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All Smiles For The New Occasions!

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Sending Smiles

Happy New Year everyone!  Yes, I am all smiles and happy to be back at stamping!  I had a really restful and somewhat soggy holiday this year as some of you know from my last post.  The floodwaters have been receding and all roads are open, so life is back to normal.  But at least being somewhat “housebound over that weekend, I got some swaps done for a mail-in swap I joined to get new cards for the new Occasions catalog!

Today’s card is one of those swaps and features the Botanical Gardens paper and from the Greatest Greetings set, the phrase Sending Smiles.  I love all the phrases in this set.  It is a must have if you want a set wit a lot of versatility.  This card also gave me the chance to use some of the two-tone baker’s twine.  I love this twine! It gives you a lot of elegance with very little effort. And the card needed a little something, so I addd 2 of the “It’s My Party” enamel dots. I love the big small sizes. It makes for more interest that dots or brads of the same size.

Well, that’s it for today!

 

Recipe

Papers: Botanical Gardens DSP, Mont Macaron, Cajun Craze, Black
Stamps: Greatest Greetings
Inks: Black Momento
Embellishments: It’s My Party Enamel Dots in Mint Macaron, Crushed Curry, Black/Mint Macaron Baker’s Twine


Global Design Project #016 – Botanical Garden

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Today’s card is a CASE for Global Design Project #016, which you can see HERE!  Bibi Cameron did a beautiful holiday card and the challenge is to take any part of it, design colors, etc and CASE from it.  From those who don’t know, CASE stands for “Copy And Share Everything“. which stampers do generously.  Just be generous back and give credit to whoever did the original design!  I chose to take the center circle and sentiment and apply that to a card using some of the new Botanical Garden DSP from the 2016 Occasions Catalog.  This was the first time I used the Botanical Builder framelets and I have to say, I love them!  It is pure genius that someone figured out to cut layers so you can show dimension.  This opens up a lot of new possibilities for using die cuts.  I also like these framelets because it is very easy to utilize your scraps with these!  I will say that with these detailed framelets, you really need to get the Big Shot Die Brush. This new tool is a “must have” for detailed dies. The tool does an excellent job of releasing even DSP paper with no marks or tears.  I highly recommend it!

The Botanicals Garden suite was the only complete set I got on the preorder.  I loved the way it looked in the catalog and I have not been a bit disappointed.  This will be a set I can use for many different uses. The colors are bold and beautiful.

On another note, we have been “under siege” here in St Louis with non-stop rain for days.  I was almost getting ready to build an ark!  But while I was working at my desk this afternoon, an especially hard rain began and I looked out the window to see a brilliant speck of red in a tree.  I wondered what in the world that was and got up to look out the window. It was a Cardinal! Just sitting there in the pouring rain.  I took a picture and although there was too much rain and it is mostly out of focus, I wanted to share it with you.  I am saving it as inspiration for some thank you cards I need to make for holiday gifts I received. He was a brilliant and beautiful red Cardinal and pretty large.  I wish I had gotten a better picture. Enjoy!   115-1229-0308

Recipe

Papers: Botanical Garden DSP, Hello Honey, Cajun Craze
Stamps: Endless Thanks
Inks: Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze
Tools: Botanical Builder Framlets, Big Shot
Embellishments: Botanical Garden Designer Washi Tape


One More Merry!

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Tis the season to be merry and I have another “quick & easy” card to show you.  This features very little stamping, but has a lot of “wow” due to the die cut and the embellishments.  I think the Season of Cheer DSP sets it off nicely as well. If you haven’t had time to get all your holiday cards done, this simple little design is fast, easy and if you don’t have the die, you can always substitute a punch, a label framelet or even just use the “merry” die cut over the embossed mossy meadow card stock.  That would work just a nicely.

The “Season of Cheer” DSP is beautiful on its own, but I really felt like it needed some framing, so I used Mossy Meadow as a lyre between it and the Cherry Cobbler.  I think using the 2 colors on every layer helped the DSP to really stand out.  To add even more dimension, I embossed the middle strip of Mossy Meadow using the Woodgrain embossing folder.  And to add a rustic touch, wrapped the layered strip with linen thread and topped it off with a Snowflake Element.  Simple, fast and pretty.

Recipe

Papers: Season of Cheer DSP, Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
Stamps: Holly Jolly Greetings
Inks: Cherry Cobbler
Embellishments: Linen Thread, Snowflake Elements
Tools: Big Shot, Word Window Punch