Bamboo loves Graciela!

i'm attending my niece's christening on Sunday, and the whole family is pretty smitten with this little miss.  Graciela will be 2 months old that day, and she's full of smiles and sweetness.  oh, and she LOVES her Tia (that's me)!  she's always quiet when i hold her, so her mommy and daddy can catch a break once in a while when i visit.  :)

anywho.  of COURSE i had to make a card using some of my new goodies from Crafter's Companion!  i went for super clean and simple here, with a little sliver of paper embossed with my Darice "Chevron Background" folder and Love From Bamboo from the Party Paws collection, colored up with my Speccies (IG1, IG2, IG4 and PP1):

 and Bamboo, up close and personal:

it's weird coloring soft and subtle, compared to my usual pencils approach, but for this occasion, it definitely made sense! 

have you checked out the huge array of embossing folders available at Crafter's Companion?  i'd put my folders away for a long time, but i'm showing them the love again.  the new ones in the Christmas Shop are FABULOUS and i'm actually DYING to make holiday cards!  :)  yeah, i don't usually get that bug until late October.  :)