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  • Cheery Thanks Peek-a-Book card with Pop of Pink Washi

    Are you like me and after you’ve taken a little bit of time off from getting into your craft room, you return to sit and stare at your supplies thinking, “I really want to make something cute, but have NO IDEA what to make or where to get started!”

    I swear, getting my groove back on can be the hardest thing for me in crafting.  Well, today, I wanted to share with you a project idea that is quick, easy, and is a great way to get over that missing mojo hump and get your crafting groove on.  The always fun, washi peek-a-boo card!

    When you do a card like this, start with your basic white card base and then grab your favorite set of washi tape.  In this case, I grabbed the Pop of Pink Washi Tape pack.  It has 5 coordinating patterns, but since they all go together, you can just pick your favorite 3 patterns and lay them out on a white layer of cardstock.  See… super easy so far!

    Then it is just a matter of creating a fun layer with a cutout for that pattern to peek out through!

    In this case, I grabbed the Layering Square framelits and the Elegant Butterfly punch to create my accent piece.  I picked out a square from the Layering Squares dies that was just a little bit bigger than my punch and then using that selected a matching scalloped square that would give me a reasonable sized border.  Then it was as simple as cutting out a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the square and a Gold Foil piece with the scallop square and glue them together.  Then I could punch out the butterfly from the center.  Fun, huh?

    Once you have that, just place over your washi tape with the foam Stampin’ Dimensionals, and add a sentiment (from one of my favorite sentiment sets – Suite Sayings) in the corner.  Then you can just mount it all onto your white cardbase and you are done!

    And just like that, you’ve made something cute and you are ready to keep the momentum going onto your next project!

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    Project Measurements:
    • Whisper White cardstock – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, 4 3/4” x 3 1/2”, scrap (2 1/2”-3” square)
    • Gold Foil –scrap (3”x3” ish)

     

    Product List

    Suite Sayings Wood-Mount Stamp Set

    $29.00
    Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

    $21.00
    Pop Of Pink Designer Washi Tape

    $8.00
    Elegant Butterfly Punch

    $16.00
    Layering Squares Framelits Dies

    $35.00
    Big Shot

    $110.00
    Gold Foil Sheets

    $4.00
    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $9.00
    Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

    $7.00
    Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00

  • Classy and Not-to-Flowery Birthday Card using Beautiful Bunch

    Ahhhh…. finally getting back in to creating!  Last Friday I had my monthly Creative Cards Class and so while I was on my family trip to Orcas Island at the beginning of the week, I had packed a few supplies and I started playing around and I was so excited when this idea started coming together!  (I mean, really excited!  I had been having a total creative road block before!)

    It is a card that is great to pull together for those last minute needs, or spend extra time and gussy it up to make it even more fancy than my clean and simple version here.

    Tips for making this card:

    • Keep it simple with an always elegant Whisper White card base.  I just changed it up a little by cutting my cardstock to 4-1/4” x 11” and then scoring at 5-1/2” so that it made it extra easy for me to wrap my ribbon around the front flap of the card.
    • Speaking of ribbon, it always looks just a little bit nicer when you can actually wrap it around the paper instead of just cutting the ends off at the edge of your cardstock.  Do even more to hide the seams by starting one end of your ribbon just under the left side of the black cardstock and then wrapping around the front flap of the card and ENDING just underneath the right side of the black cardstock!  It keeps it smooth and lovely on the inside of your card.
    • Add a pop of color with a single accent piece for your card – in this case the flower.  It is built up using the Beautiful Bunch stamp set and matching Fun Flower punch (Get them as a bundle together and you save 15% on both!)

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    • Stamp the flower image onto a piece of scrap Blackberry Bliss cardstock using Blackberry Bliss ink (or pick your own tone on tone coloring), punch out and then layer together using Stampin’ Dimensionals for flowers that wow!

    • Did you know? You can punch out the center of the flower using the 7/8” scallop circle punch!  That is what we did to give us that contrasting Daffodil Delight flower center.
    • Oh!  And aren’t those Metal Rimmed Pearls the perfect touch for the center of the flower??  They come with adhesive already on the back so they are SUPER EASY to use too!
    • Finishing touches are key!  We used another stamp from the set to create the spotted accent line and then blinged it up by using some Dazzling Details.  Seriously, for $2.50/bottle, I {heart} this stuff so much!

