make a wish

Hi everyone,

I have two cards for you today and no stamping! They're both made with self-adhesive die cuts... a great way to save on time.

The card base was hiding in my stash because it had been previously cut at the bottom and I wasn't using it because of that. So adding a scallop border solved the problem.

The "make a wish" was actually part of a border sticker but I cut it off and layered it over the two text circles. I love the layering of different fonts.

A bling can dress up the plainest of embellishments.

 Here's the second card. Same layout, different embellishments.

I added a little star in the center of the "o" for added interest.

It's all in the details, right?! 

Have a nice stampin' day !!!

congratulations

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone had a great weekend. The summer is almost here and that also means the end of school for many. Some will even graduate! Here's a card that can be adapted for various occasions, including a graduation.

I think the stars are very representative of someone who graduates, don't you think? To achieve this look, I layered 3 different borders from a retired Simply Scrappin' Kit from Stampin' Up! The sentiment was also part of a border but I doctored it to look like a banner.

I love these cute rectangular rhinestones but I wish I'd remember to save the packaging because I have no idea where they come from!

Have a nice stampin' day !!!

simply, congratulations

Hi everyone,

Ever needed a last-minute card and wished you had something in your stash you could adapt for a special occasion or theme? Here's a trick: look at your left-over stash and find a group of coordinating die-cuts, pattern paper or any other like products and make it your goal to produce as many cards as possible with them. Try to keep those cards as generic as possible and when you're done put them in your stash. Then, when that last-minute request occurs you'll be ready!

That's exactly what this card is all about.

This is a very simple card but it'll work for either a man or a woman or even a teenager! I can see this being adapted for a graduation, retirement, promotion, new home, new car, etc... And by keeping the embellishments sober (no bling, no flower),  it's gender neutral.

The die-cuts are from a retired Stampin' Up! kit I had in my stash. I quite like these little asymmetrical squares. It gives this plain card a little whimsy. Check out what you have in your stash and get to it!

Have a nice stampin' day !!!

congratulations

Hi everyone,

Sometimes I feel the need to do monochromatic work. But monochromatic doesn't have to be boring. I quite like the big polka dot paper -- it's fresh and funky! 

The house stamp, though, was too uni-dimensional to me. So I first stamped it with Pear Pizzazz ink on Pear Pizzazz cardstock. Then I stamped the same image with VersaMark ink and embossed it in white. By cutting out just the houses and adhering it over the 1st stamped image with Stampin' Dimensionals, it brought the image to life.

A few rhinestones and Poppy Parade ribbon brings the eye directly to the focal image. It came together in a snap!

Have a nice stampin' day !!!