No...I didn't lose my paper piercing tool...

I just DIDN'T WANT TO PIERCE...think I am getting sick? LOL!!!

Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday! Here is my card for today's Sketch Challenge on SCS, SC221!!

For my card, I used one of my most favorite sets from There She Goes, Nature of Friendship!! I LOVE the silhouette look of this set and there are like a gazillion possibilities with all the stamps that come in this!!

I am SO going to miss Kiwi Kiss when it is gone, so I decided to do a monochromatic look with Kiwi Kiss DSP from Walk In The Park, as well as Kiwi Kiss Cardstock. I embossed the cardstock with the Flourish Texturz Background from SU!/Sizzix, and all the panels of Kiwi Kiss were sponged with, you guessed it, Kiwi Kiss ink!!

I added some black brads from American Crafts, and instead of ribbon (wow...no piercing AND no ribbon...yikes!!), I added some butterflies from the Martha Stewart Butterfly punch. I also added two coats of Candelight Shimmerz to the butterflies, and it is super shimmery in real life!!

Have you heard about the Going Away Party over at There She Goes? NO??? Well, it's pretty fabulous...here are the deets right from Jessica, our fearless leader's, blog!!!

"With the release just around the corner, you will notice that 4 familiar faces won't be with us during the sneak peeks. Bev, Denise, Stephanie and Wendy have been such an amazing and inspiring part of this team and I am so sad to see them go. I am so proud to have had them on my very first DT and they will always have a very special place in my heart!

To celebrate these amazingly talented ladies, the Trendsetters are giving them a going away party! Not only are we going to honor them for the inspiration that they give to all of us, but there are going to be goodies up for grabs for you too :)

The Going Away Party Challenge- I challenge you to case a card made by these ladies and post it to your blog/SCS gallery with the keyword tsg05 and enter your name into the Mister Linky on Jessica's Going Away Party blog post. You do not need to have a blog to enter!! For the URL you can either enter your Going Away Card blog post OR the link to your card in the SCS gallery. Everyone can enter and there is no limit to how many entries you make.I challenge you to case a card made by one (or all!) of these fabulous ladies.

Bev's SCS Gallery
Denise's SCS Gallery
Stephanie's SCS Gallery
Wendy's SCS Gallery

It can be any card and you do not have to use TSG stamps to qualify for the goodies. But if you have some TSG, you are always welcome to use them ;) You have until the end of the month to get your cards in which leaves you plenty of time to stamp your hearts out. And what will you have the chance to win? You will win one of these gal's favorite TSG stamp sets!Bev- Branching OutDenise- Flowers Of HappinessStephanie- Here For YouWendy- Butterfly HappinessThere will be four different winners so the more cards you make, the better chance you have to win!"

What an AWESOME challenge! I am working on my card right now, and I will tell you, I LOVE all of these gals, but I had to JUMP at the chance to case my friend and fellow DD alum Denise aka Peanutbee!! It's taking me FOREVER because she is just TOO awesome for words :)

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Nature of Friendship from There She Goes
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black and Walk In The Park DSP
Ink: Kiwi Kiss and Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Candelight Shimmerz, Black Brads by American Crafts and Dimensionals

Jodi