Summer Birthday

I have a fun card to share with you today. The front is a bit of an envelope look to it. Just a different cut of the front, but it adds quite a bit of interest. I hope you like it.

Stamp Set

I love this new stamp set in the Annual Catalog. It is called Shaded Summer. There are a couple of similar flowers and some great sentiments with really pretty fonts. It is a Red Rubber stamp set. So I used Stampin’ Write Markers and colored the stamp itself to get the two colors on the image. I used Granny Apple Green and Flirty Flamingo to color the stamp. After stamping the image, I then added Blushing Bride to color in the openings of the flowers and Soft Sea Foam to fill in the leaves. Note: I do not have the Markers listed in the supply list since they can only be purchased in Color Families or the entire bundle. I will say that they are worth the price to have them on hand.

I made this card over the weekend and was not thinking that I have my Pre-order arriving today. As a demonstrator, we get to order from the upcoming Mini Catalog early, and in this case, earn the Free Sale-A-Bration items as well. There are matching Dies for this stamp set in the SAB Catalog!! I cannot wait. After using this set, I love it. You will definitely see it more once I get the matching dies!! I fussy cut the flowers with my Paper Snips, and it was pretty quick as I only cut around the image. But the dies would have been so much better.

Paper and Cutting

I wanted a bit of a different fold for this card but could not come up with what I wanted. As I was looking at dies for the layers, I saw the Basic Borders Dies. I knew I could make a fun trimmed front using the dies. I used the Stitched Wide V shape die to cut the point. I cut the base card first by placing the point of the V 1/2″ from the bottom of the card. I then cut the Flirty Flamingo and DSP pieces the appropriate sizes. I slid the DSP down and had it flush on top of the Flirty Flamingo layer and cut through both pieces at the same time. I was very pleased that it worked out as I envisioned it.

The DSP is the Pattern Party Designer Series paper. It is the Host Rewards pack of paper. Oh My!!! It is an awesome deal to use Host Rewards for. There are 48 sheets in the pack. I thought this soft flower pattern worked well with my stamped image.

I paired the card colors with the stamped image of Soft Sea Foam and Flirty Flamingo. I also added a Rectangle Stitched layer for the stamped flower and sentiment. The sentiment was stamped and then cut using the Label Me Fancy Punch. Of course I had to add some bling by placing a couple of Rhinestones on the flowers and sentiment.

Inside

Just to be a little different, I used the cut off pieces from the front flap and added them to the inside of the card.

I should have trimmed the bottom edge of the DSP piece a bit to show the border underneath. I will remember that next time.

The picture below shows the Designer Series Papers that are included in the Sale. There are 9 to choose from!!

HOST CODE

My July Host Code is 2GKGF4Q7. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie