Life Looks Beautiful on You!

Hey friends,

How's your weekend so far?  Hope you're getting a chance to do some of the things you love.  If you find time for some crafting, here's a simple little card that won't take much time but packs a punch!

Calypso Coral and Bermuda Bay are a fantastic color combination.  Honestly, I would not have thought to combine these 2 colors on my own, but when I saw them used together in the Cupcakes and Carousels Designer Paper stack, I loved it.  Here's the recipe for this card:

The card base is Bermuda Bay, cut at 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored on the long side at 4-1/4".  The card front is Very Vanilla, 4" x 5-1/4".  Stamp the dancing girl and the sentiment from Beautiful You using Basic Black Archival ink - this is the best black ink for dark, rich color.  Plus, it won't bleed when used with Stampin' Write markers or watercolor pencils.  Color the hat & dress with Calypso Coral & Bermuda Bay markers.  The skin tones are colored with a Peekaboo Peach marker.

Cut 3 strips of designer paper in widths of 1-1/2", 1" & 3/4".  I used patterns from the Cupcakes and Carousels Designer Paper stack, plus Bermuda Bay Glimmer Paper (a free Sale-a-Bration item).  If you make this card without the glimmer paper strip, you could scatter 3 gems on the card front for glimmer, or use a Clear Wink of Stella glitter brush to add sparkly touches on the dress.  Flag the end of each strip using the Triple Banner Punch and trim them in varying lengths to fit on the card front. If you read my blog often, you know that this punch is another one of my must-haves!

The inside is special, too.  Here I stamped the dancing girl using Bermuda Bay ink and added another sentiment from the Beautiful You set, stamped in Basic Black Archival ink for contrast.

That's all there is to this card.  If you have 15 minutes to spend in the craft room, you can make this! There are 5 beautiful images with Beautiful You and many sentiments - it's one of my best selling stamp sets for beginners and seasoned stampers because you can make cards for so many different occasions with just a few basic supplies.

Product List

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Beautiful You Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack

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Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

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Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

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Bermuda Bay & Calypso Coral Stampin' Write Markers

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2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

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Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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Banner Triple Punch

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Have a beautiful day,
Pat

Sunshine Wishes with a Pop of Pink

Hi friends!

Today I'm featuring another of the beautiful designer papers that is retiring this month - the Pop of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper.  This paper is gorgeous with only four colors - Basic Black, Whisper White, Melon Mambo and gold.  Very elegant!

The flamingo is part of the Pop of Paradise stamp set, stamped in Melon Mambo and fussy-cut.  I used a black Stampin' Write marker to color his beak.  I purchased Pop of Paradise and the Pop of Pink DSP last year when they were first introduced and I'm still using them all the time and loving them!

The "sunshine" is die-cut using the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits and a Gold Foil Sheet.  It really catches the light along with the gold foil accents in the designer paper!  The "sending" and "& hugs" are part of the Sunshine Sayings stamp set (bundle with the thinlits and save 10%).  I stamped them on a 1/2" wide strip of Basic Black cardstock using Versamark ink, sprinkled them with White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set using my Heat Tool.

This card uses Thick Whisper White for the base - my go-to favorite because it has just enough weight to keep your cards nicely in shape.

Pop of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper is retiring at the end of May (or while supplies last), along with all of the other beautiful designer papers in the current catalogs.  Shop today to stock up on all your favorites!

Product List

Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Bundle

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Sunshine Sayings Wood-Mount Bundle

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Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Sunshine Sayings Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies

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Pop Of Paradise Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Pop Of Paradise Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

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Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Gold Foil Sheets

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Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper

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Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

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Versamark Pad

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White Stampin' Emboss Powder

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Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

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Heat Tool

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Wishing you sunshine & hugs,

Pat

Another One for the Guys

Hi Stampers,

Here's another card for the guys using the Lift Me Up Bundle.

The cardstock used for the base is Smoky Slate.  On top of that is a layer of Whisper White.  All of the clouds are stamped in Smoky Slate ink.  Best. Guy. Ever. is from the Suite Sentiments set and stamped in Night of Navy.  Last chance alert: Suite Sentiments is retiring at the end of May (or while supplies last)!

The balloon decorating the envelope is stamped in Night of Navy, and so is the smaller balloon on the card.  Do you like the way the clouds look like they are behind the balloon on the envelope?  That's done with a technique called masking.  It's super simple and fun - stamp the balloon first.  Then stamp a second balloon on a post-it note and fussy cut it with scissors.  Place the sticky post-it note balloon over your first stamped balloon and stamp the clouds.  Remove the post-it and see the magic!

Originally I wanted to stamp the sentiment on vellum and lay it over the Whisper White.  But stamping on vellum requires patience to let the ink dry and some days I lack much of that (my bad). But I do like the way this looks just as well.

The large balloon is die-cut from Night of Navy cardstock.  The pieces behind are Real Red and Silver Glimmer Paper.  Who says a guy card can't have glitter?  :)

I hope you've enjoyed this idea and thanks for visiting my blog today!

Happy stamping,
Pat