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It’s a Girl… It’s a Boy Card!

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

I shared my It’s a Girl … now It’s a Boy card is here for you today. I’m using the Bright & Beautiful Designer paper for my It’s a Boy, just like I did for my It’s a Girl card.

This designer paper has 48 – 6″ x 6″ sheets with 12 different patterns and is one of the select Designer Series papers that are currently ON SALE. With the watercolor washes, stripes, stars, confetti, and more, you will be able to create cards and more for any occasion.

I started with the Misty Moonlight base (8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ scored and folded at 4-1/4″) and then chose my designer paper to match … I chose the ombre in the blues that I cut to 4″ x 5-1/5″ and the little blue stars to 5-1/4″ x 2″, all from the other side of the same sheet.

Once I secured those two pieces together, I added a strip of the Misty Moonlight cardstock to hid my edge and to create some texture. Now let’s attach the card front to the base, and I just did that with my Stampin’ Seal.

I created my greeting using the Alphabest stamp set and coordinating punch. I used Misty Moonlight ink to stamp the Its a Boy onto a piece of Thick White Cardstock and then punched out the each of the letters ….

I tilted the letters back and forth to create a fun sentiment and take the stress out of trying to align it perfectly!! I love it. Then I cut one of the blue stars from the patterned paper you see above and tucked it behind the greeting. I finished the card with the blue In Color Dots.

This cute It’s a Boy card is so easy to make … hope it inspires you to stamp something fun today. Thanks for taking a time out from your weekend to take a peek.

Have an amazing weekend.

Here is a list of ingredients that I used to create today’s card ….

Congratulations … It’s a Girl!!

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

It’s so exciting when we are blessed with a grandchild or a “great” … they just fill our hearts. So today I made a quick & simple Congratulations … It’s a Girl card. It would be just as easy to make an It’s a Boy card too because I’m using the Bright & Beautiful Designer paper!

This is the same designer paper I used yesterday and WOW, this pack has 48 – 6″ x 6″ sheets with 12 different patterns. This is the perfect party pack with the watercolor washes, stripes, stars, confetti, and more, you will be able to create cards and more for any occasion.

I started with the Bubble Bath base (8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ scored and folded at 4-1/4″) and then chose my designer paper to match … I thought the one with the little pink bubbles/dots would be cute, and on the other side is the ombre pattern you see. I did cut one piece to 4″ x 5-1/5″ and the other to 4″ x 1-3/4″, all from the same sheet.

Once I secured those two pieces together, I added a strip of the Sweet Sorbet Metallic ribbon to hid my edge and to create some texture and a little bling for our new princess. (No … the are no new little girls blessing our family, but there will be a little boy in the near future ❤ ) Now let’s attach the card front to the base, and I just did that with my Stampin’ Seal. I used the Liquid Glue to attach the ribbon.

I created my greeting using the Alphabest stamp set, and then die cut it using the Stylish Shapes dies. I used the circle because of the little circles in the paper but because of the ombre style paper. I added a little bow to that with a Mini Glue dot and popped it up with the Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish the front, I added 3 of the Berry Burst Tinsel Gems/4 pack.

On the inside, I used a piece of scrap designer paper and then ran the ribbon on the inside to. This was layered onto a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock. The “Congratulations” stamped in Bubble Bath comes from the Wonderful Thoughts stamp set.

This cute It’s a Girl card is so easy to make, I just hope that delivery will be just as easy … we’ve been there!! lol Thanks for taking a time out from your holiday weekend to take a peek.

Have an amazing rest of your weekend.

Here is a list of ingredients that I used to create today’s card ….

Sending Thanks this Memorial Day Weekend

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

I could not let this weekend slip by without Sending Thanks in a card to pay homage to those brave men and women who paid the ultimate price defending our country. I created this card using the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series paper ….

The Berry Burst Ombre paper represents the stripes of our flag, and the stars … well, they have that covered with this designer paper as well. My apologies for picking up a “retired” greeting when I made today’s card, but I know many of you have your favorite greetings stashed as well.

I die cut the greeting and the Night of Navy banner with the Stylish Shapes… these are a must have in anyone’s stash in there craft room too!

I layered my banners to create an eye catching focal point … the greeting was stamped in Night of Navy that coordinates with the card base and mats. Sure makes life easy when your products all coordinate.

When making cards, it’s fun to think outside the box and create something you can use to pay homage from a bundle that was initially created for celebrations… birthdays, graduations and more.

Thank you for taking time out of your holiday weekend to stop by and check out my blog post, Sending Thanks the Memorial Day weekend. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bright & Beautiful Background

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Yesterday I shared a fun background layout using our designer papers, today I am using the Bright & Beautiful designer series paper. If that doesn’t say party … not sure what does! This would make a fun Graduation card…. tis’ the season.

The dimensions are the same as yesterday and I popped my pattern today with the fabulous, returning “Berry Burst”. I’m teaming today’s card with the Beautiful Balloons Bundle …

I stamped the larger of the balloons and then die cut it as my focal point of the card. Then I die cut two stars and stamped my sentiment onto the larger one … then I dazzled them with my Wink of Stella. It looks so good and really pops off the card. To finish off my card I added the Lemon Lime Twist Tinsel Gems … they are so cute.

The Bright & Beautiful is another one of the designer papers which will go on sale June 1st. Hope you enjoyed this little change up. Its always fun to see what just changing out designer paper can do to a card.

Have a great day, and thank you for stoppin’ in.