Hey Birthday - Stampin' Up! Hats Off

  Going back in time a bit with my card today!  The Hats Off stamp set retired in 2022 but for some reason I thought it had been longer than that!  Stamping years go by faster or something?!?  I also used the current set, Sayin' Hey for the sentiment .  I thought they paired up nicely for a birthday card for my nephew.  The layout is inspired by the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge this week.

 Blueberry Bushel makes a nice card base and I used a larger panel of the retired Textured Shimmer paper in Balmy Blue and then a smaller panel of the retired Flowers & More DSP.  I'm trying to be better about using retired paper when I can one small piece at a time!  

  I stamped and cut out 2 hats, one in Azure Afternoon and one in Basic Beige using Azure Afternoon ink and fussy cut them so I could have a blue brim with a beige crown.

  The patch is inked up with Stampin' Write markers and stamped on Basic White.  Once it was cut out I popped the whole hat on dimensionals.

  The 'hey' is stamped in Azure Afternoon and fussy cut and popped.  The 'happy birthday' is stamped in Versamark onto Daffodil Delight and embossed in white.

  And since this card is for a teenage boy I kept the sparkly embellishments to a minimum and just added 2 very small gems above the 'hey'.

  All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Sayin' Hey, Hats Off (retired)

Ink: Azure Afternoon, Versamark

Paper: Balmy Blue, Basic White, Basic Beige, Textured Shimmer paper (retired), Flowers & More DSP (retired)

Accessories: Hats Off dies, dimensionals, Stampin' Write markers, gems, white embossing powder

Iconic Peace - Stampin' Up! Iconic Imagery

   My card today is my 4th and final card that I made with my limited supplies while on vacation.  I used just the Online Exclusives Iconic Celebrations suite and coordinating inks and cardstocks.  This one is another Christmas card because it's honestly never too early to start on those!  Stampin' Up! gave a wonderful tool in the 2024-2025 Annual catalog and that is the set of layouts on the bottom of page 22.  When you're feeling stuck for inspiration or just need to find a layout that will work with a stamp set you want to use check out page 22 and then get stamping.  I wanted to show off some more of the Iconic Celebrations DSP so I chose the layout that has the 4 panels as the background.

  To see the other cards I made with these supplies check them out HERE, HERE and HERE

  For today's card it's a pretty straightforward design though I must admit I fussed with the measurements probably more than I should have to get the margins to match.  Maybe I was just getting tired??  Anyway... I used the old retired Confetti White again and the mat layer is Cherry Cobbler.  The Iconic Celebrations DSP in this classic red and green are great for a simple background that won't be too busy behind the the minimalist label and small leaves and berry accents.

  This would be a great card to make multiples of (once you get the measurements worked out lol!) and you can change out the paper colors to keep things interesting without having to start from scratch each time.

  The final touch are Pecan Pie Ribboned Adhesive-backed Dots in each corner.  

 I hope you've enjoyed seeing my vacation projects and I hope that you've gotten some inspiration for your own stamping.  I did learn that I can create away from my stamp room and I really don't need to have everything at hand to make great cards.  It was a fun challenge and I look forward to making more with the Iconic Celebrations suite in the future!

  All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  The Iconic Celebrations suite (stamp set, dies, DSP, accessories) can be found in the Online Exclusives section of my store.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Iconic Imagery

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow, Iconic Celebrations DSP, Confetti White (retired)

Accessories: Iconic Imagery dies, dimensionals, Pecan Pie Ribboned Adhesive-backed Dots

Grateful Oak Leaves - Stampin' Up! Iconic Imagery

   Switching away from Christmas cards for a minute I've got an autumn card that I made using my limited supplies that I brought while on vacation.  I made this Christmas card and this Christmas card with the same supplies but the great thing about the Iconic Celebrations Suite is that it covers Christmas, winter, autumn and even birthdays so I had a lot of choices even though I only brought one stamp set and one die set with me.

  I used one of the great patterns in the Iconic Celebrations DSP to start this card.  The plaid pattern in Pecan Pie (say that 5 times fast!!) had a great autumn vibe so I covered the whole card front with it.  The label is cut from some more long hoarded retired cardstock called Naturals Ivory and I simply stamped the sentiment in the center in Pecan Pie ink.  A linen thread bow was tied around the card front before the label is popped on dimensionals.

  The fun fall colors come in with the little oak leaf image.  I stamped it a number of times in various colors (listed below) with full strength ink for the outline and stamped off once or twice ink for the fill in stamp so there was some variation in tones. Once they were all die cut I adhered them falling around the label on a diagonal.

  Finally a few Pecan Pie Ribboned adhesive-backed dots are scattered among the leaves for a tiny bit of shine.

  I'm really excited for all the creative possibilities the Iconic Imagery bundle has.  Throw in the DSP and dots for even more choice!

  All of the current supplies used to create this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  The Iconic Celebrations Suite can be found in the Online Exclusives section of the store.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Iconic Imagery

Ink: Pecan Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze

Paper: Iconic Celebrations DSP, Naturals Ivory (retired)

Accessories: Iconic Imagery dies, dimensionals, linen thread, Pecan Pie Ribboned adhesive-backed dots

Peace, Love & Joy Christmas - Stampin' Up! Iconic Imagery

 I'm sharing another card I made while on vacation and bringing only the Iconic Celebrations suite and coordinating inks and card stock colors.  Today's card uses some non-traditional colors as Moody Mauve isn't necessarily a top pick as a Christmas color but I think it works here.

  Today, as with my card from yesterday, I'm using a long retired color for my card base.  This one is Confetti White which I found buried in my stamp room closet.  If you don't have any of this paper hoarded like I did you can use Basic White or Very Vanilla, either coordinates with the Iconic Celebrations DSP.  I used the Moody Mauve in a star pattern and then cut the label using the reverse side of the same sheet.  It's a confetti pattern which I guess is a theme here!

