Dolled-Up Birthday Card - Part 2

Did you see the Dolled-Up Birthday Card Kit I wrote about yesterday? I mentioned that I created the card from scratch since I already had all the supplies on hand.

In case you want to give it a go yourself, I thought I'd add a few details and the supply list.

To create the focal image, the dress form is cut from First Edition Designer Series paper using the Big Shot and the Dress Up Framelits. The large floral image from the Elements of Style stamp set is stamped across the die-cut piece using black Staz-On.

The floral image is lightly watercolored using an Aqua Painter with Old Olive and Rose Red ink. TIP: Because the paper is thinner, don't allow the Aqua Painter to become overly wet. You can also dab the colored image with a paper towel if it does become too wet.

Once the image is colored, the dress form and the doily are both lightly sponged with Soft Suede ink using a Sponge Dauber, to add a distressed vintage look.

This was lots of fun to create and whether you buy the Dolled-Up Birthday Kit or make it from scratch, like I did, it is still going to be a great card to give and a great card to receive!

xoxo

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Today's project featured the following Stampin' Up! products:
Stamps: Bring On The Cake (W-121899, C-121958), Elements of Style (W-118611, C-120045)
Ink: Soft Suede (126978), Old Olive (126953), Rose Red (126954), Jet Black Staz-On (101406)
Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), Very Vanilla (101650), First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper (121878)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Dress Up Framelit Dies (130101), Sponge Dauber (102892), Aqua Painter (103954)
Accessories: Tea Lace Paper Doilies (129399), 5/8" Flower Trim (126869)

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Dolled-Up Birthday Card Kit

The Dolled-Up Birthday Kit is the latest Submit a Project kit from Stampin' Up!  This gorgeous birthday card was created by Chris Gilmore, a demonstrator from Ohio. Congrats, Chris!

This card kit includes everything you need* to create six lovely birthday cards, including ink, stamps, pre-cut card stock, and even embellishments.

The cards are fun to make and easy to assemble - it's a great way to sneak in a little creative time on a busy schedule. And you'll love giving them to the special people in your life, because they are going to love receiving your handmade creation!

The Dolled-Up Birthday kit includes the following:
•  Dolled-Up Birthday Photopolymer Stamp (1)
•  8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Crumb Cake Cardstock (6 pieces)
•  2" x 4-1/4" Very Vanilla Cardstock (6 pieces)
•  Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes (6)
•  Tea Lace Paper Doilies (6)
•  Dress Up die-cuts (6)**
•  Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Spot (1)
•  Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (6 pieces)
•  Sponge Dauber (1)

*Adhesive and Clear-Mount Block not included. Recommended: Block H (item #118490).
**Created using the Dress Up Framelits Die designed by Karen Burniston

The best part? This card kit is only $15.95. I know. I know! I can't hardly believe it either, but who am I to argue.  Hurry - before they change their minds. Buy it now here.

Wanna see the finished card up close? Here you go:

Actually, I had all the supplies to make this card from scratch. I'll share more on that next time, in case you want to do-it-yourself too.

xoxo

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New Stampin' Up! Digital Kits + Free Backpack Template!

Free Digital Download - Packed For You Designer Template by Stampin' Up!

What a cute little backpack! The Packed For You Designer Template is one of this week's new digital downloads from Stampin' Up! and the download is FREE*!

Create this mini backpack using the 2-page decor template and fill it with favorite treats or a gift card. What a fun idea for giving to your favorite graduate or as an end-of-the-year teacher gift.

Get the free Packed For You Designer Template here. This download coordinates with the You Are So Nice Digital Kit below.

*Free download offer may only be valid for a limited time at the discretion of Stampin' Up!  Be sure to get yours today!

You Are So Nice Kit - Digital Download

Coordinates with the Packed For You Designer Template and includes 17-piece SVG stamp brush set, 12 Designer Series Papers, and 26 embellishments.  Learn more here.

Faces I Love Swatchbook Template - Digital Download

This darling book helps little ones remember the faces they love. Includes 26-page swatchbook template and 39-piece SVG stamp brush set. See more here.

Because I'm The Dad Greeting Card Templates - Digital Download

Humorous cards to show Dad how much you appreciate him. Includes greeting card templates, 33-piece SVG stamp brush set, and 5 embellishments. Get the download here.

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Digital Designing Made Easy

If you haven't tried creating digital projects yet because you think it's too hard (or you haven't mastered your complicated program yet), give My Digital Studio (MDS) a try for free.

The 30-day trial of our popular digital design software includes full software functionality (not a watered down version) and even includes digital content to allow you to start creating awesome digital projects right away.

Available for PC and Mac, your free trial is ready to download instantly. Once you open the program for the first time, you'll have 30 days to try it out. Get the MDS free trial here.


