Four Squares

Happy Groundhog's Day! So Punxsutawney Phil already predicted six more weeks of winter. Yuck! But we have our own local groundhog- Dunkirk Dave who is about thirty miles away from where I live. And luckily he did NOT see his shadow! So what does all this mean? I'm not sure! {wink}

On the bright side, I have a springy little card to share with you this morning. I used Fall-to-Layout #76 and Embellish Magazine's Ribbon Color Challenge as my inspiration.

My base is PTI dark chocolate. The aqua strip is PTI ocean tides that I cut with my Fiskars cloud decorative edge scissors. I used the Ecstasy Large Borders template and my paper piercer to make the decorative border.



The four squares are PTI sweet blush stamped with Verve's Because of You set in Palette Toile Pink ink. I stamped an extra flower, cut it out, and popped it up on dimensionals for extra interest. Then topped it off with a tiny self-adhesive pearl.

I have been loving leaving sentiments off the front of my cards these days. I've been stamping them inside before mailing and that way I can customize them for whatever occasion I need them. Plus, for clean and simple cards like this, I don't feel like I clutter up the front with it.

Be sure to check back tomorrow as I'll have something fun to share with you that you won't want to miss!

Four Squares Recipe
Cardstock: PTI dark chocolate, sweet blush, ocean tides
Stamps: Verve Because of You
Ink: Palette Toile Pink
Accessories: paper piercer, Ecstasy Large Borders template, Fiskars cloud decorative edge scissors, self-adhesive pearl