  The die set has 3 label shapes, the large one used here, a medium sized skinny one and then the second I used here which is the same shape as the medium one but smaller.  I stamped the words in Misty Moonlight and then the trees in Mossy Meadow.  The outline is full strength and the fill in is stamped off once.  

  I arranged the labels and trees across the card front and now looking back I should have spaced the 'peace' a bit more as it looks a bit crowded but lesson learned.  The trees are adhered with dimensionals and I used the Pecan Pie Ribbon adhesive-backed dots that are part of the suite to dot the top of each tree.

  So now I've got 2 Christmas card made, only about 78 left to go! 

  All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. The Iconic Celebrations suite can be found in the Online Exclusives section of my store.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Iconic Imagery

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Misty Moonlight

Paper: Iconic Celebrations DSP, Confetti White (retired)

Accessories: Iconic Imagery dies, dimensionals, Pecan Pie Ribbon adhesive-backed dots

  

Christmas in July - Stampin' Up! Iconic Imagery

   I was out of town last week and I decided to pack some stamping supplies after looking at the weather forecast and seeing that a few days might be rainy.  I usually don't stamp when I travel as I just find it hard to decide what supplies to pack if I don't already have a particular project in mind.  There are just too many possibilities with all of the great Stampin' Up! products that are available! But I had recently received an order with some Online Exclusive products and I decided that if I just took those items plus coordinating card stocks and inks and some tools I might be able to design away from my stamp room and all my stuff!!  All week I'll be sharing what I created with the Iconic Celebrations suite.

  The first card is a Christmas card if you couldn't guess from the title!  I used the CAS Colours and Sketches layout for this one.  

  Not too bad...kind of gets me in the Christmas spirit even thought it's hot and humid here!  I used some very long retired cardstock for the base of this card as I had recently unearthed it in my stamp room closet after rearranging some things.  I always like it when it was current and can't think why I never finished it up.  Who else remembers Naturals Ivory?

  I used a bit of the Iconic Celebrations DSP in this Mossy Meadow striped pattern to die cut the tag.  The 'celebrate' is stamped in Cherry Cobbler, 'the season' is stamped in stamped off once Misty Moonlight.  I fussy cut the celebrate and popped it on dimensionals.

  The berries, leaves and snowflake at also images in the Iconic Imagery stamp set and are sized just right for this challenge layout.  The snowflake is also popped with the leaves/berries tucked underneath.  I did bring along my mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine so it made quick work of all the die cutting.  

A bit of linen thread is also added in a bow under the edge of the snowflake.  I thought it was a perfect 'natural' embellishment and not over the top for this clean and simple challenge.

  All of the current products used to make this card can be found in my Online Store.  Remember that the Iconic Celebrations suite can be found in the Online Exclusives section of the store.

Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Iconic Imagery

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow

Paper: Iconic Celebrations DSP, Naturals Ivory (retired)

Accessories: Iconic Imagery dies, dimensionals, linen thread

TV Thank You - Stampin' Up! Tune In

  Every customer that orders from me gets a hand stamped card as a thank you.  I write my message on a piece of copy paper and leave the actual card blank so they can use it themselves after getting loads of inspiration from my design (wink)!  The theme of the card isn't always thank you; sometimes it's hello or thinking of you, sometimes a birthday card but this month I wanted to do a thank you.  I pulled out my Tune In bundle and got to work.

  Isn't this a fun, fresh color combo?  I just love how they all pop and are so cheerful.  We had used the Tune in bundle in my last class and it was a more masculine color palette so I wanted to pivot to something very different for this design!

  The card base is Lemon Lolly stamped with the stars in a random pattern in the same color ink.  Then a narrow strip of 2024-2026 In Color DSP in Summer Splash and a Lemon Lolly baker's twine bow.

  The TV and accents are die cut out of Petunia Pop and Summer Splash card stock.  The thank you "screen" is stamped with the stars and then over stamped with the sentiment from My Small Business in Summer Splash ink.

  The TV is popped on dimensionals over 2 Spotlight on Nature circle dies.  2 Summer Splash starbursts are added for more retro vibes and then finally the finishing touch are 2 2024-2026 In Color resin dots in Petunia Pop.

  All the products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  

Stamps: Tune In, My Small Business

Ink: Summer Splash, Lemon Lolly

Paper: Lemon Lolly, Petunia Pop, Summer Splash, Basic White, 2024-2026 In Color DSP

Accessories: Tune In bundle, Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Lemon Lolly baker's twine, 2024-2026 In Color resin dots

Cap Thank You - Stampin' Up! Cap & Gown

   My oldest has still been receiving graduation gifts so I had to make a second batch of thank you cards for him to write out.  I used last weeks Freshly Made Sketches layout as it was an easy one to produce multiples of and use a variety of DSP patterns.  The Cap & Gown stamp set is still in the Online Store for anyone needing to make some graduation thank you cards or happy graduation cards.  Get it now and be ready for next year!!

  I used Summer Splash for the card base, the label and the coloring on the cap.  The strip of Glimmer paper is also Summer Splash and it comes in a 12x12 size in a 5 pack with one sheet of each of the 2024-2026 In Colors so you have tons of shimmer when you need it.

  I used the small cap stamp to stamp on a strip of Basic White.  The label is cut with the Unbounded Love dies and the sentiment is from the My Small Business set.  While at first glance this might seem like only a set for someone who sells things but there are really only 4 stamps in this 15 stamp set that are for business purposes.  The rest are perfect for all types of thank you cards.  Don't believe me?  Check out page 97 of the catalog or see it here in my online store.

  The DSP is a retired pack called All Together so I just grabbed a few different patterns and used them for the wide panel in the layout.