I'm off to go get my free Packed For You backpack template! Woo hoo!!

xoxo

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Hello, Dear Friend

Flipping through the gorgeous Fan Fair Designer Series Paper collection I spied this vintage bicycle pattern and immediately thought of the cute bike from the Moving Forward stamp set. So of course, I had to make a card with them paired together.

I chose another pattern from the same paper collection for the opposite panel; then pulled colors from those patterns for my color combo of Island Indigo, More Mustard, and Riding Hood Red. Those last two colors will be retiring at the end of May, and I'm sad to see both of them go.

Popping up a few flowers from the basket really adds dimension, not to mention it looks pretty darn cute! To achieve this look, I first stamped the flowers several times omitting the stems for the most part. Next, I stamped a few flowers on scraps and cut them out individually, before attaching them using tiny snippets of Stampin' Dimensionals.

For a fun element, I added brads to the wheel centers. This was not only super easy, but also gave me a quirky way to use my brad stash.

Giving Back: Stampin' Up! + Ronald McDonald House Charities®

Exclusive RMHC® stamp set Moving Forward by Stampin' Up!

The Stampin' Up! Moving Forward stamp set has been our exclusive RMHC® set this past year and will also retire at the end of this month. When you purchase this set, Stampin' Up! will donate $3 to RMHC. It's a really fun way to help make a difference - and you get an adorable stamp! Get it here.

xoxo

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Today's project featured the following Stampin' Up! products:
Stamps: Moving Forward (Wood-mount 126320, Clear-mount 126322)
Ink: More Mustard (126964), Island Indigo (126986), Riding Hood Red (126968)
Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), More Mustard (100946), Island Indigo (122923), Very Vanilla (101650), Fan Fair Designer Series Paper (126918)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Large Scallop Edgelit Die (127019), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Accessories: Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon (122974), 3/16" Metallic Brads (119741)

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Happy Mother's Day

Enjoy your day Moms!

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Happy Birthday, Cupcake!

Happy Friday! I'm playing along with a new-to-me challenge blog: CAS-ual Fridays. All of their challenges are for CAS (clean and simple) designs with a fun theme each time. This particular challenge is their 100th and they've provided a tic-tac-toe board of themes to choose from.

This was fun! I chose the top row from the board: Polka Dots, Kraft, and Punches/Dies. Hey, lookie there ... I have another tic-tac-toe diagonally with Birthday and Bling! I don't think I'll get extra credit for that. ;)

My clean and simple card features a kraft (Crumb Cake) card base with Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper in both Old Olive and Daffodil Delight.

The cupcake images and the greeting are from the Create a Cupcake stamp set. The cupcake was cropped using the Cupcake Builder Punch and is placed on a punched 2-1/2" circle. Rhinestone Basic Jewels add bling to the cupcake "sprinkles"!

The cute ribbon is the Melon Mambo Striped Organdy Ribbon featured in the Spring Catalog and only available through May 31. (It comes in Marina Mist too.)

I think cupcakes are a great way to kick off the weekend, don't you? Have a good one!

xoxo

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Today's project featured the following Stampin' Up! products:
Stamps: Create a Cupcake (W-121915, C-121982)
Ink: Daffodil Delight (126944), Melon Mambo (126948)
Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), Whisper White (100730), Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper (126902)
Tools: 2-1/2" Circle Punch (120906), Cupcake Builder Punch (121807), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Accessories: Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246), Melon Mambo 3/8" Striped Organdy Ribbon (129293)

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Sending Love + Sympathy

Sympathy cards are difficult, aren't they? Creating the right look, setting the right tone, finding the right words. I prefer to create a very clean and simple card; elegant and understated, with a simple message of heartfelt love and caring.

The Love & Sympathy stamp set is exactly what I wanted. The flower and stems image is versatile enough to create a few different looks and can very well be used on other projects. The main sentiment is exactly right and I particularly like the verse sentiment.

In addition, while I do try to create a few sympathy cards in advance to have on hand, this stamp set makes creating a sympathy card on the spur of the moment incredibly easy.

I'm sure I've used Summer Starfruit and Soft Suede paired together before, but creating this card reminded me what a great power couple these two colors make. While it wasn't appropriate for this card, the pairing of those two colors in card stock and ink is a dynamic color combo. Give it a try!

xoxo

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Today's project featured the following Stampin' Up! products:
Stamps: Love & Sympathy (W-122795, C-122797)
Ink: Summer Starfruit (126991), Soft Suede (126978)
Paper: Very Vanilla (101650)
Accessories: Soft Suede 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon (122967), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Love & Sympathy Stamp Set © Stampin' Up!

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New Stampin' Up! Digital Kits + Ensembles + Stamps

Cuteness abounds in today's collection of new digital kits and digital stamps from Stampin' Up! Kinda makes me want to throw a party and jot down a few quotables!
See if you agree . . .

