Happy Birthday!

          Hello!  Today's card was inspired by Heather Klump's "Wish Big" card over at her blog Downstairs Designs (here).  I loved her layout and decided to only change the colors and stamp set.  I added a few rhinestone jewels for a little bling.
     Is anyone else bummed that SU retired the Stars #2 die?  As a demo I have access to the retiring stamp and accessories list before customers do but I have to admit that I missed this item on the last list... I absolutely {love} that die!

Stamps: Afterthoughts (retired hostess)
Ink: Island Indigo
Paper: Pool Party, Whisper White, Island Indigo
Tools & Accessories: Big Shot, Stars #2 die (retired), 1 3/4" circle punch, dimensionals

A Starfilled Thank You

      Hello!  Today's card was inspired by Kay Kalthoff's graduation card over at her blog Stamping to Share (here).  This card was incredibly easy to make but has such a 'wow' factor that any recipient would be honored to receive it.
     The stars were cut from a 4 1/8"x5 3/8" piece of Wisteria Wonder card stock, simply center the card stock on the die and run through the Big Shot.  The card stock is then adhered to the base of the card with dimensionals.
     I created quite a few of these as thank you cards for classroom volunteers (I love volunteers!) but just imagine the stars cut out of Night of Navy... wouldn't these make great 4th of July BBQ invites or  Memorial Day/Veteran's Day cards?!

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Ink: Wisteria Wonder
Tools: Big Shot, Stars #2 (retired) & Bitty Banners Framelits dies, dimensionals, mini library clips (retired)

Con-grad-ulation!

     Hello! This spring I'm in need of several graduation cards, one for a co-worker who just earned her M.Ed and the other for a cousin who is graduating from UNH. 
     I was inspired by Natasha and Leigha's "You're a Star" card over at their blog (here).  To make it more of my own I changed the colors of the stars and used a stamp from the SAB set, Sprinkled Expressions.  This card was quick and simple enough to make in large quantities (birthday, thank you, party invites).

Stamps: Sprinkled Expressions (SAB, retired)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizazz, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Tools & Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Dots embossing folder, Stars #2 die, 1 3/8 circle punch, Soft Suede taffeta ribbon, button, bakers twine, dimensionals

Summer's On It's Way (I think)

     Hello!  Doesn't this card make you think of the 4th of July and a BBQ?  It was an interesting winter and spring here in New England and I don't know about you but I'm so ready for summer (how many days 'til summer vacation?).
     Today's card was inspired by summer and this wonderful new technique I found over at Diary of Two Crafty Girls (here). 

     Creating the stripes on my card was super easy!  Using a brayer, I inked up the stripes embossing folders with Cherry Cobbler ink (the side with the SU! logo) and ran it through the Big Shot.  How easy is that?!
     For a little sparkle I added Iridescent Ice embossing powder to the star. I think this would make a fabulous 4th of July BBQ invite... Mmm.... hamburgers and hotdogs on a grill, I can almost smell 'em!

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, VersaMark
Paper: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler
Tools & Accessories: Big Shot, Stripes embossing folder, Stars #2 die, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, heat tool, seam binding ribbon