Embossed Baptism Card

We will be attending a Baptism this weekend and here is the card I made for the special baby boy. I used Bashful Blue and Whisper White cardstock. In order to get a nicely formed cross, I stamped the cross on blue cardstock using the cross from the retired Special Blessings stamp set. After I cut the cross out, I flipped it over so the stamped image wasn't showing and embossed it with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. The cross was then matted on a piece of white cardstock and very, very carefully I cut around the cross giving the cross a layered look. Using dimensionals, I adhered the cross to the blue cardstock which was embossed using the Perfect Details texture plate. The satin ribbon finishes it off nicely. This card can be used for just about anything--Baptism, Communion, Confirmation, Sympathy and even Easter! So when you need a card but do not have the perfect sentiment for it, emboss and texturize. Add a ribbon or other embellishment and then refer to the occasion when you write a little something on the inside of the card. Happy stampin'!

Thank You & Butterflies

My Everyday Enchantment DSP is being put to good use--that's for sure. The colors, the patterns and the matching accessories are just what I like. Here I used strips of two patterns and then punched coordinating butterflies from the In Color DSP stack. There was a lot of empty space on the card so I stamped Lucky Limeade butterflies using the butterfly stamp from the Elementary Elegance Stamp Set--another SAB item. I wish the punch included little butterfly antenna, but since it doesn't I drew some with my markers. The ribbon that is available in the SAB Ribbon & Brad pack is very delicate, so I find that the jewelry tag punch is the perfect way to add a sentiment. The jewelry tag punch coordinates with the Tiny Tags stamp set on page 136 of the IB&C. Don't have the butterfly punch? Then how about hearts or flowers or even a variety of circles punched from the In Color DSP pack? There are many possibilities depending on what punch(es) you own. Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time.

Framelits (and other wafer-thin dies)

I am so happy that Stampin' Up has introduced their own line of wafer-thin metal dies. I used the Labels Collection on this card, first for layering, but more importantly for getting the stamped image centered exactly where I wanted it. When you receive your Framelits from SU, they are packaged in a sturdy plastic envelope, which is very nice. But then a fellow SU demo shared her Framelits storage idea and I must say, I love it! I purchased a package of Clear Mount Stamp Cases (pg. 205) and a pack of adhesive-backed Magnet Sheets (pg. 216). I cut down the magnet sheets to fit, removed the backing and adhered them to the inside of the Clear Mount Case. As you can see from the photo, the Framelits fit perfectly. I labeled the case "spine" Hearts & Labels with a Sharpie pen and then slipped the information that came with the dies into the plastic sleeve on the case. This worked so good, that I used the same storage system for my other wafer-thin metal dies. Hope you ahve a wonderful day!

A "CRUSH" on you

I got the idea for this when I saw it in Papercrafts magazine. I have since misplaced the page and cannot give credit where credit is due, but I had to share the idea with you. The original version I saw used a bottle of CRUSH red soda, but I hunted high and low (even in Florida) and could not find bottles of anything but orange Crush. So I used the next best thing--a can of strawberry Crush. I typed the tag on white cardstock and layered that on black cardstock. I typed the word "crush" on red cardstock, punched a heart shape with the typed word in the center and added the heart to the tag. A pretty little ribbon attached it to the pop-top tab and is ready for giving to the one you have a crush on!