    • Find so many elegant sentiments that are the perfect size for almost every project with the Tin of Cards stamp set – see, it’s not just for the Tin of Cards project kit!

    Easy and fun, right?  My son, Nicholas is 5 and since he was a year and a half, he has been wanting to play along with creating with my stamps.  It was adorable… he actually asked me earlier this week if an ink pad was the “twist twist tap tap” kind or just “tap” kind (linen pad vs foam ink pad)!

    Well, he often sees me getting ready for card classes or swaps and wants to the do the cards with me.  I usually don’t have the time to walk him through it then and so tell him to grab HIS craft supplies and create a card.  But lately he’s been insisting he wants to do one of my cards from my classes.  So I had a couple extra kits from this class, so I let him and his sister (Caitlin who is 3) have at it.  I think they did pretty well!

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    And their finished cards:

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    They did all the work themselves! I didn’t do any stamping or punching for them! Smile  I see many fun years of crafting together coming….

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  • CASE This – Clean and Simple Thank You Card with Layered Letters

    As I’ve been working on getting my crafty mojo back – I swear, when you take time off from creating, it gets a little creaky getting back into it Smile – I realized that what really helps me is a cute and simple card that I can CASE (you know, Copy and Share Everything) to help me get back in the groove and refreshed.  So, I discovered this card that I had put together back when I first got my Layered Letters Stamp Set and knew it was the perfect card to help get back in the groove.

    Tips for making this card:

    • The awesome thing about this stamp set is that you can make it say ANYTHING in ANY color you’d like!  There is a circle and a rectangle in the stamp set that are exactly the right size for layering behind any of the letters.

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    • In this case, I grabbed the new 2015-2017 In Colors to create my color palatte.  If you are struggling to pick some colors, you can always be confident that you can grab a few colors from a single color family (brights, subtles, neutrals, regals, in colors) and mix & match.  They are designed to be all in the same color tones and so work great together.
    • Just because you are using an alphabet stamp set doesn’t mean all the letters on your card need to be from it!  Mix and match fonts too!  I used the “you” from the Work of Art stamp set to finish out my “Thank You” sentiment.
    • Add a little fun and whimsy with the teeny flowers with a rhinestone center.  These flowers come from the Tree Builder punch and are great mini accents for your card.  Especially when you make flowers in the cardstock that matches the ink!

    Easy peasy and you don’t even need to cut complicated layers!  Just a simple card base, some stamps, and a little bit of fun with punches and you are good to go!

    Get the Mojo Flowing by Stamping with Me!

    Another awesome way to get your creative juices flowing is to try out a stamping class!  I am finishing publishing my class listing for Aug-December today and I have LOTS of fun classes and events coming up both for IN PERSON stamping or CLASSES BY MAIL!

    • Join me in person!  I run most of my classes in the Bellevue and Redmond,WA areas (near Seattle) and you can check out my class listing on my Bellevue-Redmond Card Makers Meetup group to see what is coming and RSVP!
    • Take a Class by Mail!  I will also have 1-2 classes per month that are also available as a class by mail.  So even if you can’t join me here in the Seattle area you can participate from the comfort of your home.  See what is available on the Classes by Mail page. (note this will be updated will the full listing this afternoon)

     

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  • A Quick 5 Minute Card using You’ve Got This Video Tutorial (Walkthrough Wednesday)

    Sometimes we want a card but we don’t have a lot of time or supplies to come up with something.  Well, today for our Walkthrough Wednesday project, I have a card that is fast to make and only takes a few supplies!  Change up the colors and you will have lots of cute options that is perfect for you!

     

    Now one thing that is really hard to see in the picture above is how *SPARKLY* this card is… because I added Dazzling Diamond glitter to the flower head from the You’ve Got This stamp set.

    Can you see it a little better now? Smile

    Add a few banners for your sentiment – and use the new Banner Triple punch to make it go extra fast and perfect everytime! – and you have a fun card, and if you change up the sentiment, use it for birthdays, thank you, sympathy, or whatever you like!