  The cap is colored with Blends then fussy cut and popped on dimensionals.  A few retired faceted gems are added by the cap for a hint of sparkle.

  All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Cap & Gown, My Small Business

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Summer Splash light & dark, Daffodil Delight light & dark

Paper: Summer Splash, 2024-2026 In Color Glimmer paper, Basic White, All Together DSP (retrired)

Accessories: Unbounded Love dies, dimensionals, faceted gems (retired)

Celebrate with Cake 2 - Stampin' Up! Attention Shoppers

  "Second verse same as the first...." or something along those lines!  My card today is the same as this one that I posted on Monday but with different prominent colors.  The same colors are used but I chose to highlight the pinks on this version.  Remember that I sold a bunch of my cards and that the birthday cards were hot items so while I had all the supplies out to make the birthday card for my son I figured I would make a second for the stash.

  I chose Berry Burst as the base for this design and added an embossed panel in the same color foe texture along the edges.  The Dashing Designs embossing folder is part of the Wildly Flowering suite and has a nice alternating emboss/deboss design that works well for many different styles.

  Next is a layer of Bright & Beautiful DSP in a bit of a rainbow diagonal stripe pattern.  The ink used for the sentiment and cake are Berry Burst.  The cake from Attention Shoppers stamp set is colored with Blends in colors pulled right from the DSP.  Again both panels are made with the Heartfelt Hexagon punch.  If you had this punch on your wish list from the spring mini but missed out when it was backordered for so long you definitely don't miss out on ordering it now that it's a carryover item.  It's perfect when a circle is not quite right but a plain square is too boring!!

  The stars are again punched out with a retired star punch (but use any star die/punch that you have to easily re-create your own version!) and sprinkled over the card front and adhered with dimensionals.

  The stars and bits of the cake are covered in clear Wink of Stella which is back in stock!!!  Yay!  This is a fantastic way to add a bit of sparkle to your designs.  It's so easy to use and doesn't add bulk like gems or ribbon.

  All of the current supplies used to make this design can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Attention Shoppers, Heartfelt Hexagons

Ink: Berry Burst

Blends: Lemon Lime Twist light & dark, Bubble Bath light & dark, Lemon Lolly light & dark

Paper: Berry Burst, Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lolly 

Accessories: Dashing Designs embossing folder, Heartfelt Hexagon punch, dimensionals, Wink of Stella, star punch (retired)

Celebrate with Cake - Stampin' Up! Attention Shoppers

 This week is a week of birthdays at our house!  Both of my boys have birthdays in the span of 4 days so there is a lot of gifts, good food and cake in our house right now.  I used a combo of older and new supplies to make this star filled birthday card for my oldest.

  This panel of Bright & Beautiful DSP (which is a carryover from the last Annual Catalog that you can find in the Online Store) seemed like a fun inspiration to get this card started.  I pulled my base color, Blueberry Bushel, from it and then added a panel of the same color embossed with the Dotted Circles embossing folder so you can see some texture peeking out the sides.

  The sentiment is from Heartfelt Hexagons and is stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink and then punched with the Heartfelt Hexagon punch.  I punched a second hexagon to be a base for the cake.

  I used the cake from the Attention Shoppers stamp set and then colored it in with Blends markers adding a tiny little bit of gold Wink of Stella for the flames.  Once it was colored I fussy cut the cake (because I totally forgot there was a die for it!) and popped it on the the hexagon with dimensionals.

  A long retired star punch was used to punch out a few more stars in some of the DSP colors.  I colored them with clear Wink of Stella so they have a nice sparkle to them in real life.  The stars are all added to the card front with dimensionals too.

  All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Heartfelt Hexagons, Attention Shoppers

Ink: Blueberry Bushel

Blends: Azure Afternoon light & dark, Lemon Lime Twist light & dark, Lemon Lolly light & dark

Paper: Blueberry Bushel, Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP, Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist

Accessories: Dotted Circles embossing folder, Heartfelt Hexagon punch, dimensionals, Wink of Stella, small star punch (retired)

Retro Birthday Message - Stampin' Up! Tune In

   The Tune In bundle is for you if you need a stamp set that has fun vibes for birthday cards and that works well for those hard to create for guys in your life! And that wide open TV screen can accommodate so many other sentiments so you can make a variety of cards not just birthdays!

  This one starts with a neutral card base in Basic Beige, then a layer of Pretty Peacock embossed with the Dotted Circles embossing folder.

  2 narrow strips of Crushed Curry cardstock create and anchor for the TV placement as well as bring in another color to add to the retro palette.  The TV is stamped in Copper Clay onto Copper Clay cardstock and is then die cut.  

  The sentiment and antennae are stamped in Pretty Peacock on Basic Beige and the electricity bolts are stamped in Crushed Curry on Basic Beige as well.  All of these are die cut and added to the card front.  The antennae is colored in with a Copper Clay blends marker.  Various elements are popped up on dimensionals so no flat screen TVs here lol!

  The final detail are the 2 adhesive-backed texture dots that are added to the TV knobs.

  All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Tune In

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Copper Clay, Crushed Curry

Blends: Copper Clay light

Paper: Basic Beige, Pretty Peacock, Crushed Curry, Copper Clay

Accessories: Tune In dies, dimensionals, Dotted Circles embossing folders, adhesive-backed texture dots

Best Friend Sympathy - Stampin' Up! Happy Tails

 The Happy Tails stamp set is one that I will never get rid of no mater how long it's been retired.  It's probably the most used of my few retired sets and the coordinating punch is an exact match to my dogs silhouettes.  Unfortunately I had to make a sympathy card recently for a friend who had to say good-bye to her sweet Labrador but Happy Tails was just the right stamp set to use to let her know how sorry I was.

  The Country Lace DSP gave me a good starting place for this card as the soft colors and subtle patterns in this pack are a nice tone-on-tone.  I used a Basic White thick card base and then chose one of the Basic Beige patterns for the next layer.

