Sweet Baby Boy

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Sweet Baby 2-3-2014This card was created with a mix of old and new products.  As a demonstrator we should typically only use current product.  Yet as crafters we often have left over DSP and scraps that are meaningful and just the right answer for a card we envision.

So let’s get to the details…

My card is 5 x 5 and the base is Crumb Cake cardstock.  Next I used a piece of Marina Mist cardstock that I had embossed at some point and not never used.  The DSP is from the retired Print Poetry Paper Stack from last Spring. These two design elements are brought together with 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon in Summer Starfruit.

The sentiment and the cute bunny are from the Baby You’ve Grown Stamp Set in the current Occasions Catalog.  The sentiment is stamped in Midnight Muse and the entire focal point is framed in Midnight Muse using an Apothecary Accents Framelit.  The crumb cake candy dots finish the card perfectly.

Since I made an oversized card I needed to create a custom envelope using the Envelope Punch Board.  Then I lined it with the last of the matching DSP.

Perhaps you have scraps and card elements that never made it into a card or scrapbook page.  What have you made with your scraps? I would love to hear.

Michelle

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products used to make this card: 

Watercolor Note Cards to say So Sorry

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Sometimes people go through periods where a lot of bad things seem to happen such as the loss of loved ones. Someone I know lost their dog and their dad within two weeks of each other. They also had to move her mom into a nursing home.  A very difficult time indeed. It is at those times when a simple card with a heartfelt message can help make someone feel loved and supported.

That is what inspired this card.  A clean, simple, and quick card to convey my sympathy.

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I used Silver Emboss Powder to create texture and have the sentiment pop on this pre-preinted Watercolor notecard.  The envelope was lined with the matching floral pattern from Watercolor Wonder DSP.

The flowers on the note card and the DSP remind me of the flowers in the Stippled Blossoms stamp set.  So I stamped the front of the envelope as well. Doesn't it look pretty together?

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While I can't take the pain away I believe this card helped them feel supported during a difficult time.

The Watercolor note cards are a wonderful way to get cards out quickly yet add your own personal style to make them special.

Have a wonderful day!

Michelle

Here are the Stampin' Up! products used to create the card:

Table built using Product Table Builder 

Textured Masculine Birthday Card

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There is a new challenge in the blog-o-sphere called The Card Concept.  This week they are challenging crafters to create cards with texture.  Check out their website here.

Card Concept 2I just received the new Hardwood Stamp and I was anxious to use it. Since I needed a masculine birthday card I designed from there.  

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I LOVE the result.  The Hardwood stamp was stamped with Brown Sugar ink on Brown Sugar card stock. I must confess I was not going to get this stamp and then I began to see it used and thought it was a MUST HAVE stamp. (NOTE: I purchased it as a Clear Stamp and if I had to do it again I would order it in Wood.)

The burlap coordinates and does not over power the background, it certainly adds further to the texture of the card.  And the Chevron Punch arrows in Cajum Craze add a further pop of color on the burlap.

I used the Wetlands stamp set and the Stamp-a ma-jig to align the wheat.

The Card Concept Challenge requires you to enter your card under a style.  I will enter under the Clean and Layered style group.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Michelle

Here are the products used in today's card:

Table built using Product Table Builder 
 

Sale-A-Bration Begins!

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Today Stampin' Up's biggest event of the year begins.  Sale-A-Bration celebrates stampers, crafters, card makers, and scrapbookers by providing free product when you purchase $50 or more of product. The product can come from the NEW Occasions Catalog or the Annual Catalog.  For every $50 you spend you get to choose a free product!

I created a card today using three of the products available.

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The DSP is called Sweet Sorbet and is gorgeous.  While I am not usually a pastels lover the designs make all the colors pop. The stripe used here is from the DSP collection.  The embossing is achieved with the new Decorative Dots Embossing Folder – LOVE this item! It is whimsical and adds lots of texture to your card.  The final item featured is the the You're Lovely stamp set which coordinates with the Deco Labels Framelits collection.  Again any one of these items is FREE to you when you spend $50.  If you spend $100 you can select two items FREE, if you spend $150 you can select three FREE items and get $25 worth of hostess rewards to spend on anything from one of the catalogs.  WOW!  

You can shop 24/7 at Stampinmojo's Online store.  It is safe and convenient! If you want to gather some friends to place an order let me know and I will get you a hostess code to use.

I hope I inspired you to look at the opportunities during our Sale-A-Bration event which runs until March 31st.  

Stop back tomorrow as I have a great textured card to share!

Michelle

 Here are the Stampin' Up! products used and available throught Stampinmojo's online store:

Table built using Product Table Builder