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    Check out this video to see how to make this card from start to finish

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  • Quick Thank You Cards with Painted Blooms designer paper

    First up, I wanted to give everyone a quick reminder about all the changes happening in the next couple of days:

    • TODAY – Last call on the current weekly deals. preorder product samplers!
    • TOMORROW (6/2) – shop out of all 3 catalogs (old annual, new annual, occasions catalog), LAST DAY for the old prices (some large punches, the Big Shot, Big Shot plates, and ink are increasing slightly; everything is getting rounded to the nearest dollar or quarter) and current hostess benefits, NEW get 2 free stamp sets when you become a member of my Fun n’ Crafty team!
    • WEDNESDAY (6/3) – only the new annual catalog will be available to shop from, prices and hostess benefits will reflect the new catalog amounts, continue through the end of the month to get 2 free stamp sets when you become a Fun n’ Crafty team member!

    Ok, now that you got that all down, right?  If you have questions, feel free to email me at jennifer@nwstamper.com

    So, lets move on to some cards!

    I was inspired by a similar card idea by Patty Bennett and so love the idea of creating this quick and easy thank you card.  And it gave me a last hurrah with more of my favorites that are going away.

    Featured Retiring Products:

    TOMORROW is your LAST CHANCE to snag these!

    Tips for making this card:

    • These cards are great because they are a SUPER EFFICIENT use of your designer paper!  Cut your 12×12 piece of designer paper into 9 – 4”x4” squares… you’ll get 108 pieces in a full pack of paper.
    • Mount your pattern paper to a 4-1/4” x 4-1/4” card base (so a 4-1/4” x 8-1/2” piece of cardstock folded in half) and you are almost done!

    • Add some ribbon, a punched flower, and a sentiment and you are done!
    • I’m so sad the Petal Potpourri stamp set is retiring, but at least the punch is sticking around!  Punch out a stamped image and then a solid colored cardstock using the Flower Medallion punch and then glue them together so that the wide flower petals from the solid cardstock punched flower is layered behind the skinny petals of the stamped and punched flower.  It ends up looking really cool!

    • You can keep it as simple or as fancy as you want.  And with a great patterned paper like this Painted Petals designer paper, you really can’t go wrong!

    Don’t forget to sign up for Paper and Accessory Shares!

    2015 Sampler

    I have 3 options that you can take advantage of – and the first round will be going in tomorrow!  So don’t miss the boat!

    1. I WANT IT ALL! – Get a little bit of ALL the new papers and accessories from the 2015 Annual Catalog including 123 sheets of paper, 54 yards of ribbon, 29 buttons/embellishments and 4 metallic doilies!
      It would cost over $400 for you to purchase it all out of the catalog on your own!  Get it all for ONLY $70.00, plus a free BONUS – samples of the Kraft gift bag, Sketched Dot gift bag, Sequins assortment!

     

    • Paper Only – Love to see all the paper designs or have a wide variety without having to break the bank to buy them all?  Then the paper share is for you!  Get 123 sheets of paper – that is one piece of EVERY NEW PATTERN & NEW TYPES of paper in the catalog for only $28
      This would cost you $198 + tax if you purchased everything direct from the catalog!
    • Ribbon & Accessories Only – love having colors and accessories to match every project and every mood but don’t want to have 5-10 yards of ribbon per color, then the ribbon & accessory share is for you!  You can try out a little of all the coolest new embellishments and accessories for a fraction of the price!  Get 33 embellishment pieces and approximately 54 yards of ALL the NEW STYLES & COLORS of embellishments in the catalog for only $42
      This would cost you $203.43 + tax if you purchased everything direct from the catalog!

     

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  • Quick and Easy Card for that Special Someone

    I was looking for a quick card idea as a bonus card for my Stamp Club recently and after being inspired by the lovely Connie Stewart and her cards using the One Tag Fits All stamp set, I made a few changes to one of her cards and came up with this idea that is perfect for when you are short on time but want the handmade touch for someone:

    Tips for making this card:

    • Make a bunch of cards at one time by grabbing a piece of the Designer Series Paper Stacks (the ones that give you 4 monochromatic pages per color in a color family) and cutting 2”x5-1/2” pieces.  Use the scallop edge border punch to round out one side of your strip and adhere to the left side of a Whisper White card base.
    • Use the One Tag Fits All stamp set, and all the sentiments are the same width, so you can make a bunch of different versions since you know they will all fit!

