So after two days of trying to make a card with the caulk embellishments, I finally came up with a card that was video worthy.  I had one video that I used the ferns on, it was not attractive and Rich agreed, so I scrapped it.  I made another card that also went into the trash so this was three strikes and you are out.  I actually am pretty impressed with it.  It was the first time I had tried four step stamping and I was a little hesitant.  Especially as there are no instructions included in the packaging about do you start with light inks and go darker or dark to light.  With some serious mistakes, I decided it is light to dark.  The stamp set I had was great though and I really liked the rose.  I have the matching die set so will definitely be using these again.

I spent most of the day in Pittsburgh and bought a ton of things at a huge Dollar Tree and then found a Michaels that was selling off most of their Martha Stewart paper products including her large score board and a ton of her punches.  I found a punch that I had to have and even though I’m not crazy about her punches, this one works really well (hard to believe).  It is a row of cherry blossoms and leaves and cuts like a ribbon.  I know I didn’t need another punch, but this one really spoke to me.  I got it home and immediately tried it and it is the best Martha Stewart punch I’ve ever used,t and it was $6.99.  For an edge punch, it was a great bargain.  All in all, it was a great day.

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