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Thanks A Millon Pair

Pair of thank you cards made the same but different.  Card laying flat is with Melon Mambo embellished with the Photo Corner Punch and Jewels (Rhinestones) and the one standing is Rose Red embellished with Scallop Border Punch and Jewls (Rhinestones).  The Designer Series Paper is Night and Day from the Clearance Rack and the flowers are Paper Daises accessories.  I cut them in half and used a punched out circle to create a faux button with Crystal Effects (overnight drying time required).   The Thanks A Million stamp is from the Word Play set, which is on sale 30% off until May 31.   Order 24/7 on my SU website or give me a call if you would like to order this stamp set or any of the other select stamp sets avaialble for 30% off but you better hurry because this offer is limited. 

Word Play (12 Stamps)
SALE PRICE:  $20.27
Regular Price $28.95





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Heat Embossed with Melon Mambo - Three Little Words

Three new colored embossing powder are featured in the Summer Mini catalog.  I used Melon Mambo on this card.  I embossed the Flourish image from the Elements of Style set and the Three Little Words set with Versamark and the Melon Mambo embossing powder on Glossy White card stock.  I then adhered it to a Melon Mambo base.  The finished size is 5.5 x 4 inches.  It was quick and simple and I like the glossy card stock combined with the gloss of the embossing.  The colored embossing powder is available in the mini through August 1.  Also, don't forget time is running out.  Only 10 days left to take advantage of the 30% off on select stamps for the National Scrapbook Month promotion.  Click on the button to the right in the sidebar.

FEATURED PRODUCTS:



Melon Mambo Embossing Powder
$4.75



Elements of Style
Clear Mount Set
$19.95




Three Little Words
Wood Mount Set
$13.95

 

Just Because Double Emboss Card (DIVA FB Group OBG Blog Hop)

Welcome to the Facebook DIVAs blogging group's Oldies But Goodies Blog Hop.  The theme of the hop is Oldies But Goodies (OBG).  The rules are to create an item (card, scrapbook page, framed art, etc.) using at least 1 item in your supplies that you not used for 6 months or more.  This is the first blog on the hop.  The list for all the participants is to the right of this post in the side bar. 

My card for this blog hop is a CASE of one from the Stampin Success magazine and features the Double Emboss ttechnique.   The oldie but goodie items on this card is black embossing powder, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, and Antique Brad.  The bottom panel on the card is a piece of Stampin Up Designer Series Paper (DSP) called Night and Day that I got off the clearance rack.  This piece was embossed using the double emboss technique.  See directions below.  I also used the bird image and the just because sentiment from the Notably Ornate set.  The bird is stamped using the "stamping off" technique on another pattern from Night and Day DSP.  I stamped it with black ink.  I tucked the ribbon around the DSP panel and added the brad.  Adhered that to the Cherry Cobbler panel and then addered it all to the Crumb Cake base (Finished Size 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 inches).

Now that you have seen my project please hop on over my extremely creative and similarly-named friend Cindy's Blog Cindy's Antics and continue on with the hop from there. 


Double Emboss Instructions.
1.  Ink a brayer with Versamark.
2.  Roll the brayer on the inside of your embossing folder (bold design works best) on the indented/recessed side.
3.  Place your paper or cardstock inside embossing folder and run through your diecut machine. 
4.  Sprinkle embossing powder (color of your choice to coordiante with project) and heat as usual.
5.  Place double embossed piece on your project. 

Birthday Circles Card - (You Had Me At Craft - Made it Myself Monday)

This card is for my son Steven for his 13th birthday.  It is made also for You Had Me at Craft blog's Made it Myself Monday blog linking party.    The card is made with Stampin Up Basic Black, Whisper White, Dafodil Delight, Marina Mist, and Cherry Cobbler card stock.  The Happy Birthday is from the Afterthoughts Hostess set.  I cut the card out of black card stock (finished size 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 inches).  I then punched out the circles and adhered them randomly on the white card stock, which was gut 1/8 inch smaller than the black base.  Stamped the Happy Birthday. and used a die to cut out the numbers and word son and placed them on the card. Then I adhered the white panel to the base.  Very clean, simple and fun.  I hope you give it a try.  If you don't have a die cutter or circle dies, use any household item like cups to make circle patterns and cut them out. 

