Heartfelt Thanks

Happy Friday! Today I'm sharing a 'thank you' card that I made. It's full of hearts, too! I began by embossing the sentiment shape from Pretty Petites onto Calypso Coral card stock using VersaMark and White Embossing Powder.. Then my project "grew" by matting it with a Basic Black Full Heart and then a Vellum card stock piece that was dry embossed using the Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I matted that with a Calypso Coral piece of card stock and anchored the edges using black Candy Dots. I added some Stacked With Love DSP Itty Bitty Accent Hearts. They are popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

All those layers were added to another Stacked With Love print and tied with a slender Chevron Ribbon in Calypso Coral. My card base is Basic Black.  I love how this turned out. What do you think? Please leave me a comment, I love to check in and see if anyone commented!

Building Block Birthday

Yippee-Skippee!! I tried the Building Block Card and I LOVE how easy it is. It's almost a gift in itself, so if you need a card for a very special person, this is the card. You can see the tutorial here.

On these "blocks" in the middle of the card, you can be very creative. Some people have written words using letter stamps or stickers. I decorated mine with a variety of stamps and the bicycle images to match the front. The Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper is one of my favorites because it uses a lot of different color combinations and graphics. The Pedal Praise stamp from a My Paper Pumpkin is perfect to blend with the Bicycle images on one of the DSP sheets.

I let the sentiment on the XL Decorative Label punched in Summer Starfruit sticks out a little, but that's okay because this card is a bit slimmer than a regular A2 card when it's folded up.

I hope you enjoyed this Birthday Card today and that you will try one yourself. Please let me know what you think in my comments section :-) I love reading each one and they make me smile!

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Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Bring On The Cake

$38.95

Yippee-Skippee!

$18.95

Oh, Goodie Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download

$3.95

Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies

$24.95

Petite Curly Label Punch

$12.95

Petite Pennants Builder Punch

$16.95

Word Window Punch

$15.95

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50th Birthday Party in a Box!

I found this tutorial through Heidi Baks' blog post from last week. It's like a party in a box! I had to give it a try for my sister's 50th birthday that is coming up next month. I used retired designer series paper because it was my second try (first try I made it upside down!)

I added a piece that says, "Make A Wish" and propped it up on a piece of Window Sheet. It folds down so it fits inside the card when it's closed. She will have to unfold it and uncrease it a bit for display. 

I used that sentiment  because my sister and I used to watch "Make A Wish" with Tom Chapin on Saturday mornings. Do you remember the show? Answer in my comment section--let's see how many of us are of a certain age out there!

If you follow the tutorial, your card will be larger than an A2 card. If you want it to fit into an A2 envelope, follow the same steps EXCEPT:

• Cut your card stock 4-1/4" x 12 instead of the size listed
• After scoring (same place as instructions) and rotating 90 degrees, score at 1-3/4"
• For the inside strips on my box (I used 3) I cut them 1" wide and 3-3/4" long. I scored them at 1/2" on both ends

Hint: I found that using Tombow glue for the strips was easier than using Sticky Strip. The glue dries pretty quickly. 

There really is no end to how you can embellish this "box" and send it along for any special occasion. It's like a gift in itself!

Artisan Label Punch

$15.95

Petite Curly Label Punch

$12.95

Cupcake Punch

$16.95

Perfect Pennants

$29.95

Starburst Sayings

$25.95

Starburst Framelits Dies

$26.95

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50th Birthday Party in a Box Supplies:

Card Stock: Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Island Indigo

Specialty Paper: Champagne Glimmer and Window Sheets

Designer Series Paper: Sycamore Street (retired)

Stamps: Label Love, Perfect Pennants, Pretty Petites, Starburst Sayings

Punches: Petite Curly Label, Artisan Label, Cupcake Builder, Small Star (retired), 1-1/4" Circle

Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones

Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge

Happy Thursday! Welcome to the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge. We'd love for YOU to play along by creating using our colors:

