SURPRISE!!! I made time to design a card last night! I needed a baby boy card for a baby shower next weekend ... do you think I have a single baby boy card in my stash? I have several baby girl cards, but those baby boy cards sure get used up quickly!I originally intended to CASE THIS CARD by Mary Fish but was out of the striped Slumber Party designer paper. I love the faux sailboat that resembles the sailboat image from the stamp set Nursery Necessities, and have used this little trick once in the past (see HERE). Although I didn't completely CASE Mary's card, my design ended up heavily inspired by it.
This is the first time I've tried one of Mary's tips - using a thin sliver of coordinating cardstock to "thread" buttons! LOVE the look, and will definitely be using it over and over again. I used the 1 3/4" Circle Punch to partially punch Bashful Blue cardstock for the "bottom" of the sailboat. The "congratulations" sentiment is from the stamp set called Congrats, and the designer paper is called Delicate Dots -- both from Sale-a-Bration '09.
RECIPEStamps: Congrats (SAB '09)Paper: Delicate Dots DP (SAB '09), So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, and Whisper White CSInk: Sahara Sand ClassicEmbellishments: Bashful Blue Brads, So Saffron and Certainly Celery Buttons (+1 retired Ballet Blue button)Tools: Scallop Edge Punch, Paper Piercer, 1 3/4" Circle PunchSupplies: Stampin' Dimensionals
Boy, have I been struggling with my mojo this week! You might have thought that I had forgotten how to stamp! Last night, it all came back to me when I went to work with this week's Sketch Challenge #221 on SCS. My daughter Allie graduates from high school in May so I need to get busy with graduation cards for her friends. This is the first graduation card of many.
This card uses two stamp sets - Great Grads and Congrats (Sale-a-bration '09). The designer paper is from Urban Oasis and Patterns DP Pack II (Level One Hostess). The "grad" is stamped in Basic Gray ... the cap is stamped in Jet Black Staz-On, cut out, and popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals.
RECIPEStamps: Great Grads, Congrats (SAB '09)Paper: Basic Gray Patterns DP, Urban Oasis DP, Basic Black and Whisper White CSInk: Basic Gray Classic and Jet Black Staz-OnEmbellishments: 5/16" Silver Jumbo Brads, Silver Cord (retired)Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jigSupplies: Stampin' Dimensionals
Today's Featured Stamper #106 on SCS is JulieMLacey. Julie's gallery is full of clean, crisp designs. THIS CARD in particular jumped out at me. I've had my Sale-A-Bration stamp sets and designer paper on the brain and knew I could use them to case Julie's card. I used two Sale-a-Bration stamp sets - Polka Dot Punches and Congrats - along with the Sale-a-Bration Designer Paper Pack, Delicate Dots.
RECIPEStamps: Polka Dot Punches, CongratsPaper: Delicate Dots DP, Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, and Certainly Celery CSInk: Basic BlackEmbellishments: Styled Silver Flower Brads from Hodgepodge HardwareTools: 5-Petal Flower Punch, Paper Piercer & Mat PackSupplies: Stampin' Dimensionals
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