  I stamped the sentiment from Heartfelt Hexagons in Basic Beige on a strip of Basic White.  I die cut a large heart (with retired dies) in Petal Pink then embossed it with the Eyelet embossing folder.  The Eyelet embossing folder echoes the patterns on the DSP for some nice coordination.

  The pup is stamped in Versamark on Basic Black cardstock them embossed with clear embossing powder.  After he's punched out out I popped him up on the large heart and then added a smaller punched heart in Calypso Coral also popped up.

  All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Happy Tails (retired), Heartfelt Hexagons

Ink: Basic Beige, Versamark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Basic Black, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Country Lace DSP

Accessories: Dog builder punch (retired), Eyelet embossing folder, Heart dies (retired), dimensionals

Wildflower Spotlight - Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs

   We made this design in my last class and I loved showing off the new Wildflower Designs bundle paired up with my new favorite circle dies: Spotlight on Nature dies.  The Spotlight on Nature dies are just lovely with 3 different designs along the edges of the 12 dies (so many!!) for great mix and match layering possibilities.

  The basis for the color combo is directly from the Wildly Flowering DSP that coordinates with the Wildflower Design bundle.  So pretty all around.  The card starts with a Crumb Cake base and then we took a panel of the DSP (my stampers could choose this blue design or a similar one with a Crumb Cake background depending on which they liked better) and added some scallops in Mossy Meadow along some of each side.  

  The scallops are cut from one of the frames that comes in the Wildly Flowering die set.  Just cut out a frame trim the long parts of the scallops and add them to the DSP.  Next the Spotlight on nature dies are used to cut 2 circles and the flower image is stamped on the Basic White one.

  Using blender pens and ink we lightly colored the image and then popped it on the Mossy Meadow circle.  The sentiment is stamped in Mossy Meadow onto a strip of Moody Mauve and is also popped on dimensionals.

  The embellishments are a floppy linen thread bow for some texture and 2 Adhesive-backed sparkle gems in the champagne color.

  All of the items used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Wild Flower Designs

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Moody Mauve

Paper: Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Wildly Flowering DSP

Accessories: Wildflower Designs dies, Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, linen thread, blender pens, Adhesive-backed Sparkle Gems

Badger Birthday - Stampin' Up! Hearts & Hugs

   I recently sold a ton of my card stash to family members so now it's time to re-stock my bins and since birthday cards are always a need for me (and apparently my family members!) I decided to use the Hearts & Hugs bundle to make a sweet badger birthday card to get started.

  Don't have a lot of time for coloring or just don't feel like doing a lot of coloring with this set?  It's easy to just emboss or stamp the animal images onto neutral or colored cardstock and you're finished!  For these badgers I embossed them with white embossing powder onto black cardstock and did a tiny bit of coloring with just a white watercolor pencil around their eyes.  So easy!

  The card base is a Basic White thick, then a layer of Summer Splash and the top layer is also Basic White.  On the top layer I lightly blended some Summer splash ink with a blending brush to give the badgers a bit of a background.  I popped them up with dimensionals then added some stamped hearts to the side also in Summer Splash ink.

  The sentiment from Simply Said is stamped in Memento Black onto Summer Splash card stock and then die cut with the banner die in the Hearts & Hugs die set.  I tucked the banner under the badgers feet and adhered it with dimensionals.

  All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Hearts & Hugs, Simply Said

Ink: Versamark, Memento Black, Summer Splash

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Summer Splash, Basic Black

Accessories: Hearts & Hugs dies, dimensionals, blending brush, white water color pencil

Birdhouse Blues - Stampin' Up! Country Birdhouse

  Well it's been a hot minute since I've shared a project hasn't it?  And hot can be taken a few ways at least here in Central Virginia!  I was out of town last week and I even brought my computer to share a few projects but I just didn't make the time to do it and then once I got back home there was a bajillion (actual number!) things that needed my attention.  And I may or may not have spent several hours at the pool with my book because that was about the only way being outside was bearable!  But now I've finally grabbed a few minutes to try to get back in the swing of things stamping-wise!

  My stampers made this design a few weeks ago at class and it was the first time I've shown them the Country Birdhouse bundle and they all thought it was adorable!  How can you not love this sweet stamp set and the dies just make it even better!

  I used a lot of new product on this card because I don't want my stampers to miss out on anything!  I also showed them the quick trick of how to stamp mirror images using the silicone craft mat since this set only comes with one bird image and I wanted 2 birds towards each other!.

  We started with a Misty Moonlight card base, then a layer of Basic White is embossed with the sweet Eyelet embossing folder.

  Next the birdhouse is die cut using pieces of Country Woods DSP, Basic White and an Early Espresso punched circle for the opening and also for the hanging bow.

  The flowers and one bird are stamped in Misty Moonlight onto Basic White.  To make the mirror image stamp the bird onto the silicone craft mat and then carefully press a piece of Basic White over the image. Voila!  You've now got a bird facing the opposite direction! To die cut the mirror image simply hold the image up to a bright light or a bright window and line the die up on the back of the image and secure it with a piece of painters tape, masking paper or washi tape and then run it through your die cutter.  Below is a quick video showing how I did the stamping.

  

  After all of the images were stamped they are colored in with Stampin' Blends then die cut and added to the card front.  The birdhouse fills up pretty much all of the card front so it doesn't need much else to finish the card.  We added a few Pool Party adhesive-backed Dots for Days as a final touch.

