From very very old ....

.... to very new indeed!

Our challenge this week on Sentimental Sundays is called "Celebrating the New" and, ironically, I ended up using some of my very oldest papers (dating from 2007!) to make my project.  We have two sponsors this week:  Milk Coffee and Whimsy Stamps



My card is for a good friend of mine who just got a new job, having had to take a few years out of the workplace due to ill health.  She's now fighting fit and raring to go, so I made this celebratory card for her:

I used the sketch from this week's Mojo Monday and I'm also entering the following challenges: Totally Papercrafts ("Make your own embellishments"), Stampin' for the Weekend ("Something Metal") and Simon Says Stamp ("Anything Goes").

The speech bubble is computer-generated.  I made the tiny staples by bending and cutting some normal ones and piercing holes through the paper to fit them (a right fiddly job that was too!), and made the banners out of scrap cardstock.  I always keep even the teeniest scraps to use for building up dimension behind things and for making little bits like this too.  I was at a scrapbooking class last weekend and got to use washi tape for the first time.  I had been a bit "yeah, another trend, whatever" about it, but have to say I'm now a convert - it's so user friendly, isn't it?!!  Bought two rolls then and there - could it be the start of another collection?!!

Here's a side-shot of the dimension on this card:

Recipe:

Papers: Hello Elsie "Zoe" and American Crafts "Bookshelf"

Stamps: Hero Arts Clear Design "Happy Hello"

Colouring Medium: Prismacolor pencils

Other: October Afternoon "Witch Hazel" washi tape, Homemade tiny staples, glossy accents, black pen

Have a load of cards to make in February, lots of family birthdays, Valentine's Day, etc.  How will I manage? Groan!!

Thanks for looking!