Stamp With Kriss

Convention Swap 20009

I'm just putting the finishing touches on my over 100 swaps for Convention 2009!  I thought I could possibly make more than that, but with less than a week before the trip, it looks like I'll have to be happy with what I've got completed.  I liked how this card turned out, so I used it for my July workshops as well.   Customers commented that it's a layout they'll use again, and they also enjoyed seeing the VersaMark flower behind the "Happy Birthday" sentiment.

I decided that having so many cards to make, they would really go a lot more quickly if I used punches.  I stamped the flower image from Petal Pizzazz three times--once in Rich Razzleberry, once in Bashful Blue and a third time in Old Olive, then punched them out with the 1-1/4" Square Punch.  I added a Silver Brad in the center using my Paper-Piercing Tool and Mat Pack, then used Dimensionals to adhere them to a piece of Dusty Durango punched out with the Scallop Square Punch.  (Yes, I used 12 dimensionals on each of 100 cards, but it made such a HUGE difference!)  The main card stock is Bashful Blue with a strip of Rich Razzleberry at the top, tied off with a piece of 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon in Old Olive.  I stamped a larger flower from the same Petal Pizzazz stamp set in VersaMark onto the Bashful Blue card stock in the lower right-hand corner, then stamped over the top of that flower with Birthday Wish in Rich Razzleberry.

• Item No. 113417 Petal Pizzazz   $32.95
• Item No. 114486 Birthday Wish (on dormant list--not in catalog but still available)   $6.95
• Item No. 104400 1-1/4" Square Punch   $15.95
• Item No. 112081 Scallop Square Punch   $15.95
• Item No. 116631 Paper-Piercing Tool   $3.50
• Item No. 105826 Mat Pack   $9.95
• Item No. 102283 VersaMark Pad   $7.50
• Item No. 111368 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (Old Olive)   $4.95
• Item No. 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals   $3.95

Family Birthdays

There are several birthdays being celebrated in the family tomorrow, so I got to work making some quick and easy cards for the occasion.

The first card uses Upsy Daisy stamp set stamped in Sahara Sand with some designer paper from the Sale-A-Bration packet Delicate Dots, along with some of the Certainly Celery poly-twill ribbon from the Ribbon Bundle.  I also used the Big Shot Butterflies die to cut out the butterfly and held the ribbon together with a new 5/16" white Jumbo Brad.  The saying is from the Chit-Chat RubOns.

 Next is a card using the same Sale-A-Bration designer paper and Certainly Celery poly-twill ribbon, only this time with the Lovely as a Tree stamp set.  I watercolored the tree lightly with Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa and Sahara Sand to coordinate with the DP.  The rub-on is also from Chit-Chat.

Here's a very simple card using the new Birthday Wish single stamp and the balloon stamp from Crazy for Cupcakes.  The card stocks and ink are Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red and Kiwi Kiss.