Square Punch Tile Card

It is not too often that I create a card of this size. The card measures 5 1/2" tall by 8" wide. I had an envelope to use so I made the card to fit. This card was a two part greeting. One of my card making friends is moving away and today is her birthday. You can see on the leaves that I stamped "Best Wishes" for the move. 

Now I went a little wild on materials here and my supply list below will be extensive. The one thing I would like for you to notice are the squares. The squares are made using the 1 1/4" square punch. I used alot of my scraps...you know the ones you just cant throw away? I folded the blue mat in half both ways so it would give me the center of the mat and I added my first square lining it up with the vertical and horizontal creases. I wasn't worried about the fold lines showing since I was going to glue squares over the top of the folds. 

Now with the huge size of this card I had to pick elements that wouldn't "disappear". So I chose the Quint Essential Flower stamp and stamped it in five different colors, cutting each color with a different punch (as shown in the catalog on page 110). Click on the picture to see the larger version.

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Card size 5 1/2" x 8"

Quint Essential Flower Stamp

Summer Smooches DSP

Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper

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Square Punch Tile Card:

• Stamps: Petite Pairs w#122495 c#122497, Quint Essential Flower (wood only) #126790, Betsy's Blossoms w#126004 c#126006, Curly Cute w#117014 c#120510
• Ink: Daffodil Delight #126944, Real Red #126949, Rich Razzelberry #126950, Tempting Turquoise #126952, Lucky Limeade #126984
• Card Stock: Whisper White #100730, Summer Smooches DSP #125409
• Tools/Accessories:  1 1/4" Square Punch #119865, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch #118874, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch #119850, 1" Circle Punch #119868, 3/4" Circle Punch #119873, 1/2" Circle Punch #119869

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Congratulations- Baby Girl Card

This card was created for my cousin and his wife who are expecting their first baby in September. She had a beautiful baby shower yesterday and received many pink and ruffled covered items...too fun! I sat and made this card the morning of her shower and knew I had to get to the store to buy a gift bag (I know...I'm lazy on the wrapping bit). I paid for being lazy...almost $5 for the gift bag. So I took a peek at the card section prices and all I can say is that I KNOW my card didn't cost the price of those. The plan from now on is to buy gifts (or gift cards) that can go in the card or in a bag-a-lope (a bag made from an envelope)...then I could coordinated the bag too! 

I thought the pinks and grays turned out looking nice together. As a small detail on the scalloped piece, I used my paper piercer to punch the holes. 

I used my square punch on the end of the Congratulations

The overall card is  5"x5". Working with a square card is a nice change.

Any stamp or punch baby related can go in the circle.

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Congratulations Baby Girl Card:

• Stamps: Curly Cute w#117014 c#120510
• Ink:  StazOn Jet Black #101406
• Card Stock: Whisper White #100730, DSP Twitterpated #125406, Basic Gray #121044, Pretty in Pink #100459
• Tools/Accessories:  1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch #119854, 1 3/8" Circle Punch #119860, 1 1/2" Circle Punch #119861, Pearl Basic Jewels #119247, Scalloped Edge Border Punch #119882

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Fast and Simple

My idea tonight was to make a simple card with all white paper. I used two images...one from Circle Circus (so glad this stamp set was continued in the new catalog) and the other is from Curly Cute which is a set of 5 super handy sayings. I quickly stamped the scalloped image in three ink colors (details below), punched them out with the scallop punch and stamped the greeting directly on the card. The rhinestones add a small special touch and I used dimensionals to pop up the three images....done! These two stamp sets with three inks can create hundreds of card variations.

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Fast and Simple...Thinking of You:

• Stamps: Curly Cute w#117014 c#120510, Circle Circus w#115778 c#127784
• Ink:  Tempting Turquoise #100814, Daffodil Delight #119667, Lucky Limeade #122935
• Card Stock: Whisper White #100730
• Tools/Accessories:  1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch #119854, Rhinestone Basic Jewels #119246, Stampin' Dimensionals #104430

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Take a moment to take a look through the new 2012-2013 catalog. It was released on June 1st and contains lots of great inspiration!

2012-2013 Stampin Up Catalog

KISS... Keep it Simple Stamping

Simplicity...cased this card from Mercedes Weber and just had to make one of my own. The original didn't have any embossing, but I can never leave well enough alone. On my second card I added the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die #117335.  After I finished the second card, I was surprised. My motto of "embossed is better" didn't hold up on this card...guess there is a first for everything! I still like both and the design is certainly appealing. 

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• Stamps:  Mixed Bunch W#125535 C#125537....Curly Cute W#117014, C#120510
• Ink:  Melon Mambo #115656, Lucky Limeade #122935
• Card Stock: 2011 In Color 8-1/2 X 11 Smooth Card #124329
• Tools/Accessories:  Blossom Punch #125603, 3/4" Circle Punch #119873, Modern Label Punch #119849 (on second card), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335, Dimensionals #104430

In Colors - Happy Birthday

Another post today. These colors are Stampin' Up's "In-Colors." I will be using a variation of 5 colors in my upcoming posts. The colors and paper are versatile and depending on pattern and inking, they can give many design options. 

Here's the Stampin Up! supply list:

• Stamps:  Mixed Bunch W#125535 C#125537....Curly Cute W#117014, C#120510
• Ink:  Pool Party #122938, Lucky Limeaid #122935, Island Indigo #122937
• Card Stock:  Pool Party, Lucky Limeaid, Island Indigo from  2011 In Color 8-1/2 X 11 Smooth Card #124329
• Tools/Accessories:  Bossom Punch #125603, Scallop Edge Punch #112091, 3/4" Circle Punch #119873, Dimensionals #104430, Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents #119246, Stamping Sponges (used to ink the edges) #101610

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Mixed Bunch Thank You Card

Mixed Bunch

Hello friends! Sharing some of my new stamps on tonight's post. I just love the new Mixed Bunch stamps and punch from Stampin' Up. I used several layers on this card with the Tulip embossing folder on the base of the card. Some of the smaller stamps in the Mixed Bunch set were first used to create a patterned background on the base of the card. 

Here's the Stampin Up! supply list:

• Stamps:  Mixed Bunch W#125535 C#125537....Curly Cute W#117014, C#120510
• Ink:  Pool Party #122938, Wisteria Wonder #122936
• Card Stock:  Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeaid from  2011 In Color 8-1/2 X 11 Smooth Card #124329
• Tools/Accessories:  Bossom Punch #125603, Scallop Trim Border #118402, 3/4" Circle Punch #119873, 1" Circle Punch #119868, Dimensionals #104430, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder #121809

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