Two Weddings and a Thank You

My husband and I had two weddings to attend this month. I also had 31 thank you cards to make for a couple of events. I really like the Day and Night Designer Series Paper in the current mini catalog, and I knew I wanted to use it for the cards. I started with the wedding card. The designs in the paper are so elegant I didn't want to over shadow it with a lot of stuff. So I kept the card clean and simple, with just a small bow to set it off.

You can't tell in the picture, but the white part of the card is what opens. The black piece is just a mat. I could have made a black card base and written with the white gel pen, but this just made it a bit different.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Basic Black and Whisper White Card Stock, Day and Night Designer Series Paper
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch

I used the same layout for my Thank You cards, but wanted to punch it up with some color in lieu of the black ribbon. I made this flower using the 5 Petal Punch and Trio Flower Punch, along with the Little Leaves Sizzlet Die.

Stamps: Thank You Kindly
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink,Green Galore and Summer Sun Card Stock, Day and Night Designer Series Paper
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, 5 Petal Punch, Flower Punch, Little Leaves Sizzlet Die, Silver Brad

The middle layer of the flower was made with the 5 Petal Punch. Punch the flower and attach it to a piece of scrap paper with Dotto. Then punch the flower again but turn it so the petals are cut in two (see picture below). Now you have another type of flower to play with. You can do the same thing with the Trio Flower punch. Try it - you'll like it!
Until next time!

Don't mind me

I'm just testing my new signature. Pretend I'm not here.

More Digital Fun

So did you notice my new blog banner? I was playing with My Digital Studio and made it this evening. It was really easy to make. I love how you can tweek colors and sizes so easily. I'll probably end up changing it again before too long. When it's this easy, it makes you want to create new ones as often as possible.

Ok - I just realized that if you're reading this after I've changed the banner, you won't know what I was talking about! I've posted it here so it sticks with the post. :)



Next on my list - a pretty signature!

Bus Driver Appreciation Week

It's Bus Driver Appreciation week at Mulberry Elementary. Being the happy stamper that I am, I volunteered to make 17 Thank You cards/gift card holders and wanted to share the project with you.

The basic fold for this card is simple. You can dress it up with different papers and images and end up with a variety of looks.

Here's the step by step:

• Start with a 4"x12" piece of textured Sage Shadow card stock
• Score at 2.5" and 8"
• Using a circle punch (I used the 1 3/4" punch), punch about a half circle out of the end
  that you scored at 2.5" (this becomes the pocket for your gift card)
• Fold the 2.5" piece up and secure with brads
• Fold the 4" piece down and decorate as desired. I covered mine with Autumn Vine Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Attach stamped image or greeting to top flap. I used Defining Alphabet and Define Your Life
• If desired, stamp additional greeting on pocket. I used the For You sentiment from All Holidays.
• Voila! Quick and easy gift card holder

I hope you enjoyed this project. Until next time - Happy Stamping!

Deal of the Week

Stampin' Up! has brought back Deals of the Week for October - with select products up to 50% off! This week it's all about punches:

October 1, midnight (MT) through October 12 (9:50 AM)

Trio Flower punch, regularly $15.95, this week only $10.99

5-Petal Flower punch, regularly $15.95, this week only $10.99

My Way punch, regularly $15.95, this week only $11.99

Visit my Online Store today to take advantage of these great offers!

When did I become a friend of the parents?

This summer has been a milestone of sorts for me. I've been invited to a few events (weddings, Bat Mitzvah, etc) where I wasn't a friend of the celebrant, but a friend of the celebrant's parent. Hmmm. When exactly did I move up to the next generation?

The Bat Mitzvah that I went to was back in Connecticut, for my best friend's daughter. It was a really fun weekend. I decided that I was going to capture the weekend celebrations in a scrapbook for Amber (my friend's daughter). When My Digital Studio came out, and I saw the templates and elements that were included, I was quite excited. The Sunny Day digital elements matched Amber's color scheme perfectly!

I'm still waiting for a few more pictures so I can finish some additional pages. Then I'll print off a hard copy of the album for her. I posted what I have completed so far on my Facebook Fan Page.

My Digital Studio is now available through my online store. Grab a copy and you'll be creating quick and easy scrapbook albums, cards and calendars in no time!

I'll leave you with a few of my favorite pages from Amber's album - but be sure to check out the whole thing on Facebook. Until next time - Happy Stamping!