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Today I’m back to share a couple of cards that I made recently for some of my stampin’ team members and to give you a sneaky peek of what you can expect to see here tomorrow…
This first card (inspired by FTL 172 from Clean and Simple Stamping) was for Sandi – a lovely gal in my team who is going through some pretty tough medical treatment at the moment, so at the instigation of another of the lovely gals in my team, a few of us banded together to purchase an Amazon Kindle and a download card so that she can cart all her favourite books to the hospital with her in a more convenient fashion.
See the Poppy Parade scalloped mat?! Bonus points if you can guess how I did it 
Quick tip: When looking for a greeting to use on your cards, be sure to check all your stamp sets as the most suitable one might come from a most unexpected place! The Thinking of You on Sandi’s card is from the Best Dad Ever set – you know the one with the row of little ties?! It has four fantastic greetings using simple fonts, two of which don’t necessarily have anything to do with dads!
This next card was for the gal that instigated the Kindle idea for Sandi, as she had a birthday herself back in January and a few of us gathered at a playground and coffee shop to mark the occasion. Love ya Mini!
The ‘inlaid embossing’ technique was all the rage last year or so and I was happy to revisit it in a way that I hadn’t previously, by cutting out the butterfly shape as a background for the technique. Some previous cards that I created using this fun and funky technique can be found {HERE}
The colour combination was naturally lifted directly from the Everyday Enchantment DSP (I know, I know, I promise I’ll step away from the DSP soon…) and the flowers were made of various combinations of the Boho Blossoms, Itty Bitty and different sized Circle Punches.
Speaking of birthdays, I have one of my own tomorrow and I’ll be back then to show you the delights that were sprung on my by several stampin’ team members last Thursday night!
Here’s a tiny peek at some of the loveliness you can expect to see…
If you have any questions about any of the cards or techniques in today’s post, please give me a shout!
Stamps: Best Dad Ever
Paper: Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, Naturals Ivory, Pool Party, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB)
Ink: Soft Suede, Early Espresso
Accessories: Scallop Square Bigz Clear Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Big Shot, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Everyday Enchantment Brads, 1-3/4″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Stamps: It’s Your Day
Paper: Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Ink: Soft Suede, Early Espresso
Accessories: Punches: Boho Blossom, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Two-step Owl, 1/2″ Circle, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Decorative Label; Beautiful Butterflies Die Bigshot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack, Stampin’ Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals
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By far one of my favourite varieties of cards to make are ones for babies, and when I can incorporate my current favourite DSP crush, so much the better!
Back in January my cousin-in-law had a baby shower to celebrate the impending arrival of her sweet baby girl (who has since arrived and a sweetie she is!), and this is the card I made for the occasion.
I love all the designs on the Everyday Enchantment Sale-a-bration DSP, so to be able to use so many of them in a quilt like fashion made me a very happy stamper It also goes a long way to illustrate the versatility of these papers, so if you don’t have any yet, I suggest you move to amend that state of affairs as soon as possible – definitely before March 31st. Lucky for you, contacting me with your $100 order is all it takes to score your free pack
Vintage and cute play happily together on this card, with the vintage trim and sponging around the edges of the DSP squares and Decorative Label, combining with the oh-so-sweet little owly from Fox & Friends.
With a packet of Stampin’ Dimensionals never far from reach, I popped up both the Decorative Label and the little owl, plus added punched out white and tiny black circles to accentuate his (her?} eyes even more.
Then the only thing left to complete the vintage-y cute picture was the gift – a brown paper package tied up with *FREE* Calypso Coral organdy ribbon and a strip of laser cut doilies from the Flirtatious DSP.
Tune in some time next month for the card I made when the little love was actually born – I need the entire rest of this month to finish sharing the rest of my Sale-a-bration projects before the whole thing finishes!
Stamps: Fox & Friends, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Paper: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Naturals Ivory, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB), Flirtatious DSP
Ink: Soft Suede, Poppy Parade
Accessories: 1-1/4″ Square Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Two-Step Owl Punch (eyes), Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Emossing Folder, Victoria Vintage Trim, Neutrals Brads, Calypso Coral Marker, Stampin’ Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Calypso Coral Organdy Ribbon (SAB)
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Following on from yesterday’s post where I showed you the make and take that I have been living off for the past couple of months, today I am going to share with you its companion project – the one that I have been demonstrating at most of those workshops as well!
I am rather a fan of cute packaging and cards as gifts, so when I can combine the two in something I can create with my own hands, I get rather excited! It’s the little things…
Speaking of little things, here is my fun project:
It’s a simple little package (you will see just how simple once you get to the end of this post…) that opens up…
…to reveal a set of co-ordinated love notes and matching envelopes…
It’s the perfect little project to illustrate the fabulous product and colour co-ordination factor of Stampin’ Up! that set me all a-flutter almost six years ago, and still keeps me excited and motivated to create pretty things as often as possible 
It’s also a great project to show how a little (or a lot!) of sponging can make a lovely vintage-y difference to what would otherwise be a piece of Naturals Ivory cardstock with a stamped image on it
And just for you, my lovely (patient, loyal and understanding) readers, if you would like to re-create the little package for yourselves, here is a quick and simple guide to doing so…
The little band that holds it closed is simply two strips of co-ordinating DSP – one 3.5cm wide and the other 3cm, with an embellishment popped on the top.
Of course, the combination of colours and stamps that I’ve used on this particular version of the project is just the tip of the iceberg as far as possibilities go If you use the above template for your own set of matching love notes, do feel free to share – show and tell is always welcome!
And if you’d like to be the hostess of a workshop where you get to keep a little project just like this one that I will demonstrate for you and your friends, be sure to let me know…
Stamps: Fresh Vintage (SAB), Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Paper: Soft Suede, Naturals Ivory, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Everyday Enchantment (SAB)
Ink: Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Stampin’ Write Markers – Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Decorative Label Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Stampin’ Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals
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