Buzzy Birthday

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #ManicMonday   #saleabration   I don't know what it is, but I'm a sucker for bee stamps and bee designer series paper. (Not so much IRL bees, though.) I was so happy to see the "Honey Bee" stamp set and coordinating Detailed Bee Dies in the January-to-June Mini Catalog. And I was thrilled to see the gorgeous Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper as a FREE item in the Sale-a-Bration catalog!

I have a really quick and easy--and gorgeous--card for your Manic Monday that uses this awesome Specialty DSP! It's quick because the DSP is the star of the show and because you can punch a couple of elements and bee done! (See what I did there?!)

We made this card at the Proverbial Stampers & Friends new catalog gathering. We started by adhering a 2" by 4" striped strip of Golden Honey DSP to a Basic Black Card Stock card base. Next, we adhered a 3" by 4" piece of another sheet of this gorgeous DSP to a 3-1/4" by 4-1/4" Basic Black Card Stock mat. We adhered this piece to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

We stamped the sentiment from the "Sending You Thoughts" stamp set (FREE with a $50 order) in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Whisper White Card Stock and punched it out with the 1-1/2" Circle Punch. We punched a label from Basic Black Card Stock with the Story Label Punch and adhered the stamped circle to it. We adhered the assembled sentiment piece to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. For a finishing touch we added two Gold Faceted Gems to the Basic Black label. So, so cute, don't you think?

tams# 40470

Product List

Sending You Thoughts Cling Stamp Set (English) [152297] $0.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75
Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper [152311] $0.00	Story Label Punch [150076] $18.00	1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] $16.00	Gold Faceted Gems [144141] $5.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

C'est Magnifique!

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #FabulousFriday   I adore the Parisian Blossoms Suite on pages 14 through 17 of the January-to-June Mini Catalog! I love the color combination in the Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper. I love the Parisian Beauty Dies! This card uses all those elements--and more! I received it from Sondra Jumper in a swap and I couldn't wait to share it with you!

Sondra stamped the Eiffel Tower from the "Parisian Beauty" stamp set in Versamark Ink onto a Champagne Foil Sheet. She sprinkled on some Shimmer Black Embossing Powder and set it with her Heat Tool. She cut out the Eiffel Tower with the matching Parisian Beauty Die. Sondra stamped a flower from the "Forever Blossoms" stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock. She colored it with Light and Dark Petal Pink Stampin' Blends and cut it out with the matching Cherry Blossoms Die. Sondra also used the Parisian Beauty Dies to cut "amour" from Basic Black Card Stock.

Next, Sondra embossed a 2-1/2" by 3-1/2" piece of Pool Party Card Stock with the Parisian Flourish Embossing Folder. She adhered this to the bottom of a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of Petal Pink Card Stock. She adhered a 2-1/2" by 3-1/2" piece of Parisian Blossoms Specialty DSP to the top. Then she wrapped a length of Metallic-Edge Petal Pink Ribbon around the seam where the two papers meet and adhered everything to a Thick Whisper White Card Stock card base.

Sondra adhered the Eiffel Tower to the card with regular and Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. She also adhered the flower to the card with a Stampin' Dimensional. She used the Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the "amour" piece to the card. For a finishing touch, Sondra added a gorgeous Champagne Basic Rhinestone Jewel to the center of the card. C'est magnifique!

tams# 40469

Product List

Parisian Blossoms Suite Bundle (English) [153934] $133.50	Parisian Beauty Bundle (English) [153778] $43.00	Forever Blossoms Bundle (English) [153781] $53.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $8.75	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924] $8.75
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper [151192] $14.50	Champagne Foil Sheets [144748] $5.00
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272] $9.00	Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder [151474] $10.00	Petal Pink 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [151194] $7.00	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00

You Deserve It!

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #ThoughtfulThursday   The Tropical Oasis Suite on pages 38 through 40 in the January-to-June Mini Catalog has such wonderfully vibrant, tropical colors! But this card that I received from Pam Sines during a card swap went in a different direction. And I think I love it. Pam used more muted colors and turned the card into a restful scene. And how thoughtful is it to tell someone that they should rest and relax because they deserve it?!

Pam started by embossing a 4" by 5-1/4" Balmy Blue Card Stock panel with the Eyelet Lace Embossing Folder. She adhered that to a Thick Whisper White Card Stock card base. Next, she stamped the palm trees from the "Timeless Tropical" set in Shaded Spruce and Sahara Sand Inks onto a 2-3/4" by 3-1/2" Whisper White rectangle and adhered it directly to the card. 

She used Sahara Sand Ink to stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White Card Stock and punched it out with the Pretty Label Punch. She punched another pretty label from Sparkle Glimmer Paper and cut it in half, lengthwise. She adhered her stamped label to this piece and then adhered the assembled sentiment piece to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

For a finishing touch, Pam tied a pretty bow from Magnolia Lane Linen Ribbon and adhered it to the card with a Mini Glue Dot. So pretty and peaceful!

tams# 40468

Product List

Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) [151497] $23.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $7.50	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $7.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Sparkle Glimmer Paper [146957] $5.00	Eyelet Lace Embossing Folder [149583] $7.50
Pretty Label Punch [143715] $18.00	Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack [149485] $9.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

Always Amazed

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #saleabration   #SABWednesday   During Sale-a-Bration, I thought it would be fun to sale-a-brate Sale-a-Bration on Wednesdays--and I'm dubbing them #SABWednesday.  Today's card is another one we made at the Proverbial Stampers & Friends gathering and it's made almost exclusively with SAB products. I think it's really pretty!


I wanted a little more texture to my Bermuda Bay piece, so I embossed it with the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder. I adhered this 3-3/4" by 5" piece to a 4" by 5-1/2" Basic Black Card Stock mat to make the colors pop.

We colored the flowers on a 2" by 3-3/4" strip of the SAB Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper (FREE with a $50 purchase) with a Light Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blend and then adhered it to the bottom of the Bermuda Bay piece. We tied a length of  Bermuda Bay Metallic Twine from the SAB Metallic Baker's Twine & Sequins Combo Pack (FREE with a $50 purchase) around everything before adhering to a Thick Whisper White Card Stock card base, cut lengthwise.

We stamped a sentiment from the SAB "Thoughtful Blooms" stamp set (FREE with a $50 purchase) in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock and punched it out with the 2" Circle Punch. We punched Basic Black Card Stock with the Starburst Punch and adhered the sentiment element on top. We adhered this piece to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Next, we used the SAB Small Bloom Punch (FREE with a $100 purchase) to punch flowers from Basic Black and Bermuda Bay Card Stock and from Sparkle Glimmer Paper. We adhered the flowers to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals and used Mini Glue Dots to adhere Bermuda Bay sequins from the SAB Metallic Baker's Twine & Sequins Combo Pack (FREE with a $50 purchase) to the center of the flowers.

Such a cool card--brought to you by SAB Wednesday!!

tams# 40410

Product List

Thoughtful Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152290] $0.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper [152311] $0.00	Sparkle Glimmer Paper [146957] $5.00	Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704] $9.00
2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch [133782] $18.00	Starburst Punch [143717] $18.00	Small Bloom Punch [152316] $0.00	Bermuda Bay Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144580] $4.50
Metallic Baker’S Twine & Sequins Combo Pack [152314] $0.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25