Crafty Julia

One of the many items from the NEW Stampin' Up Catalog that I have been itching to get my fingers busy with is the Petite Pennant Punch. I fell in love with it so much that it was one of my first purchases and I decided from the start that I would make a card with it for the August Stampin' Up! Hostess Club members. I was certain I would be able to make a card that I would be excited to show the club members. Have you ever had that feeling that you just couldn't wait?! Just to then be uninspired when you sit down to create with it? Hmmm... a dirty nasty problem I was determined to over come!

I thought to myself the best way to beat my non-mojo mood was to just "Do It"! My newest motto;) So, here are a few of the cards that finally led up to the actual card I will present to the club members (which you will have to wait until next week to see)
Now, I like this one just fine enough because it not only uses the punch and stamp set but also the designer series paper. But, it just didn't seem quite fancy enough.

With this card I wanted to fancy it up so I attempted to make rosettes. Well...I think I need a little practice. I thought if I can't make rosettes easily how can I expect the club to? LOL

And, the finally I wanted to go out of the box, use the pennant punch to make something a little less obvious. Watermelons! A little bit of masking & inking later ...