Wish Big!

Here's a masculine birthday card that I CASE'd and then tweaked a little to make it my own. In an office full of guy's it came in handy!

Enjoy,
M.

Materials:
Card Stock: Pear Pizazz, Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, and Well Worn DSP (Ret.).
Stamp Sets: Word Play, French Foliage, Affection Collection, July Fourth (Ret.), and Happiest Birthday Wishes.
Ink: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, River Rock, and Not Quite Navy.
Punches: Small and Large Stars (Ret.).
Misc.: Library Clip (Ret.) and Dimesionals.

Stripz: Tear into it!

With Independence Day just around the corner, I'm posting another quick idea for using up those long, narrow scraps - tear 'em! Here's a quick representation of the flag on a 3x6" card. I've punched out large and small stars (lightly sponging the edges of the stars for a dimensional look) and thrown in some mylar sequins for a little bling. Miss getting the star punch? Check out the star die for the Big Shot on p.220 of the new Stampin' Up! catalog. It's got several sizes of stars just perfect for this project. That's it - super simple! Plenty of time left to enjoy the fireworks. -Kathy

Stripz: Collected Ideas

I've been cleaning out the bulging paper scrap packets in the studio lately - those of you who know me well know what a painful process this is for me. I had decided I was going to be really hard on myself, and throw away those fistfuls of half-inch strips that somehow accumulate... and of course immediately I needed a bunch of them and they weren't there!! So I decided instead that I would collect ideas that specifically use those half-inch scraps. And, I thought I'd share the results with you. I'll post something on this theme every couple of weeks for awhile, until I feel satisfied that I've accumulated the majority of good ideas in one place. From this point on, you can find them all together by clicking on "Stripz" in the sidebar.

I'm going to begin by revisiting a card I made using 1" strips of DSP as the background, because it also features the star punch which is retiring June 30th. I like the fact that this card can be used for Independence Day or simply as a nautical theme for a guy or kid birthday... or anyone who enjoys sailing or is a Veteran. I've made the sentiment general, too - on the small star beneath the word "celebrate" it's just possible to pick out the word "YOU".

Simply collect together a fistful of likely-looking strips. Sponge the leading edges (in this example I used Night of Navy to sponge red and white patterned papers). Cut a piece from a scrap of card stock slightly smaller than your card base. Glue all your strips onto this piece, overlapping slightly and allowing them to hang over the edges. When it's covered, flip it over and use the edges of the CS to trim against. Ta da! An interesting background that uses up loads of those little strips. -Kathy

Shirt Matchbox

Hello there,

Here's another for the "Stinkin' Cute" category! I saw this on line by Amy Celona and knew I had to make it! So, needing a Big Shot project for a Demo meeting the other day,Kathy and I had a fun time putting this little guy together. What a great little treat project this will make for Dad for Father's Day!

Hope you all have a safe and blessed Memorial Day!

Monique

Materials: All materials are Stampin' Up.

Paper: Blue Bayou CS and DSP (Retired) and Brushed Silver.

Ink: Blue Bayou.

Punches: 1/2" circle.

Misc.: Pretties Kit half back pearl.

Birthday Wishes

Good Morning,

I saw this card on line and just loved it. I've misplaced the name of the creator so I'll have to get back to you on that. It's so clean, crisp and strong, and will work well for masculine birthdays. It went together fairly quickly and would be a good one to mass produce to have on hand. Hope you like!

Thanks for stopping by!

Monique

Materials: All materials are Stampin' Up.

Paper: Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Kraft and Basic Black.

Stamp: Botanical Blooms, Baroque Motifs and Sincere Salutations .

Misc.: Color Spritzer.