I really liked a box that I saw on a overseas advertisement for Stampin' up so cased it , making it into a card
Real Red 6 x 6 base, 5 3/4 square piece of Real Red DSP and Pretty in Pink 2" scalloped strip down the center. The image is from Sweethearts and stamped in Real Red onto Whisper White and then using the Full Heart Punch to punch out for the Heart Cup. The heart cup has mini Pretty in Pink and Whisper White hearts that were punched out with the small Heart punch.
Happy Stamping,
but not one that works with your mood? Today is one those days, everything I got out was wrong. So how about we make some? Grab your Big Shot and you can make some really interesting patterns. You will need Glossy cardstock and your Texture Plates (not Impression Folders) Using your brayer, roll ink onto your texture plate and make your sandwich by putting on the glossy cardstock, glossy side down, then a piece of scratch paper, your silicone pad and then Impressions pad. Run it through and this is what you get:
Voila, your newest patterned paper. I used Backgrounds 1 and the Flourish pattern and Bashful Blue ink. Now the background paper is pretty busy but I like it and funny when my card was done, the background didn't seem too busy at all!
I used alot of different elements in this card, first still using my Big Shot I used the Flower Folds die and cut the smallest flower in Pretty in Pink layering on a 1 1/4" Melon Mambo circle and then a 1" Whisper White circle stamped with a retired stamp in Wild Wasabi distressing the different layers with the. The leaves for the flower are from the set, Sweetheart and again are stamped in Wild Wasabi onto Whisper White and cut out. The little lamb from Pun Fun is stamped with Black Stazon onto Whisper White, slightly colored with Basic Grey Watercolor crayon and my Blender pen and the heart colored with Rose Red ink and my blender pen and cut out. I laid everything out onto the card, and it just wasn't right. So I wrapped a strip of Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon around the glossy cardstock and using Linen thread, attached a retired Bashful Blue button. Now it is a card I like.
Happy Stamping,
and today's inspiration comes right from our Idea Book and Catalogue. There is a little Thank you card on page 202 that uses the Sweetheart Set. I used that as my inspiration and added/changed a few things.
First I changed the base color to one of my favorites (why I didn't like this before, is beyond me) to Pacific Point. I stamped the leaves and bird from the Sweetheart set changing the color of the leaves as with Pacific Point, I think a stronger green is better, so I used Old Olive (remember it is a Bright now same as Pacific Point). I changed the flower, using the Big Shot die, Flower Folds and cutting the second smallest flower using Pretty in Pink and then layering a 1 3/4" circle of Whisper White with Pretty in Pink Sponged edges. The buttons are retired Real Red and are attached using Mini Glue dots. The sentiment from Short & Sweet is stamped in Pacific Point and punched out with the Word Window punch feeding it back in to shorten the lenght.
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Happy Stamping,
Here is a quick and easy Valentine's card using the new Sweetheart stamp set and the Heart Cups. The Very Vanilla tab allows easy access to the treats without destroying the card.
Hope that you have a wonderful day spending time with those you love.