  All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

 Stamps: Country Birdhouse

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Blends: Pool Party light & dark, Petal Pink light & dark, Crumb Cake light, Lemon Lolly light

Paper: Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Country Woods DSP, Early Espresso

Accessories: Country Birdhouse dies, dimensionals, Adhesive-backed Dots for Days, circle punch, Eyelet embossing folder, silicone craft mat

Hey Good Lookin' - Stampin' Up! Saying Hey

   My card today is a bright, cheerful hello card that was inspired by the prompt of 'critters' over at Addicted to CAS challenge.  I used 2 stamp sets that you might overlook when paging through the catalog.  The Choose Happy and Sayin' Hey stamp sets are both on page 24 and have mostly word stamps but have a lot of versatility for every day cards for all year round.  If you journal or keep a planner the Choose Happy might be just thing to jazz up your calendars and to-do lists!  

  Since this challenge is a clean and simple one I stayed with a plain Basic White card base and used the rest of the colors pretty sparingly.  I stamped the Hey in Blueberry Bushel and the sun from Choose Happy in Daffodil Delight and then colored it in with Blends markers.  I cut the images out with a Stylish Shape square. Next I stamped the penguin (also in Choose Happy) and fussy cut it and popped it up on another die cut square in Poppy Parade.

  The rest of the sentiment is stamped in Versamark on Blueberry Bushel and then embossed in white and cut into a banner with the Stylish Shapes dies.

  I arranged the squares and banner roughly following one of the sketch samples on page 22 of the Annual Catalog.  And it being a clean and simple card I left off any other embellishment.

  All of the products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Sayin' Hey, Choose Happy

Ink: Blueberry Bushel, Versamark, Memento Black, Daffodil Delight

Blends: Daffodil Delight light & dark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Blueberry Bushel, Poppy Parade

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals

Hey Friend - Stampin' Up! Attention Shoppers

   My card today is inspired by 2 challenges that got the ball rolling for me when I was in a bit of a design funk.  I used the Just Add Ink layout along with a trio of prompts from the Tic Tac Toe Challenge.  The Tic Tac Toe line that I chose is the top left to bottom right diagonal of 'friendship theme, flowers and bright colors.  What a great combo! Look what I came up with!

  How's that for bright colors?  I used Lemon Lime Twist for the card base as well as for stamping the large Leaf Collection background stamp. Before adhering the leaf panel to the card front I wrapped a bit of Lemon Lime Twist ribbon around it and added a knot.

  The Spotlight on Nature circle dies were perfect for making the circle element from the sketch on which I stamped the big 'hey' from the Saying Hey stamp set. I just love the different detailed edges of this set!  I stamped 'I miss your face' on the inside; perfect to send to a friend I haven't seen in a long time. The trimmed circle is popped on dimensionals.

  Next I stamped 3 of the flower bouquets from the Attention Shoppers stamp set and then used Blends markers to color them in.  I die cut the bouquets and layered them around the circle.

 Finally I added some Pretty in Pink 2024-2026 In Color Resin Dots to decorate around the 'hey'.  I love that these resin dots are a bit flatter than some of the other embellishments so I think they will be great for mailing.

  All of the current products used to make this card can be found in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Leaf Collection, Attention Shoppers, Saying Hey

Ink: Lemon Lime Twist, Memento Black

Blends: Summer Splash light, Pretty in Pink light & dark, Flirty Flamingo light & dark, Crumb Cake light & dark

Accessories: Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Attention Shoppers dies, 2024-2026 In Color resin dots, Ribbon Duo Combo Pack Lemon Lime Twist (retired)

Split Beauty Hello - Stampin' Up! Layers of Beauty

   After being busy all day I'm just now getting around to sharing a card!  I used the Layers of Beauty stamp set to make quite an easy card.  The Layers of Beauty bundle comes with the awesome masks to use to blend color in just the right places but for this card I just used the big floral stamp.  It's so easy and the colors can be changed up to use different color combinations using the same technique.

  The card starts with a Pretty in Pink base.  Next I used Peach Pie and Pretty in Pink ink pads to add ink to each half of a large clear stamping block.  I misted the block/ink with water from my Stampin' Spritzer and then quickly stamped it onto a piece of Basic White. 

  Once the the ink was dry I stamped the large floral stamp over the top using Memento Black ink.  Before adhering the stamped panel to the card front I wrapped a piece of Pretty in Pink bordered ribbon around the lower part.

  The hello from the Simply Said stamp set is stamped in black on a piece of Basic White which I trimmed down and popped up with dimensionals over the ribbon.  A peach Pie In Color Shimmer gem accents the sentiment for the final touch.

  All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

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Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Simply Said

Ink: Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Memento black

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic White

Accessories: dimensionals, Pretty in Pink Bordered Ribbon, 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gem

Wildflower Note - Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs

   It's a hot one here in central Virginia so I'm saying no to any outdoor activities today and will be staying in my stamp room for some inky time and then watching some soccer later this afternoon.  With 2 international tournaments going on right now there are a lot of games to watch!  But first I need to share a card I made a few weeks ago and just haven't gotten around to sharing!

  The Wildly Flowering bundle is a beautiful, classic styled floral set with versatile sentiments in a gorgeous handwriting font.  I've gone with a bright and not necessarily true-to-life color combination and switched out the sentiment for a bit more casual styled one on this design.

  The new/old In Color Pretty in Pink is used for the card base, then a layer of Basic White finally topped with a piece of Coastal Cabana that has been embossed with the Eyelet embossing folder.

  I used a strip of the 2024-2026 In Color DSP in the Pretty in Pink striped pattern right down the center and then added the focal elements.  The Wildflower Designs dies include some label and frame dies so I used one of them and stamped "just a note" in Basic Gray.  This sentiment can be found in the Simply Said stamp set.

  One of the label/frame dies has scalloped edges so I cut one of the frames then trimmed the scallops down to add to the top and bottom of the sentiment.

  The flower which I think looks like an allium is stamped in Basic Gray twice then colored in with Blends markers and then die cut.  They are added to the side of the label.  The final embellishments are a fork bow made with the retired crinkled seam binding ribbon and an Iridescent Faceted gem.

  All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Wildly Flowering, Simply Said

Ink: Basic Gray

Blends: Pretty in Pink light & dark, Flirty Flamingo light, Summer Splash light

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic White, Coastal Cabana, 2024-2026 In Color DSP

Accessories: Wildly Flowering dies, Eyelet embossing folder, dimensionals, Iridescent Faceted gem, crinkled seam binding ribbon (retired)

Retro Vibe Father's Day - Stampin' Up! Tune In

   I needed to get a variety of Father's Day cards made before I left for my trip last week and I hadn't used my Tune In bundle yet and it was high time it saw some ink (this bundle is on sale for an extra 10% off until June 30.  Don't wait to order your set!!).

  I pulled out what I thought worked for a masculine color combination; Azure Afternoon, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray and Smoky Slate.  The card front is covered in a piece of Country Lace DSP in a very non-lacy almost twill like pattern in Smoky Slate.

  I used one of the Tune In dies to cut out the accent shapes along the side.  The die cuts out 5 of the shapes so I just cut several times in each color then mixed and matched as I went down the line.

  The tv is stamped in Azure Afternoon ink onto the same paper.  I used my Blends marker to highlight around the screen and fill in the legs for extra detail.  I stamped the antennae in Basic Gray and cut it and the knobs out and added them to the tv.  The screen is cut out and replaced with another one on which I stamped off some of the retro stars from the set.  I stamped the sentiment in Pumpkin Pie right over the top.  The whole piece is then popped up on the card front with dimensionals.

  I like the way you can add a lot of different sentiments to the screen and not just the ones that came with the stamp set; it's a decent size so you probably have a lot in your stash that would work for many different looks.  I didn't really have any embellishments that looked right so I kept it clean; it was for a guy after all!

  All of the products used to make this can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking! Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Tune In

Ink: Azure Afternoon, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray

Blends: Smoky Slate Dark, Azure Afternoon light

Paper: Country Lace DSP, Azure Afternoon, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Basic White

Accessories: Tune In dies, dimensionals

Frames & Flowers Card Making Night

  Last week I met up with my mom, 2 aunts and a cousin in Columbus, Ohio for a girls trip.  Why Columbus?  Because it was kind of a central spot to meet as 3 of the group are from Illinois, one from Connecticut and then me from Virginia.  We rented a house in the super cute Short North neighborhood of Columbus and had fun hanging out, playing some games, lots of shopping and of course craft nights!  

  I thought if we had time and everyone felt like it that they could each make a set of cards using the Frames & Flowers Specialty Designer Series paper.  It's like half card kit and half DSP.  I packed up some card bases, inserts, envelopes, 2 sentiment stamp sets and 4 inks, some ribbon and embellishments and other tools and loaded it into the car.  I actually was able to fit everything that I wanted to bring into the awesome backpack bag that demonstrators received at the Houston OnStage event in March.  Like a card class on the go!

  My plan was for everyone to have 5 card bases and then they could use all of the fun pre-cut floral and leafy pieces and frames to mix and match to make 5 different designs.  I had some die cut circles and labels already made and they just used those to stamp a sentiment and then they added ribbons and pearls as they wanted.  It was so fun seeing all of their different ideas.

  They were all really creative and had fun embellishing.  I even taught them how to make a fork bow.

 None of them had much if any experience with paper crafting but they are all creative with sewing and other crafts so they jumped right in had fun seeing what they could make.

  The Frames & Flowers DSP was perfect for these beginners.  Every card was unique and they could choose the sentiments that they needed.

I loved being able to share my passion with my family!

 20 completely different and unique cards and look at those proud smiles!  We had a lot of laughs too.  We used up all of the die cuts and frames and some of the full DSP sheets.  I was impressed by how many cards we made with this DSP. 

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Simply Said, Heartfelt Hexagon

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Soft Sea Foam, Petal Pink

Paper: Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP, Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Soft Sea Foam, Petal Pink

Accessories: various ribbons, pearls, dimensionals, Heartfelt Hexagon punch, Stylish Shapes dies (circles)

Father's Day Gatefold - Stampin' Up! Gone Fishing

   I was out of town all last week on a family girls trip so I didn't get any new projects stamped but luckily I have a few that I made before I left.  Today's is a Father's Day card but you could easily change out the sentiment and it can be a card for any occasion.  

  I wanted to do a nature themed card for one of my fathers-in-law since he's a big plant and tree guy.  The Thoughtful Journey DSP seemed like a perfect match and I looked around for a fun fold that I could use to really show off a large chunk of one sheet and came across this really easy gatefold that has a large main panel and a skinnier side panel.

  This one takes just 2 scores on the 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" card base.  Score at 1 1/2" and 5 3/4".  That's it!  I cut the panels to match leaving a small border around the edges.  My card base here is Mossy Meadow.

  I used a larger and smaller circle from the new Spotlight on Nature dies.  The larger circle is adhered to the skinny side panel only and then I used some of the Textured Floral dies to add some sprigs.  I used Mossy Meadow, Wild Wheat and Lost Lagoon cardstock as those are colors that are in the Thoughtful Journey DSP.  After adhering the sprigs I topped them with the sentiment circle which is adhered with dimensionals for a nice raised look.

  The only father's day sentiment I had is in the Gone Fishing stamp set so I used that with Mossy meadow ink.

  I dug deep in my retired embellishment stash and came out with a few candy dots from long ago which I added to the edge of the larger circle.

  This is the card opened up.  I added more of the DSP panels to the inside as well as a little stamped flower from the Wildflower Designs stamp set.

  All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

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Stamps: Gone Fishing, Wildflower Designs

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Paper: Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Thoughtful Journeys DSP, Wild Wheat, Lost Lagoon

Accessories: Spotlight on Nature dies, Textured Floral dies, dimensionals, candy dots (retired)

Thank You Cap - Stampin' Up! Cap & Gown

   I used the Global Design Project to get this card started.  They have a CASE the designer challenge and I took the layout to use to make a set of thank you cards for my son to use.  He has quite a few thank you cards to write after graduating high school last week.  

  I pulled together some retired, current and new supplies to make this card.  I made a set of 10 using different black and white papers from the retired All Together DSP.  The black is a great complement to the Summer Splash which is the main color of his high school.

  I used the Cap & Gown stamp set which carried over to the online store from the Jan.-April mini catalog.  I just stamped the cap and colored it in with Blends then fussy cut it.

  The sentiment is from the new stamp set My Small Business and I stamped it on one of the Unbounded Love dies labels.  The cap and label are popped up on dimensionals over some retired twine.

  I dug through my retired embellishments and pulled out a whole assortment of colors that kind of match the Summer Splash.  Some were Bermuda Bay and some are Pool Party and I think a few are even Lost Lagoon.  I'm always happy to use up odds and ends of supplies!

 All of the current supplies can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

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Stamps: Cap & Gown, My Small Business

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Summer Splash light & dark, Daffodil Delight light & dark

Paper: Basic White thick, Summer Splash, All Together DSP (retired), Basic White

Accessories: Unbounded Love dies, dimensionals, twine (retired), gems (retired)

Cluster of Flowers Birthday - Stampin' Up! Country Birdhouse

  I'm still trying to get back into the swing of things so my card today is another one that I made last week before a lot of the graduation madness started and I still had a minute to stamp!  I used the Inspired By challenge to get started on this one.  The inspiration photo of the sweet muffin cups is cute and I loved the ones with the little cluster of flowers as well as the layout they provided.

   One of the best things about Stampin' Up! stamp sets is that they not only rock with the big main images in a set but they always have great supporting images that so often can be used on their own and the Country Birdhouse stamp set is no exception.  Of course the big birdhouse is fun but don't overlook using some of the smaller floral images or the bird to make a birdhouse free card too!

  The little cluster of flowers on the muffin cups made me think of the retired Garden Walk DSP so I wanted to use one of those floral designs in the background.  Once I got going with the design though the floral print was just too busy and the stamped flowers were getting kind of lost so I flipped the piece over to this nice Pretty Peacock striped pattern.  It definitely works better!

  The next layer to follow the layout is a piece of Pretty Peacock embossed with the Eyelet embossing folder which is a nice sweet balance to the more serious stripes.  I tied a bit of bakers twine around the panel before adhering.

  I cut 3 square postage stamps with the Perennial Postage dies and stamped the cluster of flowers on them in Pretty Peacock ink.  I used Stampin' Blends to color in the images alternating between 2 main colors.  They are then popped on dimensionals on the card front.

  The sentiment is stamped and cut apart and adhered with cut down pieces of dimensionals.  I added a few retired gems to give a tiny bit of sparkle as a finishing touch but any current sparkly ones could easily be substituted.

  All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Country Birdhouse

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Blends: Pretty Peacock light & dark, Poppy Parade light & dark, Calypso Coral light & dark, Wild Wheat light

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Garden Walk DSP (retired)

Accessories: Perennial Postage dies, Eyelet embossing folder, dimensionals, bakers twine, Elegant Faceted gems (retired)

Badger Hugs - Stampin' Up! Hearts & Hugs

 I'm back after almost a week long absence!  We have a high school graduate now and were quite busy the last few weeks getting ready for that big milestone! Throw in out of town house guests, planning and hosting a graduation party, a soccer tournament and general end of the school year activities and I'm exhausted! But thankfully I've got 2 years to recover before doing it all over again lol!  

  I actually made the card I'm sharing today last week and just ran out of time to share it but luckily the challenge that was my inspiration is still open!  The CAS on Friday team is challenging us to make a clean and simple "hug" card. The new Hearts & Hugs stamp set is a no brainer for this prompt!

  A Basic White card base is a good starting place for a clean and simple card.  I stamped the badgers on a piece of Basic white scrap and then cut it out with the Stylish Shapes square die just for a little bit of subtle detail along the edges.  Blends markers made it really quick to color.

  After making all of these cards with the Full of Life DSP I ended up with some very small scraps and on the back of the square patterned side is a fun rainbow color wash pattern which I used to die cut a bunch of little flowers from.  I sprinkled them in a rainbow along the side of the badger adhering them with just a bit of glue.

Once the flowers were just right I stamped the sentiment underneath and added a baker's twine bow and a new Iridescent faceted gem for a tiny bit of sparkle because I am trying to keep it CAS after all!

  All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Hearts & Hugs

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Smoky Slate light & dark, Gray Granite light & dark, Pretty in Pink light

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Full of Life DSP

Accessories: Hearts & Hugs dies, Stylish Shapes dies, white baker's twine, Iridescent Faceted Gem

Wild Floral - Stampin' Up! Textured Floral

   This card was a bit of one those that it ends up wildly different than what was intended at the start.  I had quite the stack of supplies piled up to finally get to this pretty floral thank you card.  In the end I'm pleased with how it came out and love the colors.  The layout is from The Paper Players and is a great way to show off some DSP!

  I started with a Crumb Cake base and then used another piece of Crumb Cake embossed with the new Dashing Designs embossing folder.  Next to follow the sketch I added 2 long panels of Wildly Flowering DSP.

  Instead of using another piece of DSP or cardstock for the element across the middle I used a piece of wide ribbon that I cut just slightly wider than the card front so it overhangs a bit.

