Bravo!

Bravo

I made this quick and easy card in just a few minutes using a Photopolymer stamp set called Bravo.  This set is in the 2014/2015 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.  It has every stamp you would need to congratulate someone for graduating, having a baby, getting married or anything else you would want to congratulate someone for.  I also used the What’s Up Punch.  This punch has two different arrows to punch out.  I punched three arrows in Soft Sky, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay.  These are very tropical colors, don’t you think?

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Oh Happy Day

Starburst Sayings

I know the Holiday Catalog has arrived and a lot of people are posting pictures of cards using the sets in that catalog (including me) but I thought I would take a break and share a birthday card I made using a stamp set from the Annual Catalog called Starburst Sayings.  This stamp set has a matching set of Framelits too so there is no cutting out with scissors.  The arrows on this card were punched out using a new punch called What’s Up.  It has two arrow shapes in one punch.  The Bermuda Bay Cardstock I used is from the Project Life Everyday Adventure Card Collection.

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A Kinda Eclectic Amazing Birthday

Kinda Eclectic, Amazing Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday (thank you for all the birthday wishes).   My oldest friend (well she is not my oldest friend age-wise but has been my friend since we were 16) came to visit and I haven’t seen her in years.  She looks exactly the same as she did when we were 16 and we picked up our friendship as if we had seen each other just yesterday.

I thought that since it was such an amazing day I would use the stamp set called Amazing Birthday.  I also used the sun image from Kinda Eclectic for the background.  That stamp is a great way to highlight something because of all the rays.  The little arrow is a new punch from the Annual Catalog called What’s Up.

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Little Letters Thinlits

Little Letters Thinlits

As soon as I saw a card using this technique with the Little Letters Thinlits Dies and I knew I had to order them.  I honestly can not remember the web site where I found this idea so if it was your web site, please let me know and I will give you credit for it.  If you look closely the letters are attached to the card base.  Here is a close up picture so you can hopefully see this better.

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Can you see how the base of the letters are attached?  Here is a quick tutorial on how I did it.

First, you line up the letters you want to use on a straight line.  I used the Stampin’ Up! Grid Paper to do this.

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Then I placed a piece of painter’s tape to keep the letters in place.  I do recommend putting the painter’s tape to a piece of clothing first to take some of the stickiness out so it doesn’t stick to your cardstock.

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Then you take a piece of 5.5 x 4.25 piece of cardstock (Always Artichoke) and just slip it underneath the letters so only a little bit is on top of the cardstock.

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Add a second piece of painter’s tape to hold it in place lining up the tape exactly to the top of the piece of cardstock.  This holds the letters in place as well as giving you something to line up your Big Shot plates with.

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Lay the letters with the Always Artichoke cardstock over a piece of 5.5 x 8.5 piece of cardstock (Bermuda Bay) so that the ends of both pieces of cardstock match perfectly and put it on your Big Shot Multipurpose Platform and one Big Shot Plate.

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Lay the second Big Shot Plate (I know mine look awful but they work fine!) and line it up to the top of the painter’s tape without actually placing it on the painter’s tape at all.

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Then you run it through your Big Shot and all the letters will be cut out except the little portion that was not under the plate.  When you turn it over you can see where most of the letters cut through except where you did not have a plate on top of.

DSC02239Now just make a score line and fold the card without folding over the letters.

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Cut your cardstock to the desired length of card and decorate.  I used one of the cards from the Project Life Everyday Adventure Card Collection, the new punch called What’s Up and the stamp sets called And Many More.

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