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

Pretty Posies

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #saleabration   #ProtipTuesday   We made this ever so cute and ever so clever card at the Proverbial Stampers & Friends new catalog gathering last weekend. This is a card that features products from the Annual Catalog, the January-to-June Mini Catalog, and the Sale-a-Bration Catalog. It's sweet and pretty and it has a "hidden" PROTIP for you!

We started by embossing a 3-3/4" by 5" Whisper White Card Stock panel with the Subtle Embossing Folder. We adhered that to a 4" by 5-1/4" Blushing Bride Card Stock mat and then onto a Thick Whisper White Card Stock base.

We punched a spray of leaves from Pear Pizzazz Card Stock using the Leaf Punch from the Annual Catalog. We punched three flowers from Blushing Bride Card Stock with the Small Bloom Punch that you can earn for FREE with a $100 purchase during Sale-a-Bration. We stamped the sentiment from the "Sending You Thoughts" set--another SAB item, FREE with a $50 purchase--in Soft Suede Ink onto a strip of Whisper White Card Stock.

Here's where the PROTIP comes in! We punched a piece of Whisper White Card Stock with the larger balloon from the Balloon Bouquet Punch, embossed it with the Coastal Weave Embossing Folder from the January-to-June Mini Catalog, and turned it upside-down to form a vase for the flowers. I know! Your PROTIP is that your punches can be used for more than you think! Who would have thought that a balloon could be a vase?

We adhered the leaves spray directly to the card and adhered everything else to the card with regular Stampin' Dimensionals and Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. To finish the card, we added one Pearl Embellishment to the middle of each flower and then used a Mini Glue Dot to adhere a pretty bow made with So Saffron Metallic Baker's Twine from the Metallic Baker's Twine & Sequins Combo Pack that you can earn for FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-Bration! So cute and clever!

tams# 40408

Product List

Sending You Thoughts Cling Stamp Set (English) [152297] $0.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $7.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131198] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131201] $8.75	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00	Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder [151503] $9.00
Balloon Bouquet Punch [140609] $18.00	Leaf Punch [144667] $16.00	Small Bloom Punch [152316] $0.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00
Metallic Baker’S Twine & Sequins Combo Pack [152314] $0.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00