A Musician's Birthday Card

What could be better for a musician than to get a card with music notes on it?  (Well I'm sure there are LOTS of things that could be better for him to get, but I'm going with the card 😉)...

I had such fun creating this, with the music notes, the handsome Designer Series Paper, and the bright color of Lemon Lime Twist (oh how I'll miss that when it retires in June!  If you have any favorite In Color colors, you might want to stock up now; once it goes on the Retiring List, it sells out quickly!).

Let's break it down:

Card base is Basic Black, with a layer of Lemon Lime Twist.

Then comes a layer of the beautiful Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper - FREE with a qualifying $50 Sale-a-Bration order.  

Next I ran another rectangle of Lemon Lime Twist through the Big Shot twice:  once with the Rectangle Stitched Framelits, and again with the Corrugated Embossing Folder.  Makes for a nice textured layer that contrasts with the diagonal stripes of the DSP.

The music was stamped using the Sheet Music background stamp and Tuxedo Black ink on Whisper White paper, then cut with another of the Rectangle Stitched framelits dies and mounted on Basic Black.

The sentiment from Lemon Zest is stamped directly on Lemon Lime Twist, and flagged with the Banner Triple Punch.  "TO" is from Well Said, and "YOU" is cut with the Celebrate You Thinlits dies.  

Isn't this perfect for a musician?  It's on its way to my brother-in-law, and I know he'll appreciate it.  In fact I'm sure he'll recognize the song in the Sheet Music stamp (answer:  Fur Elise.  Shouldn't it be Happy Birthday? 😊)

Don't forget - Sale-a-Bration is only here through the end of this month!  FREE stuff with every $50 purchase!


Product List

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143970]

$15.00

Sheet Music Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143967]

$20.00

Lemon Zest Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143808]

$20.00

Lemon Zest Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143805]

$28.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper

[149622]

$0.00

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144245]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$8.50

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

$35.00

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

[146840]

$23.00

Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[148026]

$10.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Banner Triple Punch

[138292]

$23.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Just a Note

At our Card Club this month, I featured this card:

I love Crafting Forever, and wanted to use the pen on my card.  But I needed some other "things" to add, so check out the extras...

We started with a 3" strip of the wonderful Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack.  We stamped the Sheet Music background stamp on it, using Smoky Slate ink.  "A Note for You", from Wood Words, was stamped in Island Indigo at the bottom of the strip.

Our Island Indigo layer took a trip through the Big Shot with the Pinewood Planks Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, giving it a wood-grain look.  To this we adhered our Wood Textures strip.

The gorgeous Island Indigo 1/4" Ombre Ribbon was wrapped and tied around the card, which was then adhered to the Crumb Cake base.

To finish off the front, we stamped the words from Background Bits using Crumb Cake ink on Crumb Cake cardstock; this was cut with the Stitched Shapes framelits and adhered to an Island Indigo oval cut with the Layering Ovals framelits.

The pen from Crafting Forever was stamped in Island Indigo ink and fussy cut (easy peasy with my Paper Snips!) and popped up on some dimensionals.  And the finishing touch?  A few Glitter Enamel Dots.

Can't wait to send this note to a special friend.

Product List

Crafting Forever Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143955]

$28.00

Crafting Forever Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143958]

$20.00

Sheet Music Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143967]

$20.00

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143970]

$15.00

Background Bits Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[144026]

$16.00

Background Bits Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144029]

$13.00

Wood Words Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143925]

$30.00

Wood Words Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143928]

$22.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[131179]

$6.50

Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad

[126986]

$6.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

$6.50

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

$10.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[122923]

$8.00

Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143708]

$10.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$35.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Island Indigo 1/4" Ombre Ribbon

[144233]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$10.00

Glitter Enamel Dots

[144200]

$7.00

Happy Father's Day

A special shout out to all the dads in our lives.  Today is YOUR day!

My husband has been my best friend, partner and "god send" this year.  As many of you know, I had a minor knee surgery in March with subsequent complications, resulting in weeks of pain and immobility, a second surgery, hospital stay and a month of IV antibiotics.  And through it all, my "rock" was a champ.  He helped me get around the house, did all the cooking, laundry and shopping, and even learned how to administer my antibiotics!

So although he's not MY father, he IS the father to my kids, and he's also been someone without whom I couldn't have survived the past few months.  A special card is due:

This card combines the best of both of us.  My husband is a music lover and musician, and I am a "beach" person.  Other than the linen thread, this card uses all new items:  Sheet Music, So Many Shells, and Just Add Text.

The card base is Crumb Cake, 4-1/4" x 11".  The Sheet Music background stamp was inked with Crumb Cake and stamped on a piece of 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" Crumb Cake, and I sponged the edges.  I also roughed up the edges with a retired distressing tool.  Then the Linen Thread was wrapped and tied in a bow; the layer was adhered to the card base.

The shells are two-step stamping.  Inks used are Crumb Cake and Soft Suede, Powder Pink and Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi and Old Olive, and Sahara Sand with Early Espresso.  The shells were fussy cut and adhered with Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped with Early Espresso and cut with the Stitched Shapes framelits.

After the past few months, I am truly HAPPY that my husband is in my life!  Happy Father's Day, Jim!

To purchase Stampin' UP! product, click on the photo below and you'll be taken to my online store.

Product List

Sheet Music Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143967]

$20.00

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143970]

$15.00

Just Add Text Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143931]

$25.00

Just Add Text Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143934]

$18.00

So Many Shells Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143695]

$26.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

$6.50

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[126978]

$6.50

Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[144084]

$6.50

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[131172]

$6.50

Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad

[126959]

$6.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[126953]

$6.50

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

[126976]

$6.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

$6.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$3.50

Linen Thread

[104199]

$4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00