How Beautiful A Day Can Be When Kindness Touches It

Enjoy Life – that is something we each should do every day.  Enjoy Life is a new stamp set in the Annual Catalog.  It was designed by Connie Fitzgerald with Stampin’ Up! design artists when Connie hit her $1,000,000 in sales.  The images are amazing — a bike rider which is especially great for masculine cards — a person reaching for the sky for great backgrounds and this pretty wildflowers and butterflies for so many different techniques.  For this card I used the lacy image from Touches of Texture stamp set to give the background a little texture.  I used Shimmery White cardstock and added a wash of Bermuda Bay and Granny Apple Green.  Once that dried I used Memento ink to stamp the beautiful phrase, flowers and butterflies.  I just love this color combination – you will definitely see this one again.

 

Enjoy Life Stamp Set, Touches of Texture Stamp Set


Color Combination

Measurements:
Bermuda Bay – 5 1/2″ x 7 1/2″
Black – 3″ x 5 1/4″
Granny Apple Green – 2 7/8″ x 5 1/8″
Black – 3″ x 4″
Shimmery White – 2 3/4″ x 3 3/4″

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Abstract Impressions Thank You with Basket Weave Embossing

I use a lot of Thank You cards and I like them to be quick and easy.  Today’s card fits that description just right and it is so adorable.  This card used the Abstract Impressions stamp set and the Basket Weave Embossing Folder to give the card a little texture.  The flowers layer is attached to a piece of Vellum Cardstock to soft the background just a bit.

Abstract Impressions Stamp Set, Basket Weave Embossing Folder, Thank You
Measurements:
Thick Whisper White – 4 1/4″ x 11″ – score at 5 1/2″
Lovely Lipstick – 4″ x 5 1/4″ — emboss with Basket Weave Embossing Folder
Vellum Cardstock – 3 1/8″ x 3 7/8″
Lovely Lipstick – 2 3/8″ x 3″
Whisper White – 2 1/4″ x 2 7/8″ – stamp full leaf image with Lemon Lime Twist — stamp lesser leaf image with Granny Apple Green — stamp full flowers with Lovely Lipstick stamped off once — stamp lesser flowers with full strength Lovely Lipstick
Whisper White – 5/8″ x 3 1/4″ — stamp Thank You with Lemon Lime Twist
Lovely Lipstick 1/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon – 2 pieces — 1 – 5 1/2″, 1 – 3″ — attach ends of 5 1/2″ piece on back of Lovely Lipstick embossed piece — slip 3″ piece under the first ribbon and tie a knot

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Varied Vases Hello in Bermuda Bay

Fun, Fun, Fun!!!  That’s what I think when I look at this card.  I used the Varied Vases Bundle which are so gorgeous and super fun to play with different flower and vase combinations.  The color combo is one of my new favorites — Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay — it is so bright and cheery.  I layered the flower vase on circles and then on a lacy Pearlized Doily which I sponged the back side of the doily with Coastal Cabana — love the coordination.  I tied a little bow from 1/8″ Sheer Whisper White Ribbon and put it across the card between the circles and the doily.  Last I added a little Hello banner where I added two of the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls.

Varied Vases Stamp Set, Vases Builder Punch, Pearlized Doilies
Measurements:
Bermuda Bay – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ — score at 4 1/4″
Coastal Cabana – 4″ x 5 1/4″
Whisper White – 3 3/4″ x 5″
Bermuda Bay – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ — punch 2″ circle
Whisper White – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ — punch 1 3/4″ circle – stamp flower stem with Memento — stamp flower insides with Coastal Cabana
Whisper White – 2″ x 2″ — stamp vase with Bermuda Bay — punch with the Vase Builder Punch
Whisper White – 1/2″ x 2″ – stamp Hello with Bermuda Bay — cut banner end — add pearls 
Bermuda Bay – 5/8″ x 2 1/2″ — attach Hello banner to this with dimensionals and trim ends

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