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    • Grab a Stampin’ Write marker (like the Hello Honey marker I used here) and color a few of the images and then scribble over one of the words to highlight it! 
    • Tie a coordinating ribbon – like this Hello Honey quilted ribbon – around the patterned paper and you are done!

    See!  Quick, easy, and still cute!

    There is still time to register for my Card Celebrations! Fun with Washi Sheets class (and class by mail!)

    Thanks to everyone who has already signed up! If you signed up for the instructions only, or for the kit by mail, I’ll be getting the instructions emailed out by Monday and the kits will be going out by Wednesday. 

    And if you haven’t signed up yet – you still can!  Register here

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  • Another Sneak Peek with Simply Wonderful and Tip for Using Your Patterned Paper Scraps

    If you are like me, you have a pile of paper scraps on your desk… some punch outs, some larger cut pieces, some stamped images.  And I have a heck of a time convincing myself to recycle them because I just know they will be useable in another project.  Unfortunately, I don’t actually use them most of the time and they just pile up.  Like so –

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    So, I decided to spend some time this week using them up!  I’ve been sharing some of my progress on my Facebook page – www.facebook.com/nwstamper – but I just loved how this card turned out and so I had to share it here.

    This is also a sneak peek of the Sale-a-Bration set Simply Wonderful.  I can already tell I’m going to have LOTS of fun with this one.

    But the thing I really wanted to share was the technique for using up your scraps of paper to create this diagonal pattern for the card.

    Tips for making this card:

    • This is perfect use for 6×6 paper packs or pieces from my Paper Samplers!  New Occasions Catalog Paper Sampler is coming soon!  Watch HERE for more details.
    • Cut your strips of paper to 3/4” x 3” and adhere at an angle across a scrap piece of cardstock.  (I did two at a time and had two 1-1/4” x 4” pieces next to each other when glueing)
    • Trim the excess paper off the edges to get your final piece of patterned paper
    • The All is Calm specialty designer paper makes a pretty backdrop but it is only available until January 5th!
    • Add some baker’s twine and some Sequins (like the In Color Sequins) to add some coordinating bling to your card.

    Check out a video for how I put this card together –

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    Did you know?  There are extra perks beyond placing your order during Sale-a-Bration!

    1. Get your friends together for a crafting night or host an online party, and when you and your friends together spend $250 at your event, you’ll get a BONUS $25 to spend ON TOP of the $40 you get free in hostess perks!  That is $65 in freebies just for getting together with your friends!  You invite the people, I’ll provide the projects.  Smile  Email me at jennifer@nwstamper.com for details.
    2. Purchase the starter kit for only $99 and not only will you get products of your choice worth up to $125 and free shipping, but you’ll also get to pick out 2 Sale-a-Bration items to get FREE too!  I host a wonderful community of demonstrators and would love for you to join us.  (Plus ask me about the bonus perks you can earn throughout Sale-a-Bration!)

    Start working on your wishlist and get ready for the launch in only 3 more days!  Yay!

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  • Quick and Easy Card with a Little Help From My Blendabilities

    Today over on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration blog, we are sharing some quick and easy cards for you.  So, I thought I’d share one of the cards I created for my Stamp Club this fall.

    I kept it quick to go together thanks to my handy Big Shot and the Scalloped Tag Topper punch, so that we could focus on playing with the Blendabilities!

    Tips for making this card

    • By using an embossing folder for your contrasting color of paper, it keeps your simple card interesting to look at without overwhelming the stamped image.
    • Dimensions for this card:
      Hello Honey cardstock – 8.5” x 5.5” folded in half
      Lost Lagoon cardstock – 5.5” x 1.75”, which is just right for two rows of the large polka dots on the Large Polka Dot Embossing folder
      Whisper White cardstock – 4.25” x 2”
    • Cut a piece of the Mossy Meadow ribbon and hold it in place by stapling it to the top of the tag
    • The flower images from the Bloom with Hope hostess stamp set are perfect for coloring with Blendabilities.  In this case, we use the Night of Navy trio!  Who knew the dark sounding color could be so light and pretty when you stick with the lightest color marker for most of your image?!

