papers, machine stitching

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Card Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes From the Garden, Strawberries (sentiment)
Paper: Echo Park For the Record digital papers, snow storm, vanilla bean fleck
Ink: Palette water lily green, noir black
Accessories: Fiskars 2" circle punch, SU 2.5" circle punch, SU jewelry tag punch, baker's twine, foam tape
Techniques: digital papers