Time for a Spectacular Celebration

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This fun card featuring the Birthday Cheer stamp set was quick and easy to make and would work well for a boy or girl just by changing up the card base color.

Stampin' Up! Birthday Cheer stamp set, Stampin' Studio

My color pallet came from the How Sweet it is Designer Series Paper.  I layered a 3″ x 4″ piece of the striped paper on the left side of a 5-1/4″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White and wrapped a piece of the Coastal Cabana/ Granny Apple Green Reversible Ribbon around it.  This reversible ribbon is awesome…It’s a playful reversible satin ribbon with Coastal Cabana on one side with Granny Apple Green stitching.  The reverse side is Granny Apple Green with Coastal Cabana stitching…too fun!  Next I stamped the sentiment in Melon Mambo on  a 3-1/4″ x 2-1/2″ piece of Whisper White, then layered it on Coastal Cabana cut 3-1/2″ x 2-3/4″.  After attaching the sentiment layer, I stamped the party hat from the Birthday Cheer stamp set in Memento ink and got out my Stampin’ Blends to add color to the hat.  I used Light Lovely Lipstick and Light Pool Party.  I did a little fussy cutting and attached the hat to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  The finishing touch was adding some of the Glitter Enamel Dots.

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Here’s a great masculine card

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One of the things I hear most often is that you are struggling with making masculine cards.  Bot to fear, I’m here to rescue you from that tough task.  The Classic Garage Suite will make your masculine card making so much easier.  

Stampin' Up! Classic Garage Suite, Geared Up Garage stamp set, Classic Garage Metal Elements, Garage Gears Thinlits Dies, Stampin' Studio

I stamped the classic car from the Geared Up Garage stamp set in Memento ink on Smoky Slate cardstock, then colored it in with the Real Red Stampin’ Blends.  After adding the sentiment I tied the tiny key from the Classic Garage Metal Elements on to a piece of the Black/Silver 1/4″ Metallic Ribbon and wrapped it around the stamped piece.  Check out the texture of the “gears in the Basic Black piece of cardstock.  Want to know how I did that since we don’t have an embossing folder that does that?  Of course you do!  I used the Garage Gears Thinlits Die and the Big Shot with the Embossing Mats.  It embosses the cardstock rather than cut it when you use the Embossing Mats!  Isn’t that cool?  Below you can see all the product from the Classic Garage Suite.  Pretty amazing stuff to create your masculine cards with!

Stampin' Up! Classic Garage Suite, Stampin' Up!

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Stampin’ Up!’s classic red rubber stamps are now even better than ever!  The same quality rubber materials you’ve always loved now comes with an adhesive label that will cling like crazy to clear blocks or Stamparatus Plates each and every time you use them.  All stamp sets in the Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogs are either Red Rubber Cling stamps or Photopolymer (the ones you can see through).  Be sure to watch the video to see how to remove the stamps from the clear blocks.  They stick so well, there’s a technique to remove them so that you don’t tear them apart.  After you watch the video, scroll down to see a fun masculine card

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Meant to Be Valentine Treat Box

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With just over a month until Valentines Day, I thought it would be a good time to share a lovely treat box holder.  This project was designed by my friend Susan Campfield as part of a Stampin’ Leaders Co-op I belong to.  The feminine looking box was created using the Meant to Be Bundle which includes the  Meant to Be stamp set and the coordinating Be Mine Stitched Framelits.  I hope you enjoy it.

Stampin' Up! Meant to be stamp set, Be Mine Stitched Framelits, Valentine Treat Holder, Stampin' Up!

Supplies:
• Stamps: Meant To Be (148626), Meant To Be Bundle (150587)
• Stamp Pads: Lovely Lipstick (147140)
• Paper: Whisper White (100730), Lovely Lipstick (146970), All My Love Designer Series Paper (148576)
• Misc.: Be Mine Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies (148527), Lace Dynamic Embossing Folder (148530), Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (143263), All My Love Ribbon Combo Pack (148584), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dot (103683), Tear & Tape Adhesive (138995)

Measurements:
• Whisper White: 4” x 5 ½” score at ½”, 2 ½”, 3”, 5” rotate and score at 3 ½”,
• 1 ¾” x 3 ¼”, 2 ¾” x 2 ¾”
• Lovely Lipstick: 2 @ 1 7/8” x 3 3/8”
• Ribbon: 9”

Instructions:
1. Stamp “Happy Valentine’s Day” in Lovely Lipstick ink on the 2 ¾” x 2 ¾” piece of Whisper White card stock, then use the larger scalloped heart die to cut it out. This will make a heart shape with the greeting and a separate stitched scalloped heart frame.
2. Use the same large scallop heart die to cut out the large Lovely Lipstick heart from the All My Love Designer Series Paper.
3. Use the small scalloped heart die to cut out the small Lovely Lipstick heart from the All My Love Designer Series Paper.
4. Emboss the 1 ¾” x 3 ½” piece of white with the Lace Dynamic Embossing Folder and the Big Shot.
5. Fold the scored piece of Whisper White and remove the small, square from the bottom right corner. Then angle cut on the two remaining small squares. Place a piece of Tear and Tape on the long, slender rectangle on the right side. Assemble the box.

Stampin' Up! Meant to be stamp set, Be Mine Stitched Framelits, Valentine Treat Holder, Stampin' Up!6. Fold the bottom tabs in and place a piece of Tear & Tape on the bottom tab to close the box.
7. Adhere the Lovely Lipstick panels to the front and back of the box.
8. Adhere the embossed piece to the front of the box.
9. Wrap the ribbon around the box and tie a knot.
10. Adhere the large floral heart to the front of the box with Glue Dots.
11. Adhere the small floral heart on over the large heart with a Dimensional.

Stampin' Up! Meant to be stamp set, Be Mine Stitched Framelits, Valentine Treat Holder, Stampin' Up!12. Adhere the scalloped stitched heart frame with glue dots on the back of the box.
13. Adhere the “Happy Valentine’s Day” heart inside the scalloped stitched heart with a Dimensional.

Stampin' Up! Meant to be stamp set, Be Mine Stitched Framelits, Valentine Treat Holder, Stampin' Up!14. Place a treat in the box and gift it to a friend!

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