Kindness Matters Happy Birthday

Kindness Matters SAB Happy Birthday

I'm continuing to work on my almost flat, easily mailable birthday cards for April.  Even though there are only 3 more days left for Sale-A-Bration, I continue to reach for the pretty papers in the Everyday Enchantment DSP.  If you haven't ordered, but like the Designer Papers in this collection - time is slipping by quickly!  The Everyday Enchantment paper pack and the Designer Frames Textured impressions Embossing Folders can be your FREE with each $50 you spend during Sale-A-Bration!  But wait - you can also get the Kindness Matters Stamp Set for free!  

Look that the butterflies - I stamped the trio in Soft Suede ink on Poppy Parade card stock, then fussy cut each butterfly out.  I dressed the center of each butterfly with a line of tiny pearls and drew the antlers on the 2 smaller butterflies using my Soft Suede Stampin' Write marker. The larger butterfly near the top has a small wedge of Dimensional foam behind each wing.

The sentiment stamp is from Happiest Birthday Wishes, a fun Hostess set of stamps - #122615-wood or #122617-clear.  Call me and schedule to host a workshop so you can earn this great set of sentiment stamps today!

The ribbon is Crumb Cake 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, #122332.

He Is Risen - Easter Dove

He Is Risen

Easter is just two Sundays away.  This card features the newest Easter stamp:  Easter Dove, #125455, from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  The Triple Treat Flower Single Stamp can be yours FREE with a $50.00 order during Sale-a-Bration, but you don't have much time to get your order turned in.  Sale-A-Bration ends March 31st.

To create this card, I used Soft Suede for the base and added a mat of Very Vanilla cardstock.  The two patterned pieces (2-1/5" x 4") are from Everyday Enchantment DSP, SAB #126154.  The scalloped element is Pool Party CS, trimmed with the Scallop Border Punch.  I stamped the Triple Treat Flower using Soft Suede ink on Very Vanilla, then punched it out with Fancy Flower punch #118073, then I stamped the Triple Treat Flower using Soft Suede ink on Lucky Limeade CS and punched out this shape using the 5-Petal Flower #119880 punch.  I then punched  a plain piece of Lucky Limeade using the scallop flower shape out of the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, #118309 and added a Large Basic Pearl to embellish the center. 

The sentiment stamp is also done using Soft Suede ink.  I stamped the dove on a scrap piece of Pool Party CS, then fussy cut the dove and adhered it with a small piece of Dimensionals, then added the 3 small Basic Pearls to the wing of the dove.  

This would be a very easy card to make multiples of and an easy mailer.  

Here's a close-up of the dove:

and a close-up of the details of the Triple Treat Flower:

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.  If you have any questions or need help with a special project, send me an e-mail and I'll do my best to help you.  Happy Stamping!

Everyday Enchantment Blossom

Today's creation features lots of embossing.  This card was inspired by a recent submission I admired on Splitcoast Stampers and will be the feature card for my upcoming Big Shot Workshop.

The dotted mat on the card base and the Soft Suede label are embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder (#119976) ;  the Poppy Parade strip on the banner is embossed with the very pretty Elegant Bouquet embossing folder.  Last but not least, the crisp Pool Party flower is punched with the Blossom Punch (#125603 - Mini Occasions Catalog) then embossed with Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder (#117335).  I love the little pearls that accent the center of the flower (#119247).  The tiny sentiment tags were created using Tiny Tags (W-118091, C-118592) and punched with the Jewelry Tag Punch (#117190).  I used Poppy Parade ink and Pool Party 1/2" Seam Binding ribbon.  This was a very fast card to cut and assemble.  The labels were cut using the Labels Collection  Framelits  Dies (#125598).

Sale-a-Bration continues through March 31st.  Call me to schedule a time to host a Sale-a-Bration event and for every $50 you spend, you earn free products.  Better yet - join my Stampin' Up Team for only $125 and you will receive a free paper pack or digital download every month for the rest of 2012!  The Starter Kit is loaded with products that you pick and personalize and is valued at over $345!  Call me for more details.