Saturday, May 31, 2008

Stinkin' Sweet Skunk Card

I was determined to use the My Way (arrow) punch and this is what I came up with.I really like the simplicity of the card and the way the red arrow pops on the black and white. And the layout is one that can be used with any of the stamps in the Fast & Fun Notes set just by changing the background.

Supplies: Fast & Fun Notes stamp set, Friend by Definition Background, Whisper White Craft Ink & cardstock, Basic Black Classic Ink & cardstock, Real Red Cardstock, white gel pen (to color in black and tail of skunk), Real Red brad

Friday, May 30, 2008

Chipboard Flower Card

There's only one more day left to order chipboard at 25% off, so I thought I'd post one more Chipboard card.
This is a 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" square card that fits perfectly in the Medium Square Envelopes. I used a Sponge Dauber to ink the chipboard flower with So Saffron Craft Ink and then embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. It's popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals. The center of the flower is a flower from Polka Dots & Petals stamped in Purely Pomegranate. I embossed So Saffron cardstock with Iridescent Ice embossing powder (first covering the cardstock with the Versamark pad). I punched it out with a 1/8" hole punch and added it to the very center to pull in the sparkly Saffron. I set the white eyelets with the Crop-a-Dile on Wild Wasabi cardstock before adhering the cardstock to the white card so that the eyelets wouldn't show through on the inside of the card.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Hoppy Birthday CASEd Card

I CASEd a CASE! This winter, I challenged my downline to CASE a sample from the catalog. I just loved Margo's "Unfrogettable" take on the first card on page 42 on the Spring/Summer Collection that I had to make one of my own.
I think I changed the colors a little bit from Margo's card and embossed the greeting. I used the Corner Rounder without the guard to create the scalloped edge border, but you can see my goof right under the staple. Thankfully, I won't have to mess around with the Corner Rounder much longer. Stampin' Up! announced on the cruise that there will be a new scalloped edge punch in the Fall/Winter Idea Book & Catalog that comes out in August! You can bet that new punch will be on my first order!