Beautiful Birthday

Don't you LOVE the Just Believe stamp set?!  We do too!!!  Here is a swing card using the set.  We searched online for the directions for a swing card, and had to alter them a little to suit our "perfectionist" nature.  The photo shows the same card, one closed and one open.  The center part "swings" around once opened.  The Color Coach is laying out because you got it...another beautiful combination that we wouldn't have used if it weren't for that awesome tool!  The three colors used are Basic Grey, Melon Mambo, and Old Olive.  Unfortunately the Basic Grey 5/8" satin ribbon is discontinued (sad face); however, Old Olive satin ribbon would be just as beautiful (happy face).  The Fiskars paper cutter came in very handy for this card, but there's not a lot of other tools except a 1 1/4" circle punch.  Have a "b-e-a-utiful" day! 

Wish Big with Movers and Shapers Dies

Today's card features the Sizzix Movers and Shapers die, which is very cool because it cuts and scores the card, and then depending upon which shape you choose, it cuts that out of the front of the card.  As you can see, we used the star, and the magnetic die cuts it slightly larger than our XL star punch.  We folded back a section of the front and secured it with some of the awesome NEW 1/8 inch taffeta ribbon.  The greeting is from the Word Play stamp set and it's layered on a scallop circle from the new 2 3/8 inch XL scallop circle punch, surrounded by small stars (sorry, that punch has been retired).  The color combination (Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry) comes from the new Color Coach (see photo below), which has proven to be a fun new toy and forces us out of our color comfort zone.  Have a wonderful day and don't you forget to "Wish BIG!".