Sew Thinking of You

Today's card is my version of another one of my pins on Pinterest using Stampin' Up!® supplies:).  This was my first attempt at sewing on a card.  I love the effect, however, please don't look too closely at the photo ;).  I am a beginner!!

I punched out all the circles using my 3/4" Circle Punch from the Everyday Enchantment DSP (Sale-A-Bration) and adhered them to the card using a 2-Way Glue Pen.  Then I zipped the card through my sewing machine.  The sentiment is stamped on a sliver of Very Vanilla and I created the "bird's beak" edge using the 1" Square Punch - who knew!

I hope you enjoyed today's card and it inspires you to try sewing on your next card!  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Sets	Best Dad Ever, Fresh Vintage (SAB)
Ink	Peach Parfait, Lucky Limeade
Paper	Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB)
Accessories	3/4" Circle Punch, 3/16" Corner Punch, 1" Square Punch

beautiful. fabulous. you.

Today's card is inspired by one of my pins on Pinterest!  The color scheme comes from my Vera Bradley bag that I carry my laptop in - the pattern is "Sittin' on a Tree" :).  For the sentiment, I created my own using words from Fabulous Phrases and I added a period at the end of each word using my Stampin' Markers.  Of course fabulous = bling, so I added rhinestones to the center of each doily.  The card is finished off with some Lucky Limeade Everyday Enchantment Organdy ribbon.

Here are the dimensions of the 3 panels:
4" x 1.5"
4" x 1.5"
4" x 2"

They're all popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals® on a card base of Naturals White.  What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamp Sets	Fabulous Phrases, Delicate Doilies
Ink	Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Soft Suede
Paper	Naturals White, Whisper White
Accessories	Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Lucky Limeade Everyday Enchantment Organdy Ribbon, 3/16" Corner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals®

for everything you are to me

Today's card is a sweet Valentine I whipped up in a few minutes.  The three-dimensional heart is made using 6 Full Heart punch-outs - 5 of which are scored and folded in half and glued together on top of the 6th heart which is flat on the bottom.  The heart is surrounded by a cut-out using our new Hearts Framelits Dies.

I haven't busted out any Real Red recently - it is such a divine color!  And I love the sentiment - "for everything you are to me" - perfect for that special someone :).  I finished off the card with an embossed trim of hearts and a beautiful knot with that yummy satin ribbon of ours!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamp Sets	Petite Pairs
Ink	Real Red
Paper	Real Red, Naturals White
Accessories	Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Full Heart Punch, Real Red 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Birmingham Regional Swap Card

Oops!  I forgot to share this card with you back in October!  This was my swap card for the Birmingham Stampin' Up!® Regional.  The Regional was awesome!  Lots of great ideas both from the presenters and all the wonderful swap cards I received!  And to top it off - my card swap from Convention was on one of the Display Boards!  I was so surprised and excited to see it on display!

The color combo for this card came from our Color Coach® - Sahara Sand, Poppy Parade, and Not Quite Navy - love the combo!

This was the first card I made using our fabulous Designer Frames Embossing Folders.  I first embossed the card stock, then punched out the center with the Extra-Large Oval Punch.  That layer was popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals® on a card base of Sahara Sand.

Using a clear-mount stamp set (Friendly Phrases) I stamped the sentiment inside the oval frame.  The card was finished off with a punch-out from the Doily Triple Layer Punch, a sweet knot in Poppy Parade and a Basic Rhinestone Jewel to make the sentiment sparkle.

I had a few extras and they've been wonderful for quick thank you notes when I need them :).  What do you think?

Stamp Sets	Friendly Phrases
Ink	Not Quite Navy
Paper	Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy
Accessories	Designer Frames Embossing Folders, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Poppy Parade 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon, Doily Triple Layer Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Wish Big - Masculine

Today's card is a quick and easy, clean and simple, masculine birthday card!  I just purchased the Extra-Large Tag punch and had this idea in my head to do a masculine card using a pattern with both sizes of the tag punches.  This was a pretty easy card to put together - I tied the ribbon first and then adhered the punched pieces with Stampin' Dimensionals®, so I could position the ribbon knot in the center of the punch pattern.  What do you think?  What I love about cards like this is you can add any sentiment you want to!  And the Well Worn Designer Series Paper makes masculine cards a breeze :).

