Cottage Greetings Card Kit Thank Yous

When I first saw the current Stampin' Up! annual catalog, I fell in love with the Cottage Greetings card kit. While I enjoy designing my own cards or searching on Pinterest for ideas, sometimes I want something that is quick to create and doesn't involve lots of time spent designing or searching for ideas. Kits are the perfect solution for when this mood strikes. The Cottage Greetings card kit makes 15 cards with 5 each of 3 different designs. 

The card above is my favorite! I love the floral banner with the silver accent behind it.The thin piece of wood adds a nice natural accent. The silver sequins on the banner and silver dots on the base card add some bling. 

The second card features a color that hasn't been on my favorites list but is growing on me-Crushed Curry. The striped base features this color along with the ink used for the sentiment.

"Mailable Monday" Cards

I love the idea of "mailable" cards and have seen "Mailable Monday" challenges and blog posts over the last few years, but have never participated. I decided to try my hand at making "mailable" cards without the excess layers, buttons, or embellishments that can effect mailing of a card and hope to make this a regular feature on my blog.

I had a great time this evening playing with some Sale-a-Bration goodies for my first "Mailable" Monday project. This is a masculine Valentine that uses both a stamp set and DSP (designer series paper) from the new 2016 Sale-a-Bration offerings. You can check out the Sale-a-Bration brochure here. The stamp set is called Sky is the Limit. I love the look of the papers from the Perfectly Artistic DSP pack. The marbled and sponged looks go well with so many styles of cards! The Bermuda Bay and Pool Party are the colors of card stock used in this card.

My second card features the Love Blossoms DSP from the new Occaisions catalog and the Bloomin' Love stamp set. The card base is Crumb cake and the other card stock used is Rose Red, Garden Green, and Whisper White. I love the floral heart image and stamped it in Rose Red ink to help make it a focal point on the card. I had debated using Blushing Bride, but felt the more vibrant Rose Red would help it stand out more!


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Bloomin' Love Valentine

One of my favorite products from the Occaisions 2016 catalog is the the Bloomin' Love photopolymer bundle. The stamp set has great sentiments for any Valentine card as well as a beautiful floral heart.

I managed to get my stamp set inked up for the first time today and also used the coordinating die to cut out a larger version of the floral heart in the stamp set. My color combo is Rich Razzleberry and Blushing Bride. I used the hearts embossing folder to emboss a layer of the Blushing Bride for a little more interest. I love this color combo!

If you are interested in trying out stamping, visit my demonstrator website here to see my calendar of events. I have classes scheduled for January 16th and 22nd. 

CYCI #64: A Color Challenge

I wanted to slip in an (almost) last minute entry into the Can You Case It? challenge of the week. This week's challenge is a color challenge. You can find lots of inspiration here at the blog.

My card features the Flower Patch photo polymer stamp set. It has lots of fun floral themed stamps and some great sentiments too! Card stock used to create this card includes Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black, and Very Vanilla. The DSP is a retired one from the previous annual catalog. I stamped the Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio pudding images on to the black/vanilla DSP to add more touches of the featured colors. The Bitty Butterfly punch was used to punch the Crisp Cantaloupe butterfly that I added to hide a little ink "oops." I really love the touch of texture added by the thick Crisp Cantaloupe baker's twine. 

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Stampin' Up! Free shipping promotion April 6-10

It is my favorite time of the Stampin' Up! year. It's time for free shipping on amazing stamps and paper crafting products. There are no minimums to qualify for free shipping, so it's a great time to place orders large or small. 

As a thank you to my fabulous customers, I am offering my own promotion in addition to the free shipping offered by Stampin' Up! Each customer who makes a purchase of $30 or higher during the month of April and uses the hostess code 2DCCPFRF at check out will receive a free product pick at my customer appreciation event in May. Details about this event will be coming soon! If you place an order of $150 or more, please do not use the hostess code since you will qualify for your own hostess rewards. 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me! You can find my online store here. 

CYCI #56: A Color Challenge

This week, the fabulous Justin Krieger is the guest designer over at the Can You Case It? challenge blog. This week's challenge is a color challenge perfect for Valentine's Day cards. Make sure to visit the blog to see lots of inspiration from the other designers and participants!

My card features the Stacked With Love DSP stack. All three pieces of DSP come from that stack. I don't usually use three different DSPs in one card, but I think the papers in this stack go so well together. The red paper that I cut the heart out of has a really subtle pattern, so it pairs well with more vibrant patterns like the Xs and Os.

The heart was cut out with the hearts framelits set. The stamp sets featured are Sheltering Tree (the paint stroke), Crazy About You, and Work of Art (YOU). I wanted the YOU to stand out, so I used the one from Work of Art instead of the matching one from the Crazy About You set. I think they worked well together to make the sentiment for this card! The confetti in my shaker card was made with the Hearts Border punch and the Confetti Stars punch. I used Basic Black, Real Red, and Red Glimmer paper for the confetti. The Card base is Real Red as is the ink used for YOU. The swoosh was stamped off to get a lighter red.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by! Comments are much appreciated.

Angela

CYCI #55: A Sketch Challenge

I was able to sneak in a little crafting time today while my girls happily played with their Lego sets together. I took my inspiration from the sketch challenge over at Can You Case It? Make sure to drop by the CYCI? blog to check out all the great samples from the design team!

                                               

My card features one of my favorite new stamp sets from the occaisions catalog called Hey, Valentine. I just love the school of fish and the sentiment. I teach third grade, so this stamp is perfect for a Valentine for a fellow teacher or for my students. 

The background paper is from the Stacked With Love DSP stack, also in the occaisions catalog. This paper features Basic Black, Whisper White, and Calypso Coral colors. I made the card base out of Calypso Coral card stock and also used it to accent the image and sentiment, which were stamped in black ink on Whisper White card stock. I used the new corner rounder to round the corners to soften them up a bit. I used the banner punch, mini heart punch, and hearts border punch to make the accents on the card. The hearts are punched out of silver glimmer paper that has been colored with Calypso Coral reinker. The color looks truer in person than in the picture above. The light Calypso Coral Blendability marker was used to color in the heart on the fish image. 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog! Comments are much appreciated!

Angela