Lovely Inside & Out

Stampin Up Lovely Inside and Out Birthday card ideas Michelle Gleeson Stampinup SU Right at Home Script Greeting die

I am giddy with this color combination Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Lemon Lime Twist with a splash of Crushed Curry. The Lovely Inside and Out stamp set has a modern flair with bold sentiments and whimsical background stamps. It was one of the first stamp sets I ordered from the annual catalog. I brought design elements to the inside of the card as well. The sentiments used on the inside are from the Happy Birthday…

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Monday Morning & Coffee – The Perfect Blend

Stampin Up Coffee Break DSP Sugar Pea Design The Perfect Blend Coffee Addict Thinking of You card idea Michelle Gleeson

If you are like me the weekends fly by seeming like it is Monday morning in the blink of an eye. I am an early riser and the first thing I do is grab my cup of coffee. This is a cherished bit of quiet before my day begins. The background for today’s card is SU Coffee Break Designer Series Paper, isn’t fun? The stamp set is from Sugar Pea Designs and it’s called Coffee…

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Merry Little Birthday Wishes for TTTC011

Stampin Up Background Bits Big on Birthdays Merry Little Christmas DSP TTTC011 Birthday card ideas Michelle Gleeson Stampinup SU

I love the options available in this week’s Tic Tac Toe Challenge grid. I chose the bottom row – Leaf, Free, Splatter. I decided to use the leaf pattern from the upcoming Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper, available September 1st as the background to my card. I splattered Gold Wink of Stella (retired but available at big box stores) all over the base of the card. Then I brought in Fresh Fig to coordinate…

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The Elegance of Flourish Thinlits

Stampin Up Daisy Delight DSP Flourish Thinlits Stitched Shapes Framelits Symaphty card Michelle Gleeson Stampinup SU

Stampin’ Up!’s Flourish Thinlits provide an elegant backdrop to this clean and simple sympathy card. The colors used are Certain Celery (retired), Old Olive and Very Vanilla. Side note: When I was a new demonstrator I did not understand that colors were retired. I loved Certain Celery so I purchased two packages of card stock only to find out a few weeks later the color was retiring. While I don’t like to feature items that are…

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