Clean Vintage Birthday

This birthday card was CASE'd from a fellow demonstrator (sorry we can't recall the name).  We thought the style was clean and beautiful.  Since we struggle with vintage style, when we find something that appeals to us, we typically copy it.  Lots of tools were used to create this card - the dotted scallop ribbon, bird, and boho blossoms punches, along with the vintage wallpaper embossing folder for the Big Shot.  The sentiment is from the Perfectly Penned set and the images are from the Language of Friendship set.  The Victoria crochet trim creates a nice finish.

Lucky Limeade Elegance

Here's another card that we made in our hotel room during the annual Stampin' Up! Convention last month.  I believe it was CASE'd, so if it was your design or you know who the designer was, please comment.  It features the Fun Flowers die and the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, both for the Big Shot.  The stamped butterfly image is from the Strength & Hope set, which will only be available through the end of August in the Summer mini catalog.  The sentiment is from the Curly Cute set.  

Diagonal Easel Card

This is a cool design taking the easel card to a new level!  It's done on a diagonal instead of straight.  The images and sentiments come from the Friends 24-7 set.  Other tools used include the vintage wallpaper embossing folder, the eyelet border punch, the decorative label punch, the 2 1/2" circle punch, the 3" circle Bigz die, and the paper crimper.   

Vintage Bliss Card

This is one of the cards that we did today at our Sale-a-Bration workshop.  It features the SAB exclusive Bliss set.  The background layer is embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder.  The edges were distressed using the tool from the Stampin' Up Cutter Kit.

Marker Thumping Technique Card

This card demonstrates the marker thumping technique.  The pine tree image was inked with the Crumb Cake pad and then randomly "thumped" with the brush tip of a Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker and then stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock.  This idea came from Max Conrad's blog.  The base panel of the card was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder.  The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set, punched with the word window and then layered on a modern label.  Finishing touches include basic rhinestone jewels, 1 1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon, and hemp twine.   

Magnetic Owl Card

This was one of the swaps we made at Convention, designed by our wonderful friend Kevin!  At first glance, it looks just like any other card; however, the oval piece with the owl is backed with our magnet sheets, so it can be used on the refrigerator.  Doesn't that make a handmade card even more special?!  The layered ovals were cut using the Sizzix oval die.  You can also see that the background was embossed using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.  The branch is from the bird punch and the sentiment is from the Word Play stamp set.  The card is finished off with some Early Espresso 1/8" taffeta ribbon.

Just For You, Your Majesty!

This card is totally CASE'd from a swap received at Convention from fellow demonstrator Jan Burnett.  There was one color alteration made - the original card base was Basic Black instead of Bravo Burgundy.  It's hard to see, but there are three basic rhinestone jewels on the crown.  The sentiment is from the Just Believe stamp set and the crown is from Artistic Etchings.  The strip of paper behind the crown is from the Newsprint DSP collection.  The Crumb Cake background is embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.  Several punches were used including word window, modern label, 1 3/8" circle, 1 3/4" circle, and the 2 3/8" scallop. 

It's NEVER Too Early to Prepare for the Holidays!

The new Bigz L Candy Wrapper die from the Holiday mini catalog is awesome!!  It takes a few tries to figure out how to fold it up, but then it's fairly easy and very cool!  The best tip we can offer is to make sure to fold back and forth on ALL of the score lines before assembling it, and definitely use sticky strip to secure the sides together.  We wrapped it with a 1-1/2 inch strip of basic black cardstock that was run through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper textured embossing folder.  The image is from the Batty for You stamp set and it is framed with that altered scallop circle.  The ends of the candy wrapper are tied up with 1/4 inch  Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon.