classic congrats

A friend of mine recently was appointed to a high level volunteer position so I HAD to make her a card to let her know how proud I was of her accomplishments. I was inspired by all the stationery samples made for the release of the Simply Stationery stamp set from Papertrey Ink. I love their combination of classic and modern images in this set! I only wish I could have figured out how to get a good photo of the subtle sheen of this gold cardstock .

supplies used
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stamps: simply stationery, fresh alphabet (PTI)
paper: basic black, whisper white (SU!); gold (Archivers)
ink: black (Colorbox)
other: gold ribbon (Michaels)

quick thanks

I needed a quick thank you card to send to a thoughtful relative, so I took a card from my stash with a modern design printed on it and added a quick sentiment. The double ended tags from Spellbinders really dress up cards so quickly! I matched my eyelets that affix the sentiment tag to the eyelet that already existed on the card.

supplies used
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stamps: thank you kindly (SU!)
paper: whisper white (SU!); printed card (Gartner)
ink: chocolate chip (SU!)
other: silver eyelets (Michaels); double ended tag die (Spellbinders)

card swap

Here's another card from the beginning of my stamping career. After making that stack of butterfly cards for a multitude of occasions, I guess I had butterflies on the brain and used the same theme for a SUO card swap. I cased Michelle (sf9erfan) on SCS for this card. I didn't have any SU! embellies at the time, so I created my own using punches and cardstock.

supplies used
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stamps: perennial favorites, polka dot background (SU!)
paper: bashful blue, chocolate chip, whisper white (SU!)
ink: bashful blue, chocolate chip (SU!)
other: pastels, 1-1/4" dia circle punch, scallop circle punch, boho blossoms punch (SU!); 1/8" dia hole punch, 1/4" dia hole punch (my stash)

first time for everything

While I've been a papercrafter for many years (I began creating and sending handmade Christmas cards 15 years ago!), I just started stamping about a year ago. This card was one of the first set that I made after I got my initial SU! order. I needed a few graduation, birthday and congratulation cards so I decided to leave the sentiment off until I knew what occasion would be celebrated.


supplies used
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stamps: perennial favorites (SU!)
paper: pale lavender, purple, eggplant (DMD Industries scrap pack); white (Hammermill)
ink: black (Colorbox)

beginning

Just a few short months ago, I would have never even considered that there were blogs out there focused on papercrafting. And now I'm starting one of my own! Welcome to this grand adventure -- I hope you enjoy this ride with me!