Good Wishes Your Way

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Today I have a project we'll be making at my Balloon Celebration Bundle class this week. It think this is my favourite one of the three cards...

Thinking of you card featuring the Balloon Celebration and Lovely Amazing You stamp sets.

This is, by far, the simplest card I've made in a while. No ribbon, no bling! Shocking, I know! I began with a strip of Whisper White card stock. I punched a 1" circle from a post-it note and adhered it to the panel. I then sponged it all over with Crushed Curry ink. I added some Pumpkin Pie, taking care not to cover all of the yellow. Next I added some Cherry Cobbler ink along the bottom edge. Finally I removed the Post-it note and sponged more Crushed Curry lightly all over the panel to blend the colours and tone down the stark white circle.

Using the large and small dandelion seed images from the Balloon Celebration stamp set, I stamped them across the panel from the lower left to the upper right corners using Basic Black ink. The final touch was a bit of gold Wink of Stella, which I spattered by banging the Wink of Stella brush on the table. I adhered the sponged panel to a piece of Basic Black card stock and then adhered it to a thick Whisper White card base. The sentiment, from the Lovely Amazing You stamp set, is also stamped in Basic Black ink.

On the inside I simply stamped the dandelion seeds again along the lower edge of the card. I omitted a sentiment to allow lots of space to write a special note of encouragement.

I can't wait to share this simple, yet effective card with my class participants this week!

Now, in case you missed it yesterday, here's an exciting announcement about an upcoming event:

 Be sure to keep an eye on my events page for details to be released on March 31st!


Product List

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set [140675] $32.00	Lovely Amazing You Photopolymer Stamp Set [140594] $18.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $10.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.75	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173] $8.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945] $8.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $8.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $8.75	Sponge Daubers [133773] $6.50	Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141898] $10.00

Lovely Amazing You

Sometimes one just wants to lift someone's spirit with a handmade card that lets them know how special they are.  Today's project is one that does just that.  It is another of the projects that will be available at my All-occasions buffet this weekend...

Encouragement card featuring the Flower Patch stamp set with sentiment from the Lovely Amazing You set.

I love the bright, happy colour scheme on this card!  I used Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight and Wild Wasabi...the perfect Springtime colour combo.  The background layer is embossed using the Decorative Dots TIEF.  I used DSP from Subtles Backgrounds DSP stack and ribbon from the Best Year Ever Sale-a-bration Accessory pack.  The flower images are from the Flower Patch stamp set and are stamped using Strawberry Slush, Melon Mambo, and Daffodil Delight inks.  The leaves are also from the Flower Patch set and are stamped using Wild Wasabi and Old Olive inks.

The sentiment is from the Lovely Amazing You photopolymer stamp set and is stamped in Strawberry Slush ink, punched with the 1-3/4" circle punch and layered on a 2" circle punched from Strawberry Slush card stock.  The entire card is built on a Wild Wasabi card base.

On the inside I stamped more flowers using the same colour combination I did on the front and stamped another of the sentiments from the Lovely Amazing You set in Strawberry Slush ink.  

A happy card to hopefully make somebody smile :)

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