Don't Throw Away Your Mistakes!

Today's project was created using mistakes, misstamps, and scraps of other projects gone wrong.

The white debossed mat you see is the reverse side of a mistake. I had stamped a sentiment directly onto my bright pink designer paper and then had the not-so-bright idea to emboss it using the new 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder. Big mistake! Rather than throw it away, I flipped it over and used the debossed side. If I hadn't told you that this card front was the result of a mistake, you prolly wouldn't have guessed.

The faux ribbon was the result of a major stamping mess ... I salvaged what I could here by trimming the mess into a scalloped-edge paper ribbon.

I can't even begin to coherently explain what I was trying to accomplish with the stamped sentiment ... but I was able to save the image by punching it out using a word window punch.

So, the moral of the story is don't give up on your desire to create ... you may not get exactly what you wanted, but you just might find, that you'll get what you need! Hey, Mick, thanks!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!

~Hugs, Deb

~Textured Card Stock: Bazzill; ~Colored Card Stock: DCWV; ~Designer Paper: "Romani" Collection (BasicGrey); ~Stamps: Elzybells, Papertrey Ink, Verve Visual; ~Ink: Palette Hybrid "Noir" (Stewart Superior), Staz-On "Cotton White" (Tsukinek0); ~Color Medium: Copic Markers; ~Accessories: Eyelets (Unknown; found in Mt. Eyelet); Stickles "Yellow" and "Waterfall" (Ranger Industries); ~Tools: Die Cut Machine (Provo Craft), Dies "Nestabilities" (Spellbinder's), Crop-a-Dile (We R Memory Keepers), Embossing Folder "Swiss Dots" (Provo Craft), Word Window Punch (Stampin' Up!), Decorative Scissors (Fiskars); ~Shadows (Priceless!)