Hi Stampers! Today's card is another birthday card I mentioned in my previous post. One of the things I love about Stampin' Up! is that the stamp sets, card stock and designer papers all match! It really does make card making so quick and easy. I based my card colors on designer paper and love how the stamped image matches the image in the designer paper. This card could be given to a child or adult, male or female. I love versatile cards!!!
Every year for Christmas and birthdays I always make friends and family members a set or two of cards to be used throughout the year. Birthday cards are always a huge request so this year I decided to make an extra set of just birthday cards which could be used for male or female birthdays. Over the next few posts I will show you some of the cards I included in that set. These cards would make great workshop cards too since they are all simple to make but create a big "wow" factor in life. They are also simple and eay enough to make that switching up the color schemes in them makes it even more versatile.
If you are like me then creating masculine cards is always a challenge. Teen age boy cards are even harder to come up with. I was so happy with the last catalog release when I saw the skateboarder image along with a few other single image stamps. I knew that these would make great teen boy cards. I was right!
When I was done with this card I couldn't wait to show it to my 2 boys to see what they both thought of it. I was delighted when they both agreed that it was a really cool card. I plan to create a bunch of these cards in various color schemes to keep on hand for the variety of teenage birthdays I know will be coming soon.
Hi everyone! I know it has been ages since my last post here. So much has changed in my life since last October. I admit stamping has taken a backseat in my life over the past few months, but I am happy to say that I am back!! A few months ago I hosted a baby shower for my sister Jenny who is expecting in July. (Hi Jenny!!) She actually was blessed with having 2 showers. One of them was hosted by her close friend Roxanne in her hometown so all her friends and co-workers could come. The one I hosted was mostly for family. Above is one of the shower invitations I made. I loved how they all turned out. She has chosen the colors of pink and brown to decorate the baby's room in so I tried to keep with that color scheme. Both baby showers were a huge success and I am happy to say she received almost everything she needed for my niece!
One of the things I did for her shower was to make a diaper cake as the centerpiece for one of the tables. I love how this came out. Jenny has this sitting in the baby's room now and it matches her decor perfectly. This was only the 2nd diaper cake I have ever made and was so pleased at how quickly it came together.
Hi Stampers! Again, I am getting a jump on my holiday cards for this season. The stamp sets found in the Holiday Mini catalog make card making for the holidays so easy. I knew the moment I saw the stamp set Delightful Decorations I had to have it. It coordinates so well with the new ornament punch. The first card I made is pretty simple so I decided that I also need to make a "kicked-up" card. I wanted to show that simple cards car great, but you can always doctor them up a bit to make them even more elegant.
I kept the layout the same for the second card and just added some embellishments and I also used my big shot to emboss the piece of Soft Suede card stock found on the base of the card. This embossing is hard to see in the photo but it adds so much to the texture of the card and really makes it a "Wow" card. I finished off the ornaments in this card with a red rhinestone brad. I love how BOTH of these cards turned out and would be happy to receive either one of them this holiday season.
Hi Stampers! I am trying to get an early start on my Christmas cards this year. I love the new colors, stamps and papers in the catalog and Holiday Mini catalog this year. The fact that most of the card stock, designer papers, ribbon, ink and stamps all coordinate when you purchase them through Stampin' Up! makes holiday card making quick and easy.
The background paper of this card is die for. I just love it! It is the Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper found on page 21 in the Holiday Mini catalog. I love the colors, the designs and the texture of these papers. They make any card look so elegant. I paired up the paper with the Dasher single stamp found on page 208 of the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog. I am so happy that Stampin' Up! now features some single stamps. These are great stamps for the paper crafters just starting out. 
I finished off the inside of the card with a scrap piece of Christmas Cocoa Specialty Paper and the sentiment from Four the Holidays stamp set (page 19 of the Holiday Mini) in whisper white craft ink. Have you started making your holiday cards yet?
