Paul's birthday card

I made this birthday card for my brother-in-law Paul.  His birthday is today!  I had several goals in mind with this card, and I think I met them all!  First, all of the cardstock I used was scrap.  No full sheets were cut here!  Even the DSP wasn't a full sheet!  Second, I used a neglected stamp set, Pretty Postage.  Third, I used my new borders insert for my Simply Scored board.

Card details: The card base is Whisper White 8 X 5 1/4 mounted onto a 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 piece of Basic Gray.  The DSP is Twitterpated.  I stamped the image in Cherry Cobbler then punched it out with the postage stamp punch.  The squares are 1 3/8 (Certainly Celery), 1 1/2 (Basic Gray), and 1 7/8 (Island Indigo).

Happy Stamping!

Shelli's birthday card

No, it's not for Shelli Gardner!  It's for my work BFF, Shelli Johnson!  Shelli loves all things pink, so I created an all pink birthday card for her.

I started with a piece of retired DSP from a couple of years ago.  I don't save much retired stuff, but I heart this DSP!  The glittery flowers are AWESOME!  I embossed it with the new Lacy Brocade embossing folder from the holiday mini.  I stamped the happy birthday sentiment from Pretty Postage 3 times (in Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink and Primrose Petals) and punched them out with the postage stamp punch.  I added a pink button and some Primrose Petals stitched ribbon.

Happy stamping!

Sour cream container

If you're of  a "certain age," you may recall a time when you ordered a baked potato and sour cream came in these little rectangular containers.  These were all the rage a few years ago, and I decided to demonstrate them again this month.  The container shown above started life as a 4 X 6 piece of Paisley Petals DSP, but it would be easy to change the size of the container by changing the size of the DSP.  I chose 4 X 6 because you can get SIX from one sheet of DSP!  If you'd like to know how to make the sour cream container, keep reading!

First, choose which side of the DSP you want to show on the outside.  Put a piece of sticky strip along the short edge of the side you want to show.  Pull off the red liner and adhere the other short edge, forming a tube.  Second, flatten one end of the tube.  Seal it with sticky strip.  Third, flatten the other end of the tube at a 90-degree angle to the first end.  **Don't seal it until after you fill it with goodies!  (Carol Duvall would say to use $50 gold pieces, LOL!)  Believe it or not, this container holds 8 Starburst.  Fourth, seal the second end after filling the container.  Fifth, crimp both ends.  Two clicks of the crimper handle does the trick.  Optional:  Add an adorable tag using Pretty Postage and the postage and extra-large tag punches.

Happy stamping!

Birthday card for Steph

Stephanie's birthday is September 1st.  I wanted a bright and fun card for her.  How did I do?  The color combo is Lucky Limeade, Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder.  The stamped images are from Pretty Postage (punched with postage stamp punch) and Language of Friendship (punched with 1" circle punch).  They are on a mat of DSP from the Flirtatious Specialty DSP.  The card base is Lucky Limeade.  I cut off a strip and punched with the scallop border punch.  Then I added 2 more layers of scallops and ran the entire front through the Big Shot with my new Snow Burst embossing folder from the Holiday Mini.  Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon is the finishing touch, and it covers the cardstock seam from the scalloped layers.

Happy stamping!

New home thank-you cards

Here are the thank-you notes I made last Friday night.  All of them feature the Welcome Neighbors DSP pack (from last year's SAB), Crumb Cake cardstock, Pretty Postage stamp set, postage stamp punch and retired In Color polka dot grosgrain ribbon.

Happy stamping!