Some Exciting News...

So, I've been a little quiet on the blog front this week, and I apologize for that. I have two main reasons for that: 1) It seems like all of the cards I've made the last week or so haven't really been "blog-worthy," though if you follow me on Instagram, you'll probably have seen some of them. The ideas I've had buzzing in my head have either taken forever to finish, or they just haven't come out quite right.  

And reason #2 is the reason I have check-to-see-if-I'm-dreaming pinch marks all over my arms (not really, but I did kinda beat my husband up out of excitement when I got the email): I was asked to be a member of The Ton's Design Team!!! 

YAY!!! 

If you've followed me for the last year, you've  noticed that I, like so many others, have a slight obsession with The Ton's stamps. Like, I had to restrain myself from using them on every.single.card. The super classy style of all of this company's products have been right up my alley. And the coloring options... oh my peas! Seriously, they're awesome. 

Anyhow, in order to show my gratitude to Effie for giving me this incredible opportunity, I created a card for the occasion (shocker, I know):

This A7 card is a monster compared to my normal A2 cards. I thought it was an excellent size to fully utilize all of those absolutely stunning Large Peony 1, 2, & 3 sets. (I've linked to each individual set, because there are three of them.) Each flower is so stunning that I had to have them all. Some people (ahem, my husband) might ask why I needed all three. Because, dear. Because. Just look at them all together!!! Gah!

Anyhow, I heat embossed them in gold on my favorite Strathmore watercolor card stock, then got to work coloring them with my handy-dandy Zig Clean Color markers, water, and paintbrush.

I hope you enjoyed this card! It is seriously such an honor to be amongst such talented ladies. I look so forward to creating even more projects using their stamps in the months to come! Have a fabulous day, friends, and I will see you back here tomorrow with yet another Christmas card! (or three! haha)