ETA: Photos were removed for publication in CARDS--March, 2012.Hello, friends (and let's not forget FAMILY!) Found this pretty little sketch from Debbie Olsen that is up on the
Cosmo Cricket blog...

Love it, and was so happy that just this past weekend, when we went to "the BIG city", I made my very first Cosmo Cricket purchase ever! Then I saw this sketch and was so thankful I had something to play along with. The only problem is that I don't usually tempt myself with all the the matching embellishments, stickers, etc. A very small stack of pretty new papers is usually my treat, and two lovely pieces of the Odds and Ends collection were in my stack. Love them, and have been admiring them on Debbie's blog for awhile now. Anyway, (enough of the blah, blah, blah)...with none of the fancy schmancy embellishments/stickers...I had to get creative with a focal point. Loved how kraft and creme looked with my papers, so I made a rolled rose out of a natural fabric...
...and layered it with some pretty label type images from the scrappy side of one of my pieces. (Thank goodness for that "scrappy side"!!) I also used some Papertrey Ink dies...for the little notebook page and the "you"...
And there she is! As always, I'm already picking it apart in my head as I type...but, oh well! Sometimes I really feel the urge for a do-over, and this is one of them, but time won't allow...housework is calling! (actually...housework is SCREAMING!) Hope there's something in it that inspires you a bit, and hope you have a great day!
Thanks, Cosmo Cricket for the sweet challenge!!
Geri