Hi everyone! So excited today. Yeah, I know - today's the August 3rd so it's not a sneak peek anymore. Just got a little confused there for a minute as I'm getting this set up to post ahead of time. By the time you're reading this, we'll be in Charleston doing a little sight-seeing for a couple of days. This is someplace I always thought would be an interesting place to visit, so yes! I'm really excited to be going. Oh but, that's not really what you're here for today, is it? Ok, I do have some new goodies on cards to share with you today. They use both a new stamp set and a Sale-a-bration freebie! In case you haven't figured it out yet, I thoroughly love those little penguins and friends on the Penguin Playmates Designer Paper! And it's even free! Yes, I'm just a little bit excited here. And talk about taking a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, and then throwing everything together, That is exactly what ended up happening with these cards.
When I was planning this card, I couldn't decide on which of the two cardstock colors to use, so I just went ahead and made two. You can never have too many Christmas cards, right? These cards each used a strip of Designer Series Paper that is 5 1/4" x 2". I switched back and forth between Fresh Freesia and Soft Succulent for the card base and the accent strips. Both of those colors are listed as matches on the Penguin Playmates paper, so either should work just fine.
On the top one, I started with Soft Succulent cardstock, cut in half and folded in half. Next a layer of Basic White cardstock to build the card on is cut at t 5 1/4" x 4". Figuring out the placement of the sentiment, I stamped the HAPPY from the Biggest Wish stamp set using Fresh Freesia ink. It worked out great using the Stamparatus for this in case the word didn't get quite enough ink (which is exactly what happened). Then I lined up the Merry Christmas from the new Sparkle of the Season stamp onto the Stamparatus for stamping right over the happy. I had to carefully ink up only the Christmas to get the look I wanted.
After getting the stamping out of the way, the strip of Penguin Playmates paper is attached at the bottom of the white cardstock layer. A strip of Fresh Freesia cardstock cut 5 1/4" x 3/4" is attached right above the DSP layer.
For accents, I thought snowflakes would be perfect, so I dug out the So Many Snowflake dies that are a carry-over from last year. I really liked the smaller detailed snowflake for this, so I die-cut three from both the Soft Succulent and the Fresh Freesia cardstocks deciding which ones to use. Since I made two cards, I just decided to use the color that matched the card base.
Even though the cards are basically the same, because of the color switching they tend to look somewhat different. The real difference between the two are the type of bling that was added. On the first card, I used the retired Artistry Blooms sequins in a really light blue shade on the snowflakes. For the Fresh Freesia one, I used Opal Rounds in the center of the snowflakes. Again, a different look, but both are pretty. It really is worth it to check in your stash of goodies every once in awhile to see what's hanging out there and could be used on that project you're in the middle of. *grin*
Now I have three more cards to share with this same layout. This one is actually the first one made. I wanted to use the Biggest Wish set and play around with it a bit. Loved how this one turned out, so kept on coming up with more cards.
This uses a Poppy Parade cardstock base, You're A Peach DSP, Old Olive cardstock strip, White Crinkled Seam Binding, and Poppy Parade and Petal Pink ink pads.
This version uses a card base of Pool Party cardstock, with a 1 3/4" strip of Bird Ballad DSP (miss it so much!), a 1" strip of Old Olive cardstock, and the White Crinkle Seam Binding again. The ink used are Pool Party and Old Olive. Totally different look.
Lastly, this has a card base of Poppy Parade again with a 2" strip of the retired Peaceful Poppies DSP. I also used the 3/4" strip of Old Olive on this card. The ribbon in Mossy Meadow striped was used to give a darker definition between the layers. The ink colors are Poppy Parade and Flirty Flamingo.
Whew! That was a lot of sharing today. Hope you see how you can take a simple card layout and do so many different things with it. Just change out the colors, DSP, ribbons, wording, etc and you can use the layout over and over again - even for Christmas cards!
Ok, that's it for today. I've probably got you on total overload right now. But I just want to remind you, if you're placing an order this month, please use the Host Code shown here. And yes, you can order from the new catalog today! And don't forget to choose your free Sale-a-bration item(s) that you qualify for. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me Even though I'll be in Charleston, I'll still have my phone with me. *grins*
Happy shopping, creating, and stamping,,,,,
Hugs,
Sharon
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