Winner of Blog Candy
And the winner is…..drum roll…..
KAREN
Karen left this comment: “Ditto what Sue Busch said. 
You have a gift in creating beautiful cards. Thanks for always sharing your ideas.”
Thanks, Karen and CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Summer Silhouettes – Clean and Simple
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The Summer Silhouettes floral images are FABULOUS! And I love the lattice stamp – a lovely design. I worked really hard to keep this simple!! I had to refrain from doing just-a-little-more.
I used the same color scheme as I used on the Butterfly friendship card that is now part of the Blog Candy and yet it is totally different. The colors are Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Wild Wasabi and Sahara Sand.
If you look closely you can see the little extra that I did add. Can you see the little sparkly splashes? I stamped the very smallest blossom in a random pattern in versamark and then embossed it with Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder.
Also, this card measures 3-3/4″ by 5-1/2″. I trimmed it a little longer and narrower but it’s still perfect for a standard envelope. I lined this matching envelope with paper from the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper.
Things that make me happy! –
- Stampin’ Dimensionals – I used 11, yes you read that right, I used 11 dimensionals on the back of the front panel. They make me happy. For heaven’s sake, you get 300 in that little inexpensive pack of dimensionals, why not use them?
- Bling – I love the Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder. It adds glittery goodness to any stamped image!
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Card Recipe: Stamps: Summer Silhouettes w-#126445 c-#126447, Sweet Essentials w-#126455 c-#126457 Ink: Wild Wasabi #126959, Rich Razzleberry #126950, Pacific Point #126951, Sahara Sand #126976, Versamark #102283 Paper: Whisper White #100730 Extras: Stampin’ Dimensionals #104430, Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder #101930Try your hand at a clean & simple card following some of the elements of this Summer Silhouettes congratulations card.
Enjoy, Julie
Summer Vacation Packing List – Printable
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I created this vacation packing list to make packing for vacation a little more fun!! Perhaps I won’t put it off until the day before I leave, but I probably will. And that’s OK, because now I’m a little more prepared. Also, I’ll through the checked off packing list in my bag. If I have a packing list I can refer to when I’m packing up to come home and maybe I won’t leave as many things behind.
Here’s a printable version you can download and use! – sunny days packing list
Of course, this playful packing list was created in My Digital Studio. For more information on MDS click here.
Enjoy, Julie
Simple Stampin’ Up! Aviary Greeting Card
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The design for this Stampin’ Up! Aviary greeting card came to me when I woke up this morning! I went straight to my office and here it is – just for you!!! I fell in love with this set from the very beginning. I love the interesting cages, and especially the adorable birds!
Obviously, this is a very clean and simple card. Just a couple of interesting elements make it work. To create the top to hang the cage, I die-cut the Summer Smooches DSP for the top with ths second largest Label Collection Framelit.
The cage was stamped in Basic Black Craft ink, embossed with Black Embossing Powder and trimmed out with my Paper Snips. The sweet songbird was inked FIRST in Versamark, then in Calypso Coral, stamped and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. The order of inking is important. The Versamark ink keeps the little birdy moist to ‘grab’ the embossing powder and the Calypso Coral ink adds the color, but we don’t want to add color to the Versamark pad!
I punched a hole in the cage ring and in the bottom of the topper. The Linen Thread is then laced through these holes. I attached the topper with SNAIL adhesive and the cage was adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the coral bird was added with a Glue Dot.
Have a fabulous weekend and I hope you enjoyed this simple aviary greeting card.
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Card Recipe: Stamps: Aviary w-#116956 c-#120462 Ink: Calypso Coral #126983, Black Craft #102192, Versamark #102283 Paper: Summer Smooches #125409, Whisper White #100730 Extras: Labels Collection Framelits #125598, Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Linen Thread #104199, Clear Emboss Powder #109130, Black Emboss Powder #109133, Paper Snips #103579, Dimensionals #104430, Glue Dots #103683, SNAIL Adhesive #104332Enjoy, Julie
Exciting News! MDS 3 is coming August 1st!!!
