Big News – Sunday Stamps 124

Big News - Sunday Stamps 124

I’m so in love with the Schoolhouse DSP from Stampin’ Up! I only ordered it about 2 months ago so I need to hurry and make lots of cards with it before it retires on May 31st!

There are quite a few colors in this DSP that I could have chosen to highlight. I chose Pacific Point because up to this point (and I’ve been a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator for almost five years) I honestly don’t believe I have ever used it! The bright shade of blue is wayyyy outside my comfort zone!

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I used Pacific Point to layer both the card stock as well as the sentiment, but decided to use Whisper White for the base so that the vibrant color could shine. This bold birthday sentiment is from the Big News stamp set. I like it because it’s all encompassing. It can be used to create cards for both men and women, young and old.  I used the Circle Framelits to cut the sentiment out and popped it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The banner is hand cut because I couldn’t figure out how else to do it, but now as I type this, I realize that the Banners Framelits would have worked perfectly! OMG! So use those rather than hand cut, lol.

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I used Candy Dots in Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight because I am out of Crushed Curry candy dots, but honestly, I can’t tell the difference, can you?

And let’s not forget to decorate the inside!

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Love this little candle!!

Today’s project was inspired by the sketch over at the Sunday Stamps challenge:

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I hope that my project has inspired you to join us in this challenge, for more inspiration please visit these lovely ladies:

We would love to see you play along!

Thank you for visiting today!

Celebrating You! – 30 Day Card Challenge, Day 1

Celebrating You!Yay!! It’s Friday!! And I have some fun news to share!

One of my FB groups has issued a “30 Cards in 30 Days” challenge! The focus of the challenge is to create, share, and mail one card a day for the next thirty days. EEK!! That will definitely be a challenge for me and I’m a bit nervous but ready to jump in with both feet 🙂

Card Details:

  • I pulled all of my colors from the DSP (Designer Series Paper)…I passed right over this paper in the catalog all year but it finally jumped out at me and I’m so glad it did! This pattern is from the Schoolhouse DSP pack and is SO bright and cheerful with it’s combination of Pacific Point, Pool Party and Whisper White.
  • The card base is Pool Party with a strip of whisper white. Next is a layer of Pacific Point card stock with the adorable designer paper on top, all popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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  • This sentiment from Remembering Your Birthday suits the paper perfectly; it’s fun and light, and once stamped, easily punched out with the 2″ Circle Punch. It too is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • One Designer Button in Pacific Point adds another layer of fun and white baker’s twine is the perfect topper!
  • Don’t forget the inside of the card! A layer of color inside adds so much!

Celebrating You!

The card design was inspired by the Global Design Project:

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Well, Day 1 is in the books! Now I have to find someone with a birthday to share it with!!

Thank you for stopping by!

Anyone want to join me in the challenge? 🙂