A Manly Birthday Card for my Husband Ted, “Countryside”

I love to water color, and this is a great set to do exactly that.  The Countryside Stamp Set has 5 images, all wanting to be water colored.  In this card I started out with a Chocolate Chip Card, added a layer of Very Vanilla which I roughed up using the Distressing Tool on our Cutter Kit.  I then used a Dauber rubbed in the Chocolate Chip Ink Pad to make the edges look aged.  I must admit, the Distressing Tool & Dauber are two of my favorite tools.  I love the shabby chic look and these do the trick.  As you can see, I did this same technique on the next two layers, Woodland Walk & Newsprint Designer Series Paper.  The next three layers are Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi & Very Vanilla.  Using our Black Staz-on Ink Pad I stamped the image and then continued coloring it in with the Aqua Painters and a palete of our Re-Inkers.  I love our retired Hodgepodge Hardware and couldn’t resist using several of the Aged Brass Pieces.  The i love you is from the stamp set Three Little Words.   Also used was 1/4″ Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon and the  1 3/8 X 5/8″ Oval Punch.  All products used are exclusively Stampin’ Up! products and can all be purchased from me directly or from my Stampin’ Up! website, Margie.stampinup.net

Evelyn’s Birthday Card

I have 12 grandchildren, and 8 of them are girls.  When it comes to getting inspiration for birthday cards I sometimes turn to Stampin’ Up’s exclusive website for demonstrators.  It is a place where demonstrators share their creativity with other demonstrators.  Well when I saw a cute Princess card made by fellow demonstrator, Brenda Ballesteros, I couldn’t resist making it for my granddaughter.  This card uses Stampin’ Up! Punches. Those used to make the princess were the 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle, Boho Blossom, 5 Petal Flower, Word Window,  1-3/4″ x 7/8″ Oval, 1-1/4″ Circle & 1/2″ Circle Punches.  Also used in this card is the Eyelet Border Punch, 2 Way Glue Pen, Glitter & Whisper White cardstock.  Retired Stampin’ Up! products are Melon Mambo 1/2″ Polka Dot Ribbon, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper & Crushed Curry cardstock. 

Thanks for looking, Margie

Here is a card I made for my niece’s Birthday.  It includes a bracelet that I gave her in a matching gift box.  Also shown is the inside of the card.  Products used to make this gift include Stampin’ Up!’s matchbox die, Scallop Envelope,  Flower Daisies #2 die  and Stampin Up! cardstock, ink, ribbon, buttons, punches, texture plate, & the Big Shot.  Many of these Sizzix dies are exclusive to Stampin’ Up!