More embossing!

Am I the only one that gets "hung up" on a technique and uses it over and over for awhile?  Lately it's been heat embossing.  LOL  The brown piece used a stamp of script from Papertray Ink (I think!) on white cardstock.  I clear embossed that, then after it was heat-set and cooled down, I rubbed Distress Ink in Vintage Photo directly to the paper.  It made a wonderful dark brown.  After it was completely dry, I embossed the "Goldrush" blossom and "Olive" stem/leaf.  This little piece is quirky and sweet at the same time.  The rest of the card is pretty self explanatory.  I used paper from Elemental on the bottom edge, and some strips of left-over design paper to imitate ribbon across the front.  I like how it turned out!

I received my first shipment of new Close-to-My-Heart toys and let me tell you, the new ink colors are so rich and pretty!  I guess we did need an update.  It inspired me to pull the retired colors from my wall, re-arrange into color groups (something I've not done before - it's always been organized by season) and then attacked my paper storage to do the same thing.  It was therapeutic and inspiring!  I have a stack of retired paper . . . some I'll hoard in case I need to match an older design paper pack or something but I think some of it I'll hand off to a not-for-profit group that works with needy kids; it would help replenish their arts & craft supplies.  

Hope you have a wonderful week!
Namaste.