Brown Toned Taggers' Thankyou

Today I made a mono-chromatic card in browns. I've been wanting to do a few of these and I am sure I'll do a black and grey one when my new ink pad arrives.

I used the brown cardstock from my local scrapbook store(LSS), a Very Vanilla and a med light brown from a neutral package I got at Michaels. I put the vanilla through my cuttlebug with the Bloom Dots embossing folder. I love the dry embossing with the cuttle bug it is an easy way to add an elegant touch to a simple card.

I found these neat flower beads at Wal-mart. They come in a package of about 8 in assorted sizes. I thought would be excellent embellishments. To attach them to this card I used this stitched ribbon I found at Michaels it is a little wider than 1/8th inch. I trimmed at a very long angel to make the ribbon narrow and threaded it through the bead holes. I cut the ribbon longer than I needed so if it frayed I could trim it down. With a bit of tugging the ribbon and threading came through the hole. I knotted it with a piece of Tan and Brown gingham, knotting it in the center of the flower. I just think these shaped beads are a fun find. I cut the large scalloped flower from my cuttlebug die cut set, and then punched my SU 1-1/4 and 1-3/8 th circle punches in matching layers to the card matted base. I stamped the "thankyou" sentiment from SU "Taggers Dozen" in Chocolate Chip, and then colored the flower with Perfect Plum and Barely Banana markers, to add a little contrast.

I hope you enjoyed this simple card.

Until Later...Happy Stamping!