Simple Thank You

Another card for my basket... This one is pretty simple, but I wanted to have a good variety of cards and thought this would be a good addition since it is gender neutral. And I wanted to have a balance of some quick cards along with the ones that might take more time to create.

The card layout is CASED from one on Alli Miles blog, Card Metaphors. The bottom is stamped with Seeing Spots, a set I’ve had for quite awhile. I used it a lot when I first got it, but it hasn’t seen ink in awhile. I think it's a great set to make fun, but quick cards, and depending on the color combination you use, can be very versatile.

Recipe:
Stamps: Seeing Spots, Papertrey Mixed Messages
CS: Ruby Red, Basic Black, River Rock
Ink: Ruby Red, Basic Black, River Rock
Accessories: Vintage Brads
Tools: Round Tab Punch

Altered Journals

These altered journals are a couple of additional items I'll be including in the gift basket I've been working on. The notebooks are from Target and come packaged together.

I covered both the outside and inside covers with Cutie Pie DSP. I used one side of the DSP for the outside front and back and the other side of the DSP for the insides. I used a pre-colored chipboard "n" for the notebook on the left. I don't think you can tell in the picture, but it has some glitter in it as well. The little tag on the side says "notes" and was stamped with the small Karen Foster snap stamps. The scallops on the edge were created with the smallest scalloped rectangle Nestabilities die. The whole rectange was too large for the space I had, so I just cut off the sides. For the notebook on the right, I used the "memories" definition from Define Your Life and stamped the letter "m" from Jumbo Outline Alpha in the background.

Recipe:
Stamps: Karen Foster Snap Stamps, Define Your Life, Jumbo Outline Alpha
CS: Certainly Celery, Basic Black, Whisper White
DSP: Cutie Pie
Ink: Basic Black, Purely Pomegranate, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Chipboard (unknown source), Green Grosgrain (unknown source), Black Gingham, Purely Pomegranate Double-Stitched Ribbon, Basic Black Grosgrain, Prima Flowers

Birthday Card & Box Set

I thought I'd give you a little break from all of the Jersey Shore birthday cards I've been doing lately (I do have one more to share, but I'll save that for later in the week). Besides making cards, one of my favorite other projects is making boxes or bags of all sorts - I love making coordinating gift sets! This one is for a basket give-away I'm putting together and is similar to a set I made for my niece’s birthday this summer – pre-blog days though, so it is only in my SCS gallery.

For the card and box, I used Papertrey’s Little Lady set – I love that lady bug! After stamping the lady bug on the card, I covered her body with Crystal Effects for a little bit of dimension. For additional dimension, I embossed the Groovy Guava background piece with the Cuttlebug Spots & Dots embossing folder – another one of my favorites.

I stamped the smaller lady bug and one of the small flowers on the box top. You can’t really see it in the picture, but the box bottom is a plain piece of Groovy Guava. The tag on the box was created with my new Nestabilities die cuts. I cut a piece of Whisper White with the smallest rectangle and a piece of Groovy Guava with the smallest scalloped rectangle. The Birthday Wishes sentiment is from Papertrey’s Mixed Messages set. The sayings in this set are a little smaller than I expected when I ordered it, but they are perfect for small tags like this.

Recipe:
Stamps: Little Lady and Mixed Messages (Papertrey)
CS: Groovy Guava, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: Basic Black, Groovy Guava
Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon, Black Grosgrain Ribbon (unknown source), Vintage Brads
Tools: Nestabilities Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Dies, Cuttlebug Spots & Dots Embossing Folder, Rectange Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Crystal Effects

Big Bold Pocket Card

I hadn’t made a pocket card in awhile, so I decided it would be fun to make one with the cupcake from Big Bold Birthday. And of course, I continued my trend with the Jersey Shore DSP.

The cupcake was stamped on a couple of Whisper White scraps and then cut out before adhering to the card with dimensionals. The top was created the same way as the one of my previous cards – inked in Versamark and then Pumpkin Pie Classic ink before embossing with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. (The only craft ink I own is White, so this is my solution when I want to emboss with a different color.) The candle is stamped directly on the insert, and the tab is one of the other patterns in Jersey Shore.

Recipe:
Stamps: Big Bold Birthday
CS: Bashful Blue, Whisper White
DSP: Jersey Shore
Ink: Versamark, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Brilliant Blue
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Striped Ribbon, Bold Brights Brads
Tools: Round Tab Punch, Word Window Punch, Corner Rounder

Another Jersey Shore Birthday

This time I paired the Jersey Shore DSP with Big Bold Birthday. The sketch I used is from Anna Wight’s blog, Sassy & Sweet.

I cut the DSP into 2 ¼” squares and layered them on Basic Black cardstock, alternating the stripes for a little more interest. The cupcake is stamped on a 2 ½” square of Whisper White and is also layered on Basic Black. I stamped the bottom of the cupcake in Old Olive (technically, I think the green in the DSP is Wild Wasabi, but I don’t have that color). The cupcake top was stamped on a scrap – I inked it in Versamark and then in Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink before embossing with the Iridescent Ice embossing powder. It was cut out and then adhered to the card with the Bashful Blue heart on top.

The 2 in the sentiment is from Short Order numbers, and the you is from the Thank You stamp in the Much Appreciated set. The sentiment was punched out with a 1” circle punch and then layered on a 1 ¼” circle of Pumpkin Pie. And of course, I had to add some of that fun striped ribbon! I hope Stampin' Up! comes out with even more colors in the next catalog!

Recipe:
Stamps: Big Bold Birthday, Short Order Numbers, Much Appreciated
CS: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
DSP: Jersey Shore
Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Striped Ribbon

Take A Number

I don’t usually do a lot of bright colors, but I was drawn to the new Jersey Shore DSP. I just got it and love it! It has such fun patterns!

This card is pretty straightforward, so I won't go into a ton of detail. The numbers are from the new Take A Number wheel. I wheeled it on Pumpkin Pie in Versamark and then wheeled it again on Brilliant Blue. I punched out the number 3 from the Brilliant Blue with a 1 ¼” circle punch, colored it in with a Versamarker, and adhered it to a 1 ½” metal circle tag. I added the Pumpkin Pie striped ribbon to a piece of Brilliant Blue and stamped Happy Birthday in Pumpkin Pie.

Recipe:
Stamps: Take A Number Wheel, It's Your Birthday
CS: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue
DSP: Jersey Shore
Ink: Versamark, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Striped Ribbon, Metal Circle Tag

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