Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone!

Hello all!

I received my latest Papertrey Ink order yesterday. If you are not familiar with Papertrey you should check them out, they are an awesome company. I love getting new goodies, it doesn't happen often enough though! :) So today I played around with my new Background Basics: Retro stamp set. I have two cards to share with you today because I did some exploring and I kind of stepped out of my comfort zone. So you'll have to let me know what you think.

For the first one I was going for more of a masculine look, which I am not very good at. I guess it could work for a kid card too. Its a little hard to tell in the photo, but there is a red edging on the right side of the blue strip.

For this card I was kind of going for a retro and very simple look.

So what do you think? Well its always fun to try something new and different! I don't do this very often but its a good way to experiment and grow. How about you give it a try too? Thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoyed.

Maile

For You:

Stamps: Background Basics: Retro & Men of Life

Ink: SU Real Red & Bashful Blue

Cardstock: PTI Vintage Cream & SU Bashful Blue

Accessories: Circle Punch, Decorative Scissors, Corner Rounder, Button & Twine

Smile:

Stamps: BB: Retro & Shapes By Design (Sentiment)

Ink: Versamark & PTI True Black

Cardstock: PTI Summer Sunrise, Raspberry Fizz, Ripe Avocado, Bazzill Black & SU Bashful Blue

Accessories: Corner Rounder