This was the first paper I found in my foray through the scrap bin.  I loved this paper the first time I laid eyes on it, and it took me a while to cut into it – I kept thinking there was something I needed to save it for!  Upsy Daisy is so appealing.

• Always Stamp set
• Baja Breeze, Brushed Silver and Gloss White card stock; Retired Designer Series Paper
• Baja Breeze Classic ink pad
• 1 3/4″ circle punch; Embossing Buddy, Clear Detail Embossing Powder and heat tool
• White taffeta ribbon and Stampin’ Dimensionals
• Paper Snips

I think I’ve rhapsodized about the Stampin’ Up! Paper Snips before, but if you weren’t listening, well, here I go again!  They are so sharp and precise and they making cutting details so easy.  Did you notice I even cut out the space between the bird’s two skinny bird legs?  I made an X with a craft knife then used the snips to finish the job.

Speaking of craft knives, I have the one that belonged to my grandfather.  I remember finding it in his desk drawer when my sister and I went through the house before it was sold, and at the time I just wanted it because it was his.  Now I keep it on my craft table and and I get so much pleasure from using it.  Such a small thing, but it reminds me of him.