Category: Cards

June 4, 2013

Digital Tuesday – A MDS Happy Birthday

This is the fabulous card my sister gave to me for my birthday. She designed these 5″ x 7″ birthday cards in MDS and then sent them straight from the software to Stampin’ Up! to be printed. The printed cards are really nice and they come with envelopes too.

She used the Comfort Café digital dsp for the background on the front, the back and the inside. She added a Crumb Cake band across the middle front, a Very Vanilla decorative label punch and a Night of Navy happy birthday stamp from the Engraved Greetings digital stamp brush set.

After adding the background to the back she included a Night of Navy filled punch with her initials to personalize her creation.

She kept it simple on the inside with more dsp at the top and a ‘make it a good one’ greeting.

Make a few of your own birthday cards and order them today so you’ll always have what you need on hand.

Products used on this card:

MDS software

Comfort Café Designer Series Paper – Digital Download #127203

Engraved Greetings Stamp Brush Set – Digital Download #124567

Get it Done Kit – Digital Download #129924

CHECK OUT THIS WEEK’S new digital downloads and this month’s digital freebie.

Enjoy! Julie

June 3, 2013

Pretty Postage Petal Birthday Card

It’s the very last day to order from the retiring products list!! In fact, the Spring catalog has already expired with this fun Sunshine and Sprinkles paper featured on today’s project. But it isn’t too late to order the Pretty Postage stamp set and the Petal Card double punch!

This cool punch punches the shape and creates the score lines all at once. Fabulous! You won’t be able to order it after today though.

I folded up the punched petal card and slipped the 1″ square punched happy birthday greeting from Pretty Postage inside. I attached a loop of ribbon behind the tiny greeting to allow it to easily be pulled out. The banner across the front is from the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set.

Today is the last day to order the Pretty Postage stamp set.

stampin' up! pretty postage stamp set stampingjulie.com — Pretty Postage Stamp Set
clear-mount #123097 or wood-mount #123095

Retiring June 3, 2013:

Pretty Postage stamp set wood-mount #123095

Pretty Postage stamp set clear-mount #123097

Petal Card Double Punch #119273

pretty postage birthday petal card double punch www.stampingjulie,com

Click here for the retiring Stampin’ Up! stamps list.

Click here for the retiring accessories list (with updates on sold out product).

Order your favorites now!

Save even more by adding Clearance Rack items to your order!

Retiring quick links:

25% Off

40% Off

60% Off Digital

Enjoy! Julie

May 27, 2013

Happy Memorial Day!

We give thanks today in the USA for the many veterans who sacrificed to make our country free!

I made this patriotic greeting card four years ago to celebrate Independence Day, but I thought of it this morning when I woke up and thought it would be a fun one to share again.

I created this card with retired stamp sets Asian Artistry and Star-Spangled Banner and retired colors Not Quite Navy and Ruby Red. Here’s what I wrote in 2009 about making this card. Maybe it will inspire your own patriotic creations:

“The Asian Artistry ‘grasses’ were stamped in black craft ink and embossed with clear ep. Then I used Ruby Red and Not Quite Navy markers to color this flag from Star-Spangled Banner (retired SU) and stamped it on the whisper white card stock above the grasses.”I used a black pen to underline the red stripes on the flag and added a little white highlights with my white gel pen to add depth. I then colored the whole image with a VersaMarker and embossed with clear ep. I used a black pen and ruler to add the flag poll.

“I brayered starting from the top of the card with Baja Breeze down 3/4 of the card. Then I used Not Quite Navy to brayer the top. From the bottom I brayered Creamy Carmel. The edges were sponged with black stazon. It was then layered on white, Ruby Red and Not Quite Navy cardstock.

“A brad was added to the top of the flag pole. The tag label was made with the tag corner punch with brads added to each end and then the label was attached with dimensionals.”

Enjoy your Memorial Day and remember those who came before us and those who currently serve to protect our liberties! Julie

May 25, 2013

Stampin’ Up! Aviary Stamp Set Retiring :(

Stampin' Up! Aviary CAS Greeting Card angle A Clean and Simple Greeting Card

I absolutely love the Aviary Stamp Set! Here are a couple of samples from this past year. One is super simple and the other is more involved, but both include bright little birds.

And here’s the other which is a little more involved with more bright color birds inspired by the Summer Smooches designer series paper and includes rhinestone accents.

aviary top note card

Aviary Top Note Card

bird rhinestone detail

The Aviary Stamp Set will no longer be available after May, but you can still get yours now.

Enjoy your holiday weekend! Julie

May 23, 2013

Stampin’ Up! Pretty Postage

pretty postage birthday card angle

Let’s take a look at another Stampin’ Up! stamp set that is due to retire at the end of this month – Pretty Postage. I also used the Friendly Phrases and the Circle Circus stamp sets on this card, which are retiring this month, too. Can you find where I used the Circle Circus stamp set on this card?

To create the colorful birthday cake I colored the stamp with markers before stamping. All the details are here.

postage card with envelope

Here’s an “Andy Warhol” thank you card with a matching envelope made with the Pretty Postage set. The details for this one are here.

Looking for other samples from a specific stamp set? Try the search bar in the far right sidebar.

Click here for the retiring Stampin’ Up! stamps list. Click here for the retiring accessories list (with updates on sold out product). Order your favorites now!

Save even more by adding Clearance Rack items to your order!

Enjoy! Julie