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamp Sets	Word Play
Ink	Not Quite Navy
Paper	Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Well Worn DSP
Accessories	Extra-Large Tag Punch, Large Tag Punch, Not Quite Navy 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Herringbone Valentine

Today's card was inspired by Erica Cerwin at Pink Buckaroo Designs!  She's created a great video that shows you how to do this herringbone technique.  Also, she did something really cool with our Stitched-Poly Ribbon that I would have never thought of!  If you trim off the white edge of the ribbon, you can pull out the fibers for a really cool bow.  On my card I used both the fibers I pulled out for the bow and what was leftover to add a fringe border to my heart!

Isn't this Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper to die for?  And the coordinating brad?  They both could be yours for free during Sale-A-Bration - one free product for every $50 you spend :).

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamp Sets	Word Play
Ink	Poppy Parade
Paper	Everyday Enchantment DSP, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, Everyday Enchantment Brads, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon, Sticky Sheets

Forever & Always

Today's card is a wedding card for my brother, Greg, and his beautiful wife, Anne!  They were married back in September, but I just now made their wedding card - oops!

The idea for this card came from the fabulous Dawn Griffith!  Here's a link to her tutorial on how to make this card, which includes a video.

This card is folded just like you would fold a box top to keep it from opening.  I added a ribbon to dress it up :).  My dimensions are different from Dawn's to fit one of our Medium Square Envelopes:

Back Layer - 5-1/4" x 5-1/4"
Folded Layers - 10" x 5" - scored at 2-1/2" and 7-1/2"
Inside Layers - 4-3/4" x 4-3/4" and 4-1/2" x 4-1/2"

I chose to use Elegant Eggplant as it is the closest Stampin' Up! color to Anne & Greg's wedding color :).  It was a beautiful wedding and I was so happy to be a part of it!  Here's a photo of the fun and fabulous wedding party (that's me on the far left):

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamp Sets	Creative Elements, Loving Thoughts
Ink	Elegant Eggplant
Paper	Elegant Eggplant, Naturals White, Whisper White
Accessories	3/16" Corner Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Extra-Large Oval Punch, Wisteria Wonder 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Pearls Jewels, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Apothecary Birthday Card

Today's card uses some more new items from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I am SO EXCITED that Stampin' Up! is offering Framelits dies!  I used the new Labels Collection Framelits dies to cut out my stamped image and added a larger layered piece behind it.  So far, they are offering the Labels and Hearts collections, but I bet there will be many more offered!

The Apothecary Art stamp set is just beautiful.  I chose to color in the flowers and leaves of my image using reinkers and a Blender Pen.  I adhered Basic Pearl Jewels to each of the flower centers.  My color scheme comes from the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper.  DSP is such a lifesaver when you're in a stamping rut, because it's helps you get kick-started with a great color scheme you probably wouldn't have come up with on your own :).

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamp Sets	Apothecary Art
Ink	Pear Pizzaz, Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride, Basic Gray
Paper	Pear Pizzaz, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Accessories	Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Basic Pearls Jewels, Basic Gray 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals®, Simply Scored™ Scoring Tool, Blender Pen

Mixed Bunch Birthday Card

Today's card uses all kinds of goodies from the Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration catalogs!  I used a new Edgelits die, punch, brads, embossing folder, stamp sets, and Designer Series Paper - wow!  It was like Christmas all over again when I received my shipment of all the new goodies, and I couldn't wait to use everything :).

Thanks for visiting today!

Stamp Sets	Apothecary Art, Mixed Bunch
Ink	Pool Party, Calypso Coral
Paper	Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Everyday Enchantment DSP, Naturals White, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Adorning Accents Edgelits Die, Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Blossom Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Everyday Enchantment Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Personalized Baby Cards

Today's cards are personalized baby cards!  A lot of my friends have recently had babies, so I had quite a few cards to make!  I chose an In Color® color scheme and made both boy and girl cards.  To personalize them, I added the baby's initial :).

These are clean and simple cards - my favorite to make - and I just love all these wonderful In Colors together!  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Sets	Friendly Phrases
Ink	Calypso Coral, Island Indigo
Paper	Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Accessories	1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die, Calypso Coral 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Island Indigo 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, In Color® Designer Printed Brads, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Medium Sizzlits Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals®