Seriously – easy! This is a notecard using Balloon Celebration and it’s simply stamped in Blushing Bride with a Soft Suede sentiment. Some of the balloons are stamped full strength, some are stamped off first. It gives such a soft, pretty look. Hugs, Fran
Isn’t this a great sentiment? This is Love You Sew, a hostess set from the Occasions Mini. I paired it with Number of Years and the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series paper to make this card. I could give out lots of this card – even give one to myself! Hugs, Fran
This is the new Hanging Charm Pull Card from Karen Burniston using the Props 6 cowboy boots and hats.
The mechanism pulls up to reveal the sentiment. You can put this on a postcard style card and write your message on the back or put it on a regular card and have it open up. The front background is done with the paisley stencil and stencil paste on patterned paper. Hugs, Fran
Since I’ve turned 29 every year for quite a few years – this card is perfect! Baker Beaver and the Cake Pop Stand are a new dies for the Karen Burniston Pop It Ups dies. Isn’t he cute? Don’t you love the spatula? That’s from the new Props 8. It’s a full set of baking props. For the cake, I used just the largest cake layering piece and cut it down by 1/8″ for each layer. I’ve paired him with Stampin Up’s new Number of Years stamp set. The sentiment “Look who’s turning” fits exactly on Karen’s new Pull Card Edges. Baker and his cake are on an action wobble. The paper is the very fun It’s My Party Designer Series Paper Stack from the Occasions Mini and the balloons are the new Balloon Bouquet Punch.
Here’s the inside –
Now we can celebrate 29 every year! Hugs, Fran
These Petite Cafe Bags make cute packaging for just about any occasion. I cased the project in the Occasions Mini using Suite Sayings and the Botanical Builder Framelits Die. Quick, easy and cute – my kind of project! Hugs, Fran
There’s a new cake in town 
A Pop It Ups Cake from Karen Burniston! This sweet die (coming soon) creates a cake that pops out of your card for a special birthday wish. And it’s so easy to use! Here I’ve paired it with Stampin UP’s Remembering Your Birthday.
Gotta love a Pop It Ups card! Hugs, Fran
Aren’t they fun? The Honeycomb Embellishments (page 9 Occasions Mini) gives such a nice touch to every project. They don’t flatten – so you might want to skip mailing them – but they are just fun!
I used them for tags on some Gift Bag Punch Board bags. To use the Honeycomb Embellishments, peel off half the backing, attach to your project, and then remove the other half. Hugs, Fran
This card is my version of the one shown on page 10 of the Occasion Mini using Number of Years. I thought I’d share how I made it so you can use my measurements.
Start with a 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 piece of Whisper White.
Stamp the Happy Birthday in Archival Black towards the bottom.
Stamp the stem above it in Mossy Meadow. Line up the flowers and stamp in Blushing Bride, Rose Red and Pool Party. (The sample in the catalog might very well be Mint Maccaron – but I used Pool Party)
Stamp the grassy/swipe image in Old Olive only inking up one time so it fades out towards the bottom.
Flip this piece over and attach some Old Olive Bakers Twine to the back. Adhere to a Whisper White notecard using Dimensionals
Use the fine tip glue pen to adhere 3 sequins to the front of the card.
Let me know if you make it Hugs, Fran
Botanical Blooms is a beautiful stamp set in the upcoming mini catalog AND it has a matching die set! Here I used just the stamps to make this birthday card. The colors are Hello Honey, Mint Maccaron and Mossy Meadow. It’s a fast card and would be easy to make lots of them at the same time. The Occasions catalog starts on the 5th! Hugs, Fran
Birthday Blooms and Timeless Textures – both in the upcoming mini catalog – are so pretty together! I used Smokey Slate, Basic Gray and Archival Black to create the background. The flower was stamped in Stazon on watercolor paper and watercolored with an aquapainter and ink pads in Blushing Bride and Garden Green. After it dried, I used my Wink Of Stella clear to sparkle the entire flower. I got carried away and added Dazzling Details in the center of the flower and around the highlights These stamps will be available on the 5th! Hugs, Fran
