Cardz TV Stamps Encouraging Thoughts, Ribbon, Rhinestones, and Rick Rack

Well that's a long title for a post, isn't it?  Mary asked the Cardz TV Stamps DT to design using one of her stamp sets. I used the set called Encouraging Thoughts.  You can find it here. Then she asked us to use the "three Rs"---you guessed it, ribbon, rhinestones and rick rack.  With Valentine's Day coming up I decided to get started on my cards and here's what I came up with.

I started with a base of brown textured cardstock.  I added a mat of blue damask printed paper from My Mind's Eye Stella Rose Hattie collection.  Then I used my Plantin' Schoolbook cartridge to cut a white scallop border.  I separated these two papers with a brown polka dot ribbon. My scalloped heart is cut from the Sweetheart cartridge.  The mat is brown and the top is a scrap of leftover Christmas paper.  To finish the card off I added the required rick rack at the top and three brown rhinestones.  The sentiment is, of course, from the Encouraging Thoughts stamp set and I used brown chalk ink to stamp it.

You'll want to take part in the challenge to win a stamp set.  You'll be required to use the "3 Rs" on your card.  Please make sure it is a creation that you've made just for this challenge.  This challenge will run from Friday to Sunday and the winner will be announced on Monday.  Good luck and have fun!