Life Doesn't Have To Be Perfect

I love that I really had no idea what would be created when I sat down to this beautiful new Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim from Stampin' Up! I knew I'd like to pair it with the Typeset DSP and Basic Black. (The new Dotted Lace also comes in the other new In Colors!)

My card base is Ivory Naturals card stock, which sadly, is retiring. I will miss it! It has teeny fibers and flecks in it and is slightly more sturdy than Very Vanilla. It's great for a vintage look.

The Butterfly Basics Basic Black butterfly looks stunning against the print background. She is adorned with pearls to match the vintage feel.

My sentiment is from Perfect Pennants (I'm so glad it will remain in our annual catalog) and is stamped in the new Tip Top Taupe ink. I'm loving this new In Color! I cut it out perfectly using the Deco Labels Framelit. Three teeny pearls adorn the bottom.

My Dotted Lace Trim is adhered with a length of Sticky Strip (also retiring!) The last retiring bit from my card is the Simply Pressed Clay flower that I created using the Buttons and Blossoms mold. I colored it using the Tip Top Taupe Stampin' Write Marker and then added some shimmer with my Wink of Stella pen.

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Thank You Favors

My customers are coming over today for my Retired Items sale. I wanted to thank each of them, so I made these holders for hand gel. The colors of the hand gel inspired the colors of card stock that I chose. I used Tempting Turquoise, Calypso Coral and the new In Color, Hello Honey.

They are each tied up with a bow using the new Stitched Satin ribbon in Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon or Tangelo Twist. Around that bow, I tied another bow using the Gold Baker's Twine.

Here is a side view so you can see the gel. I put Mini Glue dots on the four corners of the bottom of the bottle to keep it in place in the holder. It's closed with a tiny strip of self-adhesive hook and loop tape. I used instructions from Yvette's Paper Garden. The holders come together very quickly and easily.

Here is the front view. I hope you liked looking. I enjoyed making these and I'm sure my guests will love taking one home. I also have extra "prizes" for each person who makes a purchase, and some other fun things to give away. Please leave your comments below.

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Favor Supplies:

Card Stock: Hello Honey, Calypso Coral, Tempting Turquoise

Stamps: Happy Watercolor 

Ink: Hello Honey, Calypso Coral, Tempting Turquoise

Big Shot: Deco Labels Framelits

Embellishments: Stitched Satin Ribbon, Baker's Twine, Basic Rhinestones

Happy Watercolor Makes Me Happy!

I love the layout of this card. Now, I'm not going to take credit for it! As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I receive the Stampin' Success Magazine and it is filled with so many ideas! I was a at a loss for my Workshop's third card, so I browsed the pages and that's where I saw this lovely layout using Happy Watercolor stamps.

This card was originally made using Gold ink and Gold Shimmer Paper, but I was out of both of those, so I used Soft Suede Ink and Baked Brown Sugar card stock instead. I also used Decorative Dots Embossing Folder instead of the Perfect Polka Dots used in the magazine. For more of my own touch, my Very Vanilla mat was trimmed using the Stampin' Trimmer Rotary Addition with the Tiny Wave cutting blade. I LOVE using the Rotary with  blades! I don't know why I waited so long to order it! It's a fantastic bargain at only $12.95 (129407) and $3.95 (129409) for the Tiny Wave blade.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my card. I really like this one and I think I will be using the layout with other stamps and embellishments. Won't you leave me a comment today? I appreciate the time it takes.

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Happy Watercolor Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar

Stamps: Happy Watercolor

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Soft Suede

Big Shot: Decorative Dots EF, Deco Labels Framelits

Punches: 2-1/2" Circle

Tools: Stampin' Trimmer Rotary Addition, Tiny Wave Cutting Blade

Embellisments: 1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon (Occasions Catalog), 3/8" Coastal Cabana Stretch Ruffle Trim, Linen Thread, Vintage Faceted Buttons

Never Too Much Happy

I think I'm going to wear out my Banner Framelits! I am using them on almost every card. How easy they make it to have a card done in record time!

Here I used some retired DSP and made a frame with a piece of Whisper White Card Stock. The sentiment is from Yippee-Skippee and the frame around it is from Morning Post Numbers. I love the addition of the largest-size pearl from Basic Pearls. Just one! Since my sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede, I thought I'd add a bit of Soft Suede Taffeta ribbon to the side of the Deco Framelit.

What do you think? I love your comments, friends! Thank you for taking the time to "talk" back to me--sometimes I'm not sure anyone is "out there" listening!! :-)

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"Never Too Much" Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Sycamore Street (retired)

Stamps: Yippee-Skippee, Morning Post Numbers

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede

Big Shot: Deco Framelits, Banners Framelits

Embellishments: Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Pearls

Morning Post Numbers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.95

Banners Framelits Dies

$26.95

Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies

$24.95

Soft Suede 3/8 Inch Taffeta Ribbon

$6.95

Basic Pearls Jewel Accents

$4.95

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Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge

Welcome to this week's Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge. Remember that the sketch is a starting point! Start by looking at the sketch and see where it takes you! You can use any supplies you like to create your project. Then, just upload and you are "playing." It's fun to see what the Design Team came up with and to see what all of the contributors did, too! You have until Tuesday of next week to get your project made an uploaded!

Here is the inside of my card. I'm not very good at decorating the insides of my cards, but this time I had to try, since that big "4-0" looms so plainly on the front! I hand wrote the sentiments on these easy banners.

Thanks for looking! Won't you leave a comment? I hope you are inspired today to play along with Pals Paper Arts!

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4-0 Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Real Red

Designer Series Paper: Fresh Prints Stack

Stamps: Morning Post Numbers

Ink: Real Red, Coastal Cabana

Big Shot: Banners Framelits, Deco Labels Framelits

Embellishments: 1/8" Bermuda Bay Taffeta Ribbon, Baked Brown Sugar Stretch Ruffle Trim