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A “Happy” Share What You Love Birthday

Rosanne April 24, 2018 April 23, 2018Birthday, Cards

A touch of new together with a few older products created a fresh and pretty birthday card. What’s new is the pretty floral pattern in the Share What You Love Designer Series Paper. Pictures of this paper collection really don’t do it justice…it is so much prettier when you actually see it. Patterns like the one I used on this card have touches of metallic. The flowers in this pattern match the champagne foil sheets. You won’t even have to wait until the new Annual Catalog goes live on June 1st to order this beautiful paper collection. It will be available to everyone beginning on May 1st!

I also love the card stock colors that this collection coordinates with. So Saffron is my favorite yellow and I don’t use it nearly enough so I was happy to see it included in this DSP.

My card started with this terrific layout. I collect card layouts in a small binder and frequently look through it as my starting point for a card. I wanted to incorporate a subtle layer of Champagne Foil so I added a few more layers than the original layout but it certainly got the ball rolling.

You’ll notice that I only used the “Happy” from the The Happy Birthday thinlit. It’s easy to cut the words apart and makes the thinlit that much more versatile. It was cut twice: once in Basic Black card stock and once in Champagne Foil. They were offset and layered together. The banner below was created using the Banner Triple punch. I discovered something new while using this punch recently…you don’t have to use it in just the sizes on the punch. You can cut your card stock in a variety of in between sizes and just center it on the punch to get different sized banners and layers. This makes the punch even more useful!

Here’s another trick I used on the banner. I wanted to use a sentiment from the Best Birds stamp set. The stamp actually says happy birthday but I only needed it to say birthday. So I stamped it in Basic Black ink and then covered the word happy with washi tape and stamped it on the banner. The font just worked well with the scripty font of the thinlit.

Now I had to find a sentiment for the inside and this one from the Cake Soiree stamp set fit the bill! I enjoy embellishing the insides of cards as well as the envelopes just as much as creating the card fronts. Then I always have cards that are perfectly coordinated and ready to be given or mailed.

Don’t miss out on some favorite retiring products. Some are only while supplies last…

Be sure to check out the clearance rack for some great deals…

This is a great time to give Paper Pumpkin a try…you’ll love it!

Thanks very much for stopping by today and have a wonderful day,

Take care,

Rosanne

Product List

Best Birds Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141525]

$21.00

Cake Soirée Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145745]

$35.00

Cake Soirée Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[145521]

$47.00

Happy Birthday Thinlits Die

[143700]

$20.00

Banner Triple Punch

[138292]

$23.00

Champagne Foil Sheets

[144748]

$4.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

So Saffron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[105118]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Stampin’ Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Black & White and a Beautiful Bouquet

Rosanne April 21, 2018 April 21, 2018All Occasion, Cards, Friendship, Just Because

Comments: 4

There’s just something about the color combination of black and white with a lot of white space that screams clean and classic to me. I created today’s card for my OnStage swap with my group of Stamping Sisters.

The focal point is of course the pretty bouquet of flowers that were created using the Beautiful Bouquet Bundle. This bundle is packed with pretty floral images along with beautifully scripted sentiments and coordinating framelits…check, check, check!

Beautiful Bouquet Bundle #145297
Images © Stampin’ Up!

The colorful bouquet really pops against the simple background of the strip of DSP from the Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper collection and a piece of silver washi tape. This is my favorite pattern from the collection and I didn’t have much left so this simple design fit the bill perfectly when making several of these cards.

Even though I love the sentiments and fonts in the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set, I chose this sentiment from the retiring Birthday Blooms stamp set just because it was so appropriate for the swap among friends.

I kept the inside simple with just a piece of DSP across the bottom and left it blank for a personal note.

I’m happy that the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set and coordinating Bouquet Bunch framelits will be returning the in the new Annual Catalog. However, they will not be available at the bundled price. You can still order them now for a 10% cost savings until May 31st.

As I mentioned, the beloved Birthday Blooms stamp set will be retiring on May 31 along with many other terrific products. You can see all the retiring products HERE. If any of these products are on your wish list, now is the time to act, as the list has been getting shorter as products are selling out.

Thanks very much for checking in today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Next week, I’ll be featuring a few sneak peeks of my Paper Pumpkin alternate projects that are exclusive to my PP subscribers.

Take care,

Rosanne

&nbsp Product List

Beautiful Bouquet Photopolymer Bundle

[145297]

$51.25

Birthday Blooms Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[140655]

$27.00

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140658]

$19.00

Pick A Pattern Designer Series Paper

[144163]

$11.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

$6.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

$6.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

$6.50

So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126957]

$6.50

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126948]

$6.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126945]

$6.50

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

$5.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Stampin’ Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

A Simply Charming Mother’s Day

Rosanne April 18, 2018 April 17, 2018All Occasion, Cards, Friendship, Just Because, Mother's Day, Thinking of You

Comments: 9

I hope your week is going well so far and we’re half way to the weekend…YAY! Today’s card is totally a “me” card. I think my style would be categorized (mostly) as clean, simple and classic and that’s exactly how I would describe this card.

Even though this card has lots of white space, the embossed texture adds a pretty element while keeping it clean and simple.

The card base is Whisper White thick card stock. A piece of Real Red card stock cut at 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ is layered with a piece of Whisper White regular card stock cut an additional 1/8″ smaller. I embossed the Whisper White layer with the Quilt Topper Embossing Folder before gluing it directly to the Real Red card stock. The photo looks a bit like Cherry Cobbler. Although Cherry Cobbler would be equally as pretty!

Before adhering the whole panel to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals, I wrapped it with a piece of 1/2″ Smoky Slate Gingham ribbon.

The sentiment, from the Friendship’s Sweetest Thoughts stamp set, is stamped in Basic Black on a piece of Whisper White card stock measuring 1 1/8″ X 3 3/4″. I backed it with a Real Red panel cut at 1 1/4″ x 3 3/4″. This panel is glued directly to the embossed panel with Tombow glue.

The sweet little basket of flowers are from the Bike Ride Bundle. I stamped the basket in Soft Suede ink and colored the flowers using Stampin’ Write markers. They were cut using the coordinating Build a Bike framelits and popped with dimensionals. Along with creating a fun bike, this bundle has so many cute little stamps and dies that can be used alone. I actually love to use these “accessory” stamps and dies for this exact reason not to mention that it adds more value to your purchase. This bundle is available in the current Annual Catalog for a savings of 10%. However, it will be in the new Annual Catalog but not at the bundled price. I plan on giving this bundle more of my attention in the future!

Bike Ride Bundle #145314
Images © Stampin’ Up!

To finish off the front, I added a pretty little gingham bow which I think just adds to the charm!

The inside sentiment is from March’s Paper Pumpkin kit. I have been getting so much mileage from these sentiments. This is just another great reason to subscribe to the monthly Paper Pumpkin kits. Even if you use up all the paper products in the kit, the stamps and ink can be used indefinitely.

A quick run through the Big Shot with the Quilt Top Embossing Folder and the envelope is perfectly coordinated with the card….so easy!

Although my card here is a Mother’s Day card, it could easily be for almost any occasion by just changing the sentiment.

Thanks very much for stopping by today. I do appreciate that you take the time to look in on my projects. If you have any questions, please just leave them in the comments. I do read and answer each comment. And if you are not currently working with a demonstrator, I would love to be yours!

Take care,

Rosanne

Product List

Bike Ride Photopolymer Bundle

[145314]

$43.00

Friendship’s Sweetest Thoughts Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[145823]

$27.00

Friendship’s Sweetest Thoughts Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145826]

$19.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[102482]

$8.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Brights Stampin’ Write Markers

[131259]

$29.00

Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers

[131263]

$29.00

Quilt Top Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[144687]

$8.50

Smoky Slate 1/2″ Gingham Ribbon

[144231]

$7.50

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Stampin’ Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

[137858]

$20.00

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

[137859]

$59.00

6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

[137860]

$114.00

z 12-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

[137861]

$215.00

Petal Palette Birthday – Tic Tac Toe Challenge #043

Rosanne April 16, 2018 April 15, 2018Birthday, Cards

Comments: 6

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Mine was the perfect blend of outdoor fun and indoor crafting. Saturday’s weather here was spectacular after a long and dreary winter/spring. So I took full advantage of it and spent the day at the park with my daughter, Emily and grandson, Jack. Yes, that lake water was green! And Sunday was back to cold and dreary, so I spent the day stamping!

I missed the deadline to enter my card design in the Tic Tac Toe Challenge this week. I made the card in Hartford while attending OnStage and when I came home couldn’t find it anywhere so I had to bow out this week. Well when I finally got around to unpacking all my goodies, I found it neatly hidden with the samples we made at the convention. So I’ll just be posting it among the entries this week. Here is the inspiration board…..

And here is my card….I chose the center column down: CAS, Kraft, Die Cut

The card base is Crumb Cake card stock which I thought was pretty close to kraft paper. Next I cut a piece of Whisper White card stock to 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. Instead of using a bigger piece of Basic Black card stock than I actually needed, I cut 2 strips at 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ and glued them to the sides so that 1/4″ is visible on each side.

Using the Petal Palette Bundle, I stamped the floral image, colored it with Stampin’ Blends and cut it out. This is one of my favorite bundles from the Occasions Catalog and I’m happy to say that it will be carrying over into the new Annual Catalog. It’s the perfect combination of images and sentiments. I’ve seen so many pretty samples made with this bundle and I’m looking forward to coming up with some of my own.

After positioning and adhering the die cut images, I stamped the sentiment, which came from the March Paper Pumpkin kit, in Basic Black ink.

A few added pearls, which I colored using the dark Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blend marker (did you know you could do that and make custom colored embellishments?) add a soft and pretty touch. I popped this layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals before adhering to the Crumb Cake card base.

I used a (retired) Crumb Cake envelope and stamped the same floral image. This was a quick and easy way to embellish the envelope for a custom look.

The inside sentiment is from the Special Celebrations stamp set. This is another set that’s returning in the new Annual Catalog which makes me very happy because I love sentiment sets that have both outside and coordinating inside sentiments and this set is packed with them.

I hope you’ll visit the Tic Tac Toe Challenge to see all the creativity going on and perhaps share some of your own creativity with us.