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Wonderland Party Ensemble - Digital Download

Create a magical Wonderland Tea Party Birthday with this whimsical digital ensemble. Kit includes a 5-page décor template to create a banner, food flags, framable, and treat toppers; invitations and thank you card templates plus loads of individual elements.

Legit Kit - Digital Download

This digital kit is full of texture, bright colors, and trendy shapes. Includes 14-piece stamp brush set, 12 Designer Series Papers, and 45 embellishments.

Show & Tell 1 Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download

Includes 24-piece SVG stamp brush set. Coordinates with Show & Tell 2 Stamp Brush Set.

Show & Tell 2 Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download

Includes 40-piece SVG stamp brush set. Coordinates with Show & Tell 1 Stamp Brush Set.

Digital Sale!
Check out the 25% Off digital sale on select digital content and print products. Find the perfect photobook, swatchbook, calendar, or digital ensemble for your next project.
See what's on sale here.

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Amazing Mother | Mother's Day Card

Mother's Day is this Sunday, but there is still plenty of time to create her an amazing handmade card. The trick is to use an ah-may-zing stamp set. You see where I'm going with this right? Yep, it's the Amazing Family stamp set and it is gorgeous.

This stamp set leans toward vintage, but with a fresh, updated look. And while it looks superb stamped with classic inks, it looks ah-may-zing when it's heat embossed! I couldn't resist pairing Pool Party and Early Espresso - the beautiful pale Pool Party embossing on Early Espresso is dreamy.

I kept the card simple and let the embossed layers do all the heavy lifting. That's smart - not lazy - by the way. ;)

I used the En Francais background stamp with Sahara Sand ink. I stamped off once before stamping my card, so the "writing" would be very subtle and just melt into the background. Sponging around the edges with Early Espresso ink gave it lots of depth and a distressed, worn look.

The sentiment, after being stamped and embossed, was die-cut using the Apothecary Accents Framelits. Behind that, I layered a simple circle die-cut embossed with the arched flourishes. The paper doily underneath is a perfect fit!

The darling Scallop Dots Ribbon is solid on one side with dots on the other. The dots would have been distracting, so I opted for the solid. Ribbon that pulls double duty? Yes, please! Alas, this ribbon is on the chopping block. Get it in your favorite colors before it retires for good.

xoxo

p.s. I'm playing along (gasp!) with the Mother's Day Theme Challenge over at The Paper Players. Wish me luck!

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Today's project featured the following Stampin' Up! products:
Stamps: Amazing Family (W-129189, C-129192), En Francais (109521)
Ink: Sahara Sand (126976), Early Espresso (126974), VersaMark (102283)
Paper: Pool Party (122924), Early Espresso (119686)
Tools: Heat Tool (129053), Pool Party Stampin' Emboss Powder (129398), Early Espresso Stampin' Emboss Powder (128980), Big Shot (113439), 3" Circle Die (122125), Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies (127003), Stamping Sponges (101610), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon (124142), Tea Lace Paper Doilies (129399), Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (127555)

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Elegant Floral + Lace Wedding Card

This clean and simple wedding card is elegant, sophisticated, and charming all rolled into one. It's definitely a contender as one of my favorite cards. And maybe the best part of all? This card can be created in 10 minutes or less!

I pulled the beautiful wide lace from the Artisan Embellishments Kit featured in the Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog.  No matter where you live, you probably heard me squeal when I first saw it and I'm going to be so sad come May 31 when the Spring Catalog ends and this kit goes away.

Because the lace does not fray, I cut it the exact length of the card and attached it using Glue Dots - strategically hidden behind the more solid flowers of the lace. (Otherwise, I would have cut it a bit longer and wrapped the ends around to the back.)

The little fabric flowers (Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim) come on strips of tulle, and I snipped apart each of the three flowers individually and adhered them to the lace using Glue Dots.

The leaves, created from River Rock card stock using the Big Shot and the Little Leaves Sizzlit, were snipped apart into smaller sections and tucked in behind the flowers, again using Glue Dots.

I borrowed the "wedding wishes" sentiment from the Easy Events stamp set and inked just the lettering on the stamp using River Rock ink. The Bitty Banners Framelit Die was a perfect fit for the greeting.

Several of the items used on today's card are on the chopping block (retired list) and won't be available much longer. Be sure to get your favorites while you can. Find out more about retiring Stampin' Up! products HERE.

xoxo

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Today's project featured the following Stampin' Up! products:
Stamps: Easy Events (W-116958, C-123225)
Ink: River Rock (126977)
Paper: Very Vanilla (101650), River Rock (108640)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Little Leaves Sizzlits Die (114511), Bitty Banners Framelits Dies (129267), Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Accessories: Artisan Embellishments Kit (129328), Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (126869)

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