Petal Paisley Preview Sample/Four Frames set.

As a thank you gift to a new customer, I put together a sample packet of the new Petal Paisley paper and stamped off each of the images in the Four Frames Set.  These are new items that will be in the Stampin Up 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog coming out in July.  The Four Frames set goes with the Decorative Label punch.  Also used on this are the 2-step bird punch and the Top Note die. 

Don't forget it is still National Scrapbooking month and you want to take advantage of the 30% off sale on selected Stampin Up stamp sets. 

Sweet As Pie Grammy

This card features the apple image from the Tart and Tangy stamp set.  It is stamped on a scrap of Whisper White card stock using Real Red Classic ink and the stem was inked with the Garden Green marker.  I punched it out with the 1-1/4" circle and applied it to a scallop circle punch in Real Red.  I made the base of the card out of Real Red (finished size 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches).  I created the word Grammy using my computer and printed it out on a sheet of Whisper White.  I applied the ribbon to the white panel and then adhered the panel to the card base.  I added the scallop strip to the back of the Night and Day Designer Series Paper (DSP) and applied to white card stock.  Lastly, I applied the image panel with dimension dots.

Featured Items on this Card

Tart & Tangy 111514

Price: $12.95
Strawberries and oranges and apples . . . oh my! With this set, you can add the perfect amount of tang to any project. You'll love the look of these stamps with a cherry on top!
Set Quantity: 4

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Save on Night and Day Designer Series Paper on the Clearance Rack

Night & Day Specialty Designer Series Paper 116768

Clearance Rack Price: $4.79
Regular Catalog Price: $11.95
*Clearance item. Colors and coordinating products may be retired. Who would have thought that Halloween and sophistication could go together? We did, and that’s why we designed our Night & Day Specialty Designer Series paper. Black and white are Halloween classics, and our brocade and geometric designs are seasonal without being macabre. This paper will look terrific on any Halloween project—party invitations, cards, and scrapbook pages. And you can use the printed window sheets to add a dash of the unexpected.
■ 12" x 12" text-weight paper
■ 10 sheets of paper per package, 2 each of 5 double-sided designs
■ 2 printed window sheets per package
■ Coordinates with Basic Black and Whisper White

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Save 30% on Select SU Stamp Sets In Celebration of National Scrapbooking Month



Click on the "shop" now above to go right to the sale items.

 
To Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month, Stampin' Up! is having a sale on select stamp sets, as well as My Digital Studio digital download bundles and My Digital Studio Professional print products.  But as I am a card maker and a stamper so this blog post is featuring the stamp sale. 

For example:  The extremely versatile Word Play set is on sale in both the Wood Mounted (Regularly $41.95/On Sale Price $29.37) and Clear Mount (Regularly $28.95/Sale Price $20.27).  Prices will be adjusted at check out and tax and shipping will be added.  The cards below were made using this set.



Get Your SU Grab Bag Before They Are Gone

The Stampin' Up!  Grab bag special is still going on.  On-Line orders only.  These cards were made with just a few of the items that were tucked into my grab bag.  My grab bag included precut and prefolded card stock (along with envelopes) and self-adhesive die cuts that I used on the cards.  All I did was assemble the card and stamp the Thank You from the Because I Care set.  Easy as pie.  You can get the grab bags from the CLEARANCE RACK on the Stampin Up website.  Order your grab bag and then check out all the other fun stuff on clearance, buttons, ribbon, etc.  No stamps are included in the bags or in the clearance but you can get lots of fun stuff to help embellish your cards. 

Click on the image below to the Clearance Rack now.