  When I first saw the Wildly Flowering Suite the large flowers in the DSP really reminded me of of the Textured Floral stamp set so I thought they would pair up nicely and I think I was right.  I used watercolor paper that was lightly moistened with a water painter and then stamped the images. The larger flower is Moody Mauve and the smaller flower is Boho Blue.  Both centers are Early Espresso ink. The stamped leaf is in Mossy Meadow and the die cut leaves are Early Espresso.  Everything is layered with the larger flower and leaves popped on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is a simple thanks stamped in Early Espresso on Very Vanilla and popped up. Two Boho Blue retired In Color Dots add a little bit of shine as the final touch.

  All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Textured Floral, Simply Said

Ink: Moody Mauve, Boho Blue, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso

Paper: Crumb Cake, Wildly Flowering DSP, watercolor paper, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Dashing Designs embossing folder, Textured Floral dies, dimensionals, ribbon (retired), 2023-2025 In Color Dots (retired)

Hey. Thanks. - Stampin' Up! Saying Hey

  I recently got a big box of more new Stampin'Up! products from the new 2024-2025 Annual catalog and I'm trying to work my way through all the stamp sets and I used 2 new ones on this card.  The Saying Hey stamp set is a great casual set with a bunch of sentiments that pair up with the bigger 'Hey' or can be used on their own.  The Choose Happy set is an all purpose set with mix and match words and small images that work for events and seasons throughout the year.  It would also be fantastic if you're a journal or planner person!

  I used The Color Hues challenge of Teal and Coral for the color inspiration. In Stampin' Up! colors I chose Summer Splash and Calypso Coral.

  The card front is covered with a piece of 2024-2026 In Color DSP in Summer Splash.  Next I stamped the 'Hey' in Summer Splash ink and the flower from Choose Happy in Memento black on a strip of Basic White.  I colored in the flower with Stampin' Blends and then added a length of retired braided line trim in Calypso Coral.

  To make the tab I stamped the 'thanks' on a piece of Summer Splash cardstock in the same color ink then used the short end of the Heartfelt Hexagon punch to punch it out.  I tucked it under the Basic White strip then adhered it to the card front with dimensionals.

  A few opaque faceted gems from Sale-a-Bration add just the right bit of shine to the card.

  All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Saying Hey, Choose Happy

Ink: Memento Black, Summer Splash

Blends: Calypso Coral light & dark, Summer Splash light & dark, Lemon Lolly light

Paper: Basic White, Summer Splash, 2024-2026 In Color DSP

Accessories: Heartfelt Hexagon punch, dimensionals, braided linen trim (retired),  opaque faceted gems (retired-SAB)

Pretty Roses - Stampin' Up! Layers of Beauty

   I've only made a few cards so far with the new Layers of Beauty bundle but I've found the masks/stencils really easy to use and have been very pleased so far with the results.  I used 2 challenges for this card.  The Just Us Girls challenge wants us to use stencils; easy enough with the Layers of Beauty bundle and the TGIF Challenge wants us to create a card for a friend.  I always think a nice hello card to send just because is a great way to tell your friends they are important to you.  I also used their graphic as a little of inspiration for my layout.

  I thought some classic pink roses would be a pretty start for this card so I pulled out the new In Colors Pretty in Pink and Shy Shamrock.  I started with stamping the large rose stamp on opposite corners of a Basic White thick card base in Memento Black.  Next, I used the stencils/masks and blended the 2 colors of ink in the designated spots.

  Once the flowers were colored in I took a panel of Basic white and die cut a large circle in the center and then I used the Eyelet embossing folder to give it some pretty texture.  I adhered the embossed panel over the card front then got to work on the other details.

  I used the Unbounded Love dies to die cut a little scalloped label in Pretty in Pink and stamped 'hello' from Simply Said on it in the same color ink.  I popped it up on dimensionals over some Shy Shamrock die cut leaves and a length of Shy Shamrock stitched ribbon that's hard to see but there.

  On the opposite side of the opening I added some more leaves and a little flower image that I colored in with blends markers.

  The final detail is a Pretty in Pink 2024-2026 In Color shimmer gem on the label.  

  All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Simply Said

Ink: Memento Black, Pretty in Pink, Shy Shamrock

Blends: Shy Shamrock light & dark, Pretty in Pink light & dark, Lemon Lolly light

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Shy Shamrock

Accessories: Layers of Beauty dies & masks, Circle die, Eyelet embossing folder, dimensionals, Unbounded Love dies, Shy Shamrock stitched ribbon, 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer gems

Shamrock Birthday Balloon - Stampin' Up! Hot Air Balloon

   I'm always thankful when a great all-purpose stamp set like Hot Air Balloon gets carried over and I can keep using it.  And it gives my customers some more time to decide to get it.  I came across 2 challenges this weekend that both call for balloons so I was glad to have a balloon set so I can play along!  The Addicted to CAS and the Just Add Ink challenges call for balloons.  The Just Add Ink is a 'choose 2' of the 3 prompts given and I realized that I used all 3.  Hope that's ok with them!

  The Just Add Ink 3 prompts are Balloon, Bright Colors, and Birthday.  I think when I started this card it was going to be a hello card but by the time I got to finishing it I just grabbed a birthday sentiment not thinking about it!  Oh well!

  I started with an Azure Afternoon card base and then used the retired Basic Borders dies to cut a cloud edge along the bottom corner.

  The balloon is stamped with what I think is a great color combo: Shy Shamrock, Azure Afternoon and Daffodil Delight.  Nice bright colors right?  The basket is in Azure Afternoon as well.  Once the pieces were die cut I popped them up with dimensionals and added a baker's twine bow as a ver simple embellishment.

  And of course the sentiment is stamped in Azure Afternoon.  

  All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Hot Air Balloon

Ink: Shy Shamrock, Azure Afternoon, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Basic White, Azure Afternoon

Accessories: Hot Air Balloon dies, dimensionals, Basic Borders dies (retired), Crushed Curry Baker's twine (retired)