These colors were hard for me! Can you tell which color I love best? Pool Party! Even the name is great! I began with a Whisper White card base and a layer of Primrose Petals card stock. Over that I layered a Pool Party piece of card stock that was embossed in my Big Shot using the Stripes Embossing Folder. (I always want to call this the "lines" folder?) I layered another piece of Whisper White embossed card stock to "hold" my images, which are from the Spring Sampler stamp set in the Spring Catalog. They are framed using the Silver Soda Pop Tops! They are so shiny--I just love them. To add more texture to my Primrose Petals images (rainy cloud, rain boots and umbrella) I colored them with Dazzling Details and let them dry before punching them out with my 1" circle punch.

The tag that is added at the bottom of the card and tied on with Pool Party Baker's Twine is stamped in Craft White using the Pretty Petites Stamp Set and Primrose Petals card stock, then embossed with White Embossing Powder. I used the Petite Curly Label punch to punch it out perfectly. The stamp set and coordinating punch are from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. 

Where is the REAL RED, you ask? I colored the little heart on the tag with my Real Red Stampin' Write Marker! 

I hope you have a great day, and thanks for stopping by! To order your Stampin' Up! supplies, please use my website. Don't forget I have some gift cards for sale!

Real Pool Petal Rainy Day Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Primrose Petals, Pool Party

Stamps: Pretty Petites

Ink: Primrose Petals, White Craft

Big Shot: Stripes Embossing Folder

Punches: 1" Circle, Petite Curly Label

Embellishments: Pool Party Baker's Twine, Silver Soda Pop Tops, Dazzling Details

Sale-A-Bration Begins ToDaY!!

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There are so many items in the Sale-A-Bration brochure that you will want! For each $50 you spend between Jan 22 and Mar 22, you will earn one *free* item from the brochure! There is no limit to how many items you can earn. These *free* items are in addition to any hostess benefits that you earn when you host a Workshop! 

I chose the Petite Curly Label Punch and the matching Pretty Petites Stamp Set. Here it is paired with Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper, also from SAB, to make these sweet gift cards. I have some similar gift cards for sale here.

If you are not inclined to earn the available SAB items, there are several items from the Annual Catalog that you can choose in place of SAB items:

132194 Itty Bitty Banners Set Wood OR 132195 Itty Bitty Banners Clear (pg. 134)

132199 Getting Started Card Stock Pack: 24 sheets: 2 ea. in 12 basic colors 8-1/2" x 11" (pg. 151)

132201 Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons: 8 ea of 3 designs (pg. 176)

132202 Quint-Essential Single Stamp (Wood Mount) (pg. 110)

132204 Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack: 3 unique templates, ea. 6" x 6" (pg. 181)

I'm so excited to see what YOU will choose with your SAB benefits! Order through my Website any time.

Happy B-Day for Deconstructed Sketch

Happy Monday! I made this card for Deconstructed Sketch challenge. This is my first time entering their challenge. I just found it over the weekend.

I used the new Tea for Two Designer Series paper as my starting point and for choosing colors. You will see that I used *new* items that go together: Pretty Petites and Petite Curly Label Punch. Both will be available beginning January 22nd. Each time you spend $50 on Stampin' Up! merchandise, you get one free item from SAB brochure. There is no limit to how many items you can earn free!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed seeing what I created. I LOVE your comments. You are all so sweet, and I'd like to give a shout out to Eileen, who left an especially sweet comment yesterday!

Happy B-Day Supplies:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Sahara Sand

Designer Series Paper: Tea for Two

Stamps: Pretty Petites (available Jan 22 with Sale-A-Bration benefits)

Ink: Calypso Coral

Big Shot: Large Scallop Edgelit, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Designer Frames Embossing Folder, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Bigz Scallop Oval

Embellishments: 3/8" So Saffron Ribbon, In Color Printed Designer Brads, Crochet Trim

Extras: Petite Curly Label Punch (available Jan 22 with Sale-A-Bration benefits)

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