A Card Club Offering

A quick post today; here's one of the cards from our March Card Club:

Although a little hard to see (should NOT have photographed my Crushed Curry background on my maple table!), this is a little different card.  Using a standard Stampin' UP notecard-sized Whisper White base, I attached it to a standard-card-sized piece of Crushed Curry (4-1/4" x 5-1/2"), run through the Big Shot with the "vintage" Sophisticated Stripes embossing folder.  This makes the smaller Note Card fit into a standard sized envelope. 

The Make-a-Wish stamp (from Perfect Pennants) was inked in Strawberry Slush and stamped on Whisper White; then cut out using one of the framelits from the Banners Framelits Dies.  The same stamp was re-inked in Crushed Curry; just the "a" was stamped on a scrap of card stock, and punched using the 1/2" circle punch.   A piece of Designer Series Paper from the Kaleidoscope DSP was also cut using a larger banner.  And during the same "run through the Big Shot" a tiny banner (from the Bitty Banners Framelits) was cut using Bermuda Bay cardstock.  This all gets layered to create the main image, which is topped off with a wrap and bow of Linen Thread.

Two banners (also from Perfect Pennants) are stamped in Bermuda Bay and Strawberry Slush, and snipped to size using Paper Snips (love these!).  They're popped up on Dimensionals.

And I love the border at the bottom--triangles were stamped using Geometrical, and punched with the Triangle Punch, then pieced together to make the border.  One of the Crushed Curry triangles was cut in half--6 triangles (3 Crushed Curry and 3 Bermuda Bay) fit perfectly!

Wanna make one of your own?  I'm happy to ship the monthly Card Club offerings to you--all card stock will be cut to size, ready for stamping (your stamps) and putting together; I include detailed photos.  You get 4 cards and envelopes for just $14.00 (this includes postage).  Contact me and your set will be shipped the next business day.  Stamps can be ordered here.

And let's get creating!

Shakin' that Birthday!

Sometimes adults need some fun for their birthdays!  (Like when you start feeling your age?  Just ask me how I know this...insert frowny face!)

Anyway, I wanted to send a little fun to my brother-in-law for his birthday, and here's what he's getting in the mail:

This shaker card should create a little laugh.

Using a clear envelope, cut to the size of the "polaroid print" in the On Film Framelits, I added some punched stars (using the star punch from the Merry Mini's set--still available!).  These were punched from Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo, Pistachio Pudding and Smoky Slate card stock--nice manly colors, yes?  The edges of my envelope were sealed with thin strips of Sticky Strip, and the envelope was adhered to the framelit.

I used some of my favorite Washi Tape (Retro Fresh This and That) to help hold the frame in place.

The card base is Smoky Slate, cut to 4-1/4" x 11" and scored at 5-1/2".  To this I added a layer of Coastal Cabana, and then a layer of the Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper. 

My sentiment, from Sweet Essentials, was stamped in Smoky Slate on Whisper White, and a little arrow was cut from the Bermuda Bay DSP (also from the Kaleidoscope collection) and popped up on Dimensionals. 

There's even a "celebration" inside:

"Celebrate" is from the Best of Birthdays collection (available until 3/31!) and the Washi Tape is from the This and That Epic Day set.

Wouldn't you like to have a little fun creating one of these shaker cards for a friend?  All supplies used can be ordered in my on-line store, here.

Let's get creating!

A Birthday Bomb!

 My brother is a musician, and he just celebrated his birthday.  I decided to make a slight joke of his age (although he's younger than me!), and used Stampin' UP's Birthday Bomb for his card. 

This phrase was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with black embossing powder.  It was then cut, using the circle framelits, and mounted on a piece of Island Indigo cardstock cut with the Starburst framelits. 

I also embossed the image from Extreme Guitar on Whisper White, mounted it on Basic Black, and added two Island Indigo Candy Dots. 

A great graphic in black and white stripes from Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper was mounted on Island Indigo, then on Whisper White, and finally onto the Basic Black card base.  The sentiment was popped up with Dimensionals, and my card was ready to go!

Happy Birthday, Warren!

Let's get creating!

Stampin' UP Leadership Conference

I just returned from the annual Stampin' UP Leadership Conference.  This year it was held in Houston, Texas.  I always look forward to this "beginning of the year" get-together of Stampin' UP's leaders, as it is a creative boost in the arm as well as motivates me to help my customers a have a great stampin' experience!  I get a super bag, free stamps (I won a Prize Patrol!) and see sneak peeks of new products (yippee skippee!).  I'll share lots of great stuff over the next few days...but first, a card.

This year I joined an organized swap, where 16 fellow demonstrators each created a card using a stamp set from the new Occasions Catalog (have you seen it yet?).  I chose "Just Sayin'".  I love the matching framelits!  There were many rules for this swap, but the quality of cards I received were great...I'll share another day.

Here was my swap (which, by the way, was well-received!):

I love Bermuda Bay and Basic Black, so this was my theme.   The new Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper is so fun!--full of great patterns and also uses Bermuda Bay and Basic Black.  The card is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (standard size) in Basic Black.  My first layer is 4" x 5-1/4" of Bermuda Bay.  I used the Postage Stamp punch to create 12 Basic Black bases, and either embossed them or adhered Kaleidoscope paper using a 1" punch.  The sentiment was stamped using Staz-On Black, fussy cut, and then mounted on a black piece cut with the matching framelit and popped up with Dimensionals.  A Bermuda Bay bow was added with a Glimmer Brad. 

What do you think?  A great way to showcase our new paper, AND use a new set!

I'll share more of the swaps I received over the next few days...as well as some of the sneak peeks!

Let's get creating!