Hello My Friend!

I read a quote the other day that said:

Forgive those who insult you,

attack you, belittle you,

or take you for granted.

But more than this...

forgive yourself for

allowing them to hurt you.

After reading this I immediately thought of this card. It is so pretty, it makes me want to send each of my girlfriends one :-) Maybe this post will encourage you to sit down and pull out those stamp sets that have been hiding or haven’t ever been used and make your girlfriends, mother, sister, aunt, cousin, or an acquaintance that just needs a little pick me up.

Look at this beautiful card!

Stamp Set		Page
122585	My Friend (w)	139
122587	My Friend (c)	139
Paper/Ink
122924	Pool Party Card Stock	176
122938	Pool Party Classic Ink Pad	176
102128	Chocolate Chip Card Stock	180
100908	Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad	180
102599	Glossy White Card Stock	181
122935	Lucky Limeade Classic Ink Pad	176
107286	Small Open End White Envelopes	182
Punches
118309	Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack	210
Other
104199	Linen Thread	194
119247	Jewels - Basic Pearls	198
103683	Mini Glue Dots	206

1. Gently swipe Pool Party in pad across the top 4 ¼” of the Glossy White Card Stock (2 ½” x 5 ½”). Set aside to dry.
2. Gently swipe Lucky Limeade ink pad across the remaining bottom portion of the Glossy White Card Stock. Set aside to dry.
3. Once dry, stamp the “water drop” image with Chocolate Chip ink on the Lucky Limeade lower section.
4. Stamp the “floral” image with Chocolate Chip ink on the Pool Party upper section.
5. Stamp the “my friend” with Chocolate Chip ink above the floral image.
6. Wrap linen thread three times around the swiped Glossy White Card Stock, between the two colors, and tie in a knot. Adhere to Chocolate Chip Card Stock (2 5/8” X 5 5/8”).
7. Score Pool Party Card Stock (6¼” x 6¼”) at 3” and fold with the fold at the side.
8. Adhere focal image to card front. Punch and attach Itty Bitty flower to linen thread knot with glue dot. Add pearl to flower.
9. Add 3 more pearls just below the "my friend" greeting.