Simply Cheerful

I literally threw this quick card together for a B-Day but I thought it was cute!

Inking Texture Plates

This is my first try at this technique. I brayered Chocolate Chip ink onto the texture plate and then ran Kraft cardstock through the Big Shot. I also cut the flowers and buttons on the Big Shot and then randomly layered them on. Check out the new 'Grommet' hardware on this card. These have prongs on the back and you poke them through the cardstock. They will be available in the new Occasions Mini Catalog on April 1st.

This has nothing to do with stamping but I took pictures of Cami this morning posing in her church dress. Every time she gets a dress on she runs to go show Daddy how 'pretty' she looks. I remember spinning around in circles when I was wearing a dress as a little girl.

Yummy Hostess Only Stamps

This card uses two level one hostess stamp sets that go with each other perfectly. One is called 'Darling Dots' and the other is 'Sweet Little Sentiments'. Both are all occasion sets, one has images and the other sentiments. I love the color combination on this card--it comes from the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper. The colors are Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirhouette, Ridinghood Red and Very Vanilla with a hint of Chocolate Chip. This is a card we will be making at my Customer Appreciation/Mystery Hostess evening on April 2nd. If you come you can get into the drawing for the hostess benefits and you may be able to get one (or both) of these stamp sets!

Corduroy Buttons

I used a Chocolate Chip Corduroy Button to embellish this card. I really really love these buttons. The small and large size are like brads on the back so you just poke them through the card. The one like I used with the holes can be embellished with linen thread and mounted with a glue dot. These are the best buttons!

Gotta Love the Big Shot (and other new stuff)

This gift tag was made with the Top Note die and the new Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions die. To get this look I ran Bella Rose Designer Series Paper through the Big Shot using the Manhattan Flower die and then I ran a sanding block over the top of the embossed edges to make them white. The upcoming Occasions Mini Catalog has the Scallop Oval punch and the stamp set that fits it called 'Oval All'.

This card was made with the Beautiful Butterflies die and the glitter was adhered using Sticky Pages which were stuck to the 'Bella Birds' Designer Series Paper and then run through the Big Shot. I covered the sticky page with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. This card also shows how pretty the Eyelet Border punch is. The upcoming Occasions Mini Catalog has the Scallop Oval punch and a new stamp set to fit it called 'Oval All'.

This is Stinkin' Cute!

My friend and fellow demonstrator Janet Jones sent me instructions to make this adoreable flower pot sucker holder which we will be making at my 3-D class on April 16th. I used the SaleABration designer papers and ribbons to make this.