August Card Class #1: Happy Birthday

The theme of my August card class was "big stamps to make a big impact" to highlight two cool stamp sets, With You in Mind and Layered Thoughts.  The first card uses Layered Thoughts paired with Arched Wishes (ON SALE Last Chance!) and Celebration Expressions Memories & More cards.

The top card uses a Daffodil Delight cardstock base, random stamping in the matching ink, and Happy Birthday stamped with Balmy Blue then fussy cut.  The bottom card uses Lemon Lolly instead with random stamping in Daffodil Delight, and then Happy Birthday stamped in Black on Berry Burst cardstock then fussy cut.  Which do you prefer?

Beautiful Gallery Secret Sea & Cloud Cover Card

This card may look familiar, because it is another take on the fun-fold card I recently shared.  I changed the color palette to use our In Color sale items Secret Sea and Cloud Cover, but uses the same design as the recent black-and-white card.

Yesterday I attended some great in-person Stampin’ Up! training for some Tennessee demonstrators who graciously included this Georgia girl, and met some lovely ladies!  I love the friendships this crafty community offers.  The meeting offered an optional card swap, and I am so glad that I participated in it!

Can you tell that the large left panel uses the lighter side of the Cloud Cover Two-Tone cardstock?

Products used:

• Gallery Blooms bundle (stamp set & dies)

• Beautiful Motifs stamp set

• Cloud Cover Two-Tone, Secret Sea, and White cardstock

• Secret Sea Stampin' Pad

• Damask Designed embossing folder

• White ribbon

Beautiful Gallery Black & White Card

This elegant black and white fun-fold card uses the Beautiful Gallery bundle (stamp set and dies) and features a pretty technique with Two-Tone black cardstock.

The white panel on the left was stamped with a floral cluster from Beautiful Gallery.  The Damask embossed Two-Tone cardstock panel was lightly sanded to reveal the white core.

I designed this card and offered it at my July card class and ended up sending it to a sweet friend as condolences on the loss of her mother.

Beautiful Motifs Blue Floral Card

This card highlighting Cloud Cover and Secret Sea, two of the 25-27 In Colors (on sale this month!), could be used for so many occasions. 

It only uses card stock with stamped images and die cuts from the Beautiful Motifs bundle (stamp set & dies).

What sentiment would you add to the inside?

September Paper Pumpkin Subscription Box

The calendar says August, but who is ready for fall?  The ordering window for the beautiful Fall for Toile September Paper Pumpkin kit is now open!  This kit coordinates with the Autumn Toile suite collection (item 165904) so there's lots more available.  (Learn more HERE!)

With this kit, you'll make nine cards, three each of three designs, with rich autumnal imagery and metallic foil accents.  The featured colors are Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin' Spot), Crumb Cake, Darling Duckling, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, and Timid Tiger. 

Have you seen the coordinating add-on dies?  You can make an acorn (or a strawberry) with some of the dies in the Circle of Seasons dies!  So cute!

Remember, you have until September 10 to order this month's kit HERE.

Last Chance for the August Paper Pumpkin Box

Tomorrow is the last chance to preorder the August Paper Pumpkin subscription box, Farmhouse Florals!  Once you become a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, it's really easy to pause your subscription if you don't care for the preview of the month's box, but all changes must be made by the 10th of each month.  Learn more HERE!

 

InColors Sale & New Last Chance Items!

Select 25-27 InColors products are on sale for 15% off through the end of the month (or while supplies last)!

Plus, new items have been added to the LAST CHANCE inventory!

Find these products and more HERE!