Warmest of Wishes

Happy New Year to all the SOMH stampers out there! I hope you had a fun evening celebrating with friends or just snuggling in with family. May your 2013 be filled with memory-making and a sense of the preciousness of the moment. The milestones are exciting, but the moments are what makes up a life. Emily Dickinson wrote, "That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet." My warmest wish for you today, friend, is that you will take the time to savor the sweetness when you become mindful of the moment.

I have a card to share… of course. I always have a card. We are way beyond addiction here. Is there a word beyond obsession? Wait, don't tell me. Let me live in happy ignorance!

I love, love, LOVE gray and yellow… If I had my wedding to do over again right now (heaven forbid!) I'd probably pick gray and yellow. Crazy for someone whose favorite color is any shade of aqua! But this combo is just heavenly. Soothing. Classy, yet unpretentious. I used the Blooming With Kindness stamp set (#126422) for the mum and saying on this card, along with the Flowering Flourishes set (#126367) in Daffodil Delight and Basic Gray inks.

What really makes this card, though, is the new wide two-tone satin ribbon from the 2013 Occasions Catalog (#129295 Basic Gray/Basic Black). It looks fantabulously elegant in person–wish I could send you each a sample yard so you could feel how smooth and thick it is.

TIP: Normally I use mini glue dots (#103683) to adhere buttons, but I actually sewed this Vintaged Faceted "glass" button (assortment, #127555) on to the gathered ribbon–just took a minute and now I know it will stay put. Other than that, this card was simple and quick. Leave me a line if you were inspired by the card or the color scheme! I love to hear when I've piqued your creativity.