Need for Speed

Our nephew turned 16 last week.  This is the card I made for him.  While making a card, I kept having to remind myself and chant, "less is more, no embellishments; less is more, no embellishments."  I  kept wanting to add more layers, stamp something else, etc.  In the end, I stuck to my mantra.

The background is a stamp from Clockworks.  I handcut the car from Need for Speed.  The embossed piece on the back is done by taping a piece of aluminum foil to cardstock, and ran through the big shot.

Need for Speed is on the to-be-retired list.  So, if you haven't gotten it, and have some teenagers in your life, this would make a great set.

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): Need for Speed, Clockworks

Ink: Basic Gray

Papers: River Rock, More Mustard, Bravo Burgundy

Accessories: Chevron embossing folder, Typeset Alphabet Bigz die, Aluminum foil

Betsy's Birthday

This card is inspired by Christyne.  I wanted to make a nice card for my aunt's birthday coming up.  It's not good to have so much white when you're talking about an Asian celebratory event.  So, I made the base in Rich Razzleberry; and embossed Lucky Limeade.  For the leaves I used Secret Garden stamp set, so I could use the framelit to cut them out.  I'm too lazy to fussy cut if I can avoid it.  I mean, I did cut the bird by hand.  That should be enough on one card, right? :)

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): Betsy's Blossom, Secret Garden, Perfect Punches

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade

Papers: Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Framed Tulips embossing folder, Secret Garden framelit, Itty Bitty punch pack, Basic Rhinestones

Dressing Up for Tea

A friend had called over the weekend to invite me to a Ladies Afternoon Tea function.  She is sponsoring a table.  After speaking with her, I immediately thought of using the Dress Up suite to make some invitations for her.  The variations in putting together the dresses was inspired by Patty.

I made a total of 10 cards.  Here's some different ways I embellished the dresses.

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): Oh Hello

Ink: Island Indigo

Papers: Bashful Blue, Island Indigo, Tea for TwoDSP, Summer Smooches DSP (1st dress)

Accessories: Tea Lace Paper Doilies, 2 1/2" circle punch, Dress Up Framelits, Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon, Scallop Edge border punch, 5/8" Flower Trim, Basic Pearls, other knick knacks around my table.

Mix Bunch for Mother

The original card idea came from Cindy.  However, for the life of me, I can't find the original card posting.  Anyways, when I saw her card, I knew what changes I wanted to make to it to make it a little more unique.  I made the card into a version of the "Joy Card."  This card was designed for a group of ladies who don't have much time.  I wanted the card to be beautiful, but also simple enough to do.  I have a couple of versions here, only because I wanted to see what paper combinations would look like.  I also used the Happy Birthday stamp from Perfect Punches set originally.  But the group leader wanted to use a stamp she already had, so I wanted to make sure it fit in the Extra Large Oval punch.

This is the side view of the card when it's opened up.  Pretty neat, huh?

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): Mix Bunch, Perfect Punches

Ink: Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight

Papers: Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Summer Smooches DSP

Accessories: Blossom Punch, 1" circle punch, Extra Large Oval punch