Magazine Copy Cat Challenge

OK, I have to start small, I'm new. 

Nothing big and ambitious for my first try at DebbieDoos copy cat challenge.

I was looking through a new mag on my nightstand and saw this little Valentine set up. 

The Mark

I thought how cute- could I do that?  Naaahh.  

Then I learned Debbie has a monthly copy cat challenge.  I'm not good at math but I could put that 2 + 2 together!  

I decided to give it a whirl and duplicate the Country Living magazine vignette.

Inspiration Magazine

I've always wanted to try my hand at those cute little banners.  While I do have an abundance of random playing cards because I am not playing with a full deck, I didn't particularly think the card banner in the inspiration photo was "Valentine cute".

I pulled a couple pages from the 'ol red encyclopedia, printed and cut out BE MINE on the computer, and ransacked the school supply drawer for a glue stick.

I located ribbon and scallop scissors and I was in business.

I think I really could of put this together just like the magazine photo, but we're suppose to put our own twist on it right?

The only things I didn't have a match for were pink spray paint for the tray, or the cool paper straws.

I opted to use a hydrangea since my rose bouquet didn't do a thing for the display - and my white tea pot was buried somewhere in the garage.

I had some left over tags from Halloween specimen jars and made them personal for Brawn and I.  Doesn't everyone make specimen jars?

I even have a couple of the same glass jars but they were packed away in Halloween bins and I wasn't gonna dig through those!  (Notice Brawn's decanter, it's a vintage reproduction from some king that I picked up at a garage sale).

I learned from my first copy cat challenge is that I don't really try new things anymore.  Instead of looking at all the beautiful photos in the magazines (and in blogland) and thinking I could never do that, I realized it's all set up right there in front of me, all I have to do is just as Debbie says...... make it my own.

                                                     

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