A Bouquet of Ballerinas

My card share today is very photo-heavy but I think you will enjoy it.  Here is my bouquet of ballerinas…..

I shared a card earlier this month here featuring the same ballerina.  Well I had such a good time creating that card, I just had to do another and another and another……!  I love how delicate the little ballerina is when you fussy cut her out.  I received a lot of comments about fussy cutting.  I find it pretty relaxing and do not mind it a bit. The ballerina is stamped twiced.  First image is colored and cut and the second image only needs the tutu colored and cut.  Then I placed the second tutu on top of the first with a small piece of dimensional to give it more “poofi-ness”.  The entire ballerina is adhered with dimensionals also.

The stamp set is the Sparkly Seasons stamp set that is unfortunately retired now.  It was in the Holiday Catalog.  I just love the idea of snow globes so I wanted to hang onto this set a little while longer and I’m very glad I did.

The sentiments for the card are from the Remembering Your Birthday stamp set.  Here is the inside sentiment…

Here is the parade of ballerinas that I came up with…..

                 Bermuda Bay                                                                Perfect Plum

Blushing Bride                                                            Marina Mist

   Melon Mambo

The embossing folder is the Polka Dots (retired) and the ribbon and the sequins are from Michaels.  I did the best I could with matching these to the cardstock.  The envelope liner DSP is retired also.  I think this is a great way to use up retired paper and still have a very coordinated project.  I do love all the current Stampin’ Up! products and use them but sometimes some of the retired sets still have a lot of life left in them for me.

I hope that you enjoyed these adorable dancers as much as I enjoyed creating them.  I know a few little dancers that I will be sending them to.

I also wanted to mention that I have been receiving a number of online orders with no contact information.  If you are placing an order and wouldn’t mind entering your contact info, I would love to send you a special “thank you” for shopping with me.  Starting this week through April, anyone who places an order of $50 or more will receive a package of Basic Pearl Jewels and a handmade card.  If you did place an order with no contact information and would like to receive a thank you gift, please just email me your contact info and order # and I will be happy to send you one.  Everyone deserves a thank you!

Thanks so much for taking the time to look in on my project today.

Rosanne