The Smallest Things

Happy Wednesday! I LOVE short weeks! I hope your week is going well.

The big news this week is the release of three new Sale-a-bration products...available FREE with a $60 order! As if Sale-a-bration weren't already fabulous enough, check out these beauties...

Any of these products can be yours with a $60 order from my online store or through me directly.

Now for a project. I was working on designs for upcoming events this weekend and came up with this sweet baby card using the Carousel Birthday stamp set...

I began by stamping the carousel horse image in Crumb Cake ink on a piece of Crumb Cake card stock, stamping off once each time for a faded look. That lace behind the sentiment is actually one of the images from the Delicate Details SAB set that I heat embossed in white. I love the way it looks 3D...like actual lace!

The sentiment is from the Layering Love stamp set from the Annual Catalogue. I stamped it in Crumb Cake ink on Whisper White card stock and die cut it using the Stitched Shapes framelits. I added another carouselt horse stamped in Mint Macaron ink, stamped off once again so that it wouldn't take away from the sentiment. I layered the white oval on a scalloped oval cut from Cupcakes and Carousels DSP. So soft and pretty. The only embellishments here are a bit of  Mint Macaron ribbon (retired from the Holiday Catalogue) and a Sending Love wooden embellishment. The entire card is built on a thick Whisper White card stock base.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from the Better Together stamp set in Crumb Cake ink and added a couple of little flourishes from the Cupcakes and Carousels set in Mint Macaron.

I really love the soft vintage vibe of this project.


Product List

Carousel Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142832] $23.00	Delicate Details Photopolymer Stamp Set [143314] $0.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $48.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $10.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $9.25	Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack [142744] $12.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $8.50
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326] $8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $6.75
Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $46.00	Ribbon 3/8" (1 Cm) Trio Pack [142021] $14.50
Sending Love Embellishments [142735] $8.00

Birthday Quickie

Happy Friday...and happy weekend! It has been another VERY long week at school. Everyone is stressed out with the end of the semester and exams looming. The fact that it is January and the mid-winter blahs have kicked in sure doesn't help. I am so fortunate to have been able to book an unpaid day off work to attend the Canadian Business Conference hosted by Stampin' Up! Canada today and tomorrow. I am so looking forward to gathering with other business-minded demonstrators to learn and network. I'll share some photos next week :)

Today I have a super quick and easy birthday card to share with you. It was another of the projects I offered at my Birthday Card buffet last week...

I began with a card base of Crushed Curry card stock. The background paper is from the Party Animal DSP pack. I cut a larger 4" x 5" panel into four 1-1/4" strips. The sentiment is from the Better Together stamp set from the Annual Catalogue. I'm embarrassed to say this is the first time this stamp has seen ink! It certainly won't be the last...I love the fun font! I stamped the image in Basic Black ink on Whisper White card stock and then die-cut it out using the Stitched Shapes framelits. I layered that on a Crushed Curry circle die-cut with the Layering Circles framelits.

The balloons are punched using the Balloon Bouquet punch from Pacific Point and Emerald Envy card stock. I added some shimmer to the balloons using the clear Wink of Stella. The only embellishment on this quick and easy card is a little bow made from 1/8" taffeta ribbon in Emerald Envy.

On the inside of the card I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped another sentiment from the Better Together set (I love that this set has sentiments for BOTH the front AND the inside of the card!) in Basic Black ink. I added the fun balloon image from the new Birthday Bright stamp set in Emerald Envy. Although this stamp set is designed to coordinate with the Birthday Bright Project Kit, it is an AWESOME stamp set all by itself! I have used it a ton already and haven't even put together the kit yet!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend...I know I will!

Product List

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $48.00	Birthday Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set [142835] $26.00	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131199] $10.00	Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [111350] $10.00
Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141415] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Party Animal Designer Series Paper [142738] $14.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $9.25
Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $8.50	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $40.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $46.00
Balloon Bouquet Punch [140609] $23.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $10.75	Ribbon Taffeta 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Emerald Envy [142742] $8.00