    Just a small amount of stamping, a little embossing, and a little coloring and you have a pretty card that is perfect for any occasion.

    Just a reminder, we are on week 3 of Gratitude Month and the special thank you gift this week is a bonus punch on your Northwest Stamper rewards card!  Get to your free stamp set even faster this week when you shop online & use hostess code UCJDBQH4.image

    Finally, next week will be the kick off for the Holiday Shopping Sale!  I’ll be getting details soon, but I know you’ll have the special Gratitude Month week 4 gift from me PLUS all the great deals from Stampin’ Up!  If you want to be one of the first to hear about the details, make sure you are on my mailing list as I’ll be sending out the details once I have them so you are ready to go. Smile 

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  • Quick and Easy Thank You card with Kinda Eclectic

    I hope you don’t mind one more card using Kinda Eclectic but I think this one is pretty different from a lot of the other cards I showed you.  I’m sharing it as part of the Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad’s Quick & Easy Cards post for today.  So check out my contribution:

    See, quick… easy… and just a little bling to keep it sparkly fun!  It was another display board card and I was sad to see it didn’t make it up on the boards this year… but I noticed another card that had a similar design so I can understand why they had to pick one.  So this is mine and if you order from me in the next month or two, don’t be surprised if one of these guys makes it to your mail box as a thank you for your order!

    Tips for making this card:

    • The green polka dots are the polka dot image from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set, stamped twice on the card front.  If you have the clear-mount version of the stamp set, you can “best guess” line up the images (which is what I did for this card… total eyeballing and luck!) or get precise by grabbing your Stamp-a-ma-jig (see it here).
    • Use In Color Sequins to add a little sparkle to your dots (and help cover up any that didn’t stamp perfectly!).  I used a glue dot to hold them down which gives you a little dimension as well!
    • Wrap some linen thread  around the inside edge of your card (right next to the red cardstock) to add some subtle texture and keep everything from blending together.

    As you can tell, this card comes together quick with very few layers (yeah, like 1 – ha ha) and just a few of those embellishments you get because they are so cute but you always forget to use!  Pull them out and enjoy them.  Smile

    LAST DAY for the Buy 3 Get 1 Free Paper promotion

    So, since I’m the one who is totally prone to remember a sale is ending the day after the sale is finished, I thought I would try to help you not be me and let you know that TODAY is the LAST DAY for this promotion.  You can check out Tuesday’s post where I shared my 3 favorite designer paper packs and card samples for each one.  So, check them out and you can pick them up before 11:59pm MST tonight using the following link:

    See all the paper on sale here

    Join me tomorrow when I promise to share a project that is NOT Kinda Eclectic or Amazing Birthday… you know, because I gotta keep mixing it up for you, right?  Winking smile  But I will tell you that they will help give you an idea for a new promotion starting tomorrow!!  (Lets just say if you’ve been wanting a BigShot, you are going to be getting a sweet package in the month of August!)

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  • Watercolor Wonder Notecards Ideas–Day 2 with Wood Chips and Vellum

    Watercolor Wonder Notecards Ideas–Day 2 with Wood Chips and Vellum

    So, I was planning on finishing posting these cards this weekend… but then the family decided to do an impromptu holiday trip to Portland, OR, so we took off and I completely forgot to schedule these before I went.  But now I’m back and have a lot to share with you in the next few couple weeks!

    Today, I was going to share with you the rest of the designs I put together for the Watercolor Wonder notecards.  With these cards, I started pulling in some different elements from around my craft room.  So, here is one of my favorites:

    I started out with the Gold foil vellum and then added the stamped circle with the poppy and sentiment from Happy Watercolor.  But it was just too plain…. so then I added some of the gold Watercolor Wonder washi tape.  And that was better, but it still needed something.

    And that is when I decided to grab my Wood Elements embellishment pack….. They were just the right addition of texture and dimension for me.  LOVE them!

    But these cards don’t have to have lots of layers to be cute.  Like I also really like this card too…. the chevrons come preprinted on the card, so all I had to do was stamp my flower and thank you.  I watercolored the flower with my aqua pen and just to add something to the card, I wrapped some linen thread around and add a subtles designer button, and DONE!

    Can you tell yet that I’m a fan of things that are cute but very quick and easy?  Smile  Seriously, with my two hyper heads running around, I have to squeeze in what crafting I can so while I love lots of layers and intricate projects, I can’t do them that often.  Thankfully I don’t think my friends and customers mind the quick and cute ideas!  (or if they do, they have a great poker face, ha ha!)

    Ok, so here are the last two cards.  They are the same card base (the polka dot background and the flowers come preprinted on the cards).  This was actually the most challenging for me to design with because the flowers are so pretty I didn’t want to completely cover them up, but I also needed to figure out how to have something balanced in the non-flower part of the card.  So, I started with just a simple thank you.

    But since just thank you isn’t enough… gotta have some pizzazz, I added some gold sequins and a daffodil bitty butterfly so I had my beloved dimension to everything.

    They are both pretty much the same except for the sequins…. So what do you think?  Random sequins or straight sequins are better?

    And just to end on a fun note, I thought I would share one of the photos from my trip to Portland.  Near downtown is a mall called Lloyd Center where there is a big ice rink enclosed in the mall.  A couple years ago we were in Portland and we took Nicholas on the rink, so this time Caitlin got her first chance to go ice skating… see, this is a novel thing in the Northwest. Smile  She did awesome and have fun on her one trip around the rink (both kids were ready to be done after one trip around).  I, of course, was the only one from our family to fall over on the ice and I did it in style! Flat on my back, landing head first.  But it was still a great trip!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend as well!

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    Quick Dates Reminders:

    So I realized that the dates for when some of these items are no longer available are a little confusing so I wanted to give everyone a quick reminder of how it works this year:

    • The Occasions Catalog items (like the Happy Watercolor stamp and the Watercolor Wonder Notecards used above) are available until June 1st
    • The NEW Annual Catalog items are available starting June 2nd
      (need a catalog?  Fill out my request form here)
    • The Retiring items (everything on the discountinued Stamp list or discontinued Accessory list) is available WHILE SUPPLIES LAST through June 4th

    Make sense?  If you have any questions just shoot me a note to jennifer@nwstamper.com.  Smile 

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    Stamps – Happy Watercolor
    Ink – Stazon, Gumball Green, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango
    Paper –Watercolor Wonder Notecards, Whisper White, Gold Vellum, Daffodil Delight
    Accessories – Watercolor Wonder washi tape, 2-1/2” circle punch, Wood Elements accessories, Gold Sequins, Aqua Pen, Bitty Butterfly punch, linen thread

  • Quick and Easy Sweet Sorbet Birthday Card

    Quick and Easy Sweet Sorbet Birthday Card

    Today over on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration blog, the design team girls have been putting together some quick and easy cards to share.  This is one that I put together recently to play with some of the free items from the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  I think it took me all of like 5 minutes to make…. and that is WITH die cutting and embossing! 🙂

    Sweet sorbet birthday card

    The card is your straightforward designer paper (isn’t that Sweet Sorbet so fun?!) matted with black cardstock… a piece of ribbon trimmed and sticking out from the back of a die cut piece.  Which was the only place I got fancy with the card…. remember, quick and easy!

    see ya later embossed birthday close up

    I stamped the sentiment from the See Ya Later stamp set (one of the free options when you place a $50 order) using versamark ink and then coated it in white embossing powder.  Heat it up… and it looks oh so nice.

    Then I cut that puppy out using my Deco Label framelits… sponged the edge… pop up on dimensionals… DONE!

    So, grab a fabulous designer paper, and really cute sentiment and you can be on your way to a great card in no time.  (Though if you want to grab this cute stamp set and designer paper, make sure you shop and order soon, because these won’t be around for that much longer!)

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    Sweet sorbet birthday cardStampin’ Up! Supplies Used
    Stamps – See Ya Later (**)
    Ink – Versamark, Sahara Sand
    Paper – Pistachio Pudding, Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Sweet Sorbet designer paper (**)
    Accessories – Big Shot, Deco Label Framelits, Chevron ribbon (Pear Pizzazz), Sponge Dauber, Heat gun, White embossing powder, embossing buddy
    ** FREE with a $50 order