Balloon Celebration!

Just a quick share of another way to use your stamps - the balloons were stamped and punched with the Balloon Celebration bundle and the "happy birthday" is from my favorite "Endless Birthday Wishes".  These are double-sided and glued to a toothpick using Tombow liquid glue.  A bow tied with gold twine to match the gold embossing adds the finishing touch.

Balloon Celebration Bundle #140810
Endless Birthday Wishes # 140273
It's My Party cardstock pack #140553

Thanks for looking,
Pat

Endless Birthday Wishes

Hi Stampers,

Have you seen the Endless Birthday Wishes stamp set in the 2015-2016 annual catalog?  It's not big & flashy like some stamps, so you may have missed it.  If you're not familiar with it, check it out, in my book it's a Must Have set!  I love the swirly script and all the different combinations you can make with the words.  There are 2 images in the set that I haven't paid much attention to until recently, and now I can't stop using the adorable little birthday cake and dots!  You get 27 photopolymer stamps for $16.00, it's quite a bargain.

At my next class we will be making this card and self-closing gift box.  The colors are Mint Macaron, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry.  The coordinating designer paper is from the It's My Party stack.  The DSP and the two-tone Baker's Twine on the box are on the retiring list, but Endless Birthday Wishes will be back in the new catalog (YAY)!!

You could easily make this card & gift box combination with just the Endless Birthday Wishes stamp set, even though I added 2 balloons from Balloon Celebration just to mix it up a little.  The perfect color coordination between Stampin' Up inks, cardstock and designer papers really makes these projects shine. I think my ladies are going to love them!

If you would like to purchase any of the products mentioned here, please click on the catalog link to my website.  Thanks for looking!

Pat

The Excitement is Building...

Good morning stampers,

Did you see the cover of the new catalog on the left side of the page?  It's got so many beautiful new products in it that my wish list is overflowing (again)!  I have a supply of the new catalogs on order and I can't wait to get them so I can share them with all my customers.  The new In-Colors are delicious - Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach & Sweet Sugarplum!

In the meantime, I'm still full of ideas using stamps and colors from the current catalogs.  Here is a card and gift box I created for a friend's birthday last week using the Botanical Blooms stamp set & thinlits:

The colors for both are Basic Black, Hello Honey, Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride, Rose Red & Pear Pizzazz.  I sponged the center of the large flowers with Rose Red and the Hello Honey middles (stamens?) are sponged with Hello Honey.  The "celebrate" on the card is from the Endless Birthday Wishes stamp set.  The "Just for You" on the box comes from Work of Art.  All 3 banners on the box are punched with the Triple Banner Punch.  The box is a wonderful size, and can be made with just a scoreboard - no special tools needed!  I filled this box with mini Ghiradelli chocolates...mmm...can't go wrong with that!  It's a nice 2" deep and sturdy, so it holds a lot of candy.  This is also a great box for a gift of jewelry.  UK Demonstrator Sam Hammond has a wonderful You Tube video that shows how the box is made-you can view it below:

Have a wonderful day,
Pat