BE YOU {TIFUL} - Flower Patch Card

Here's another of the July projects.  Stampin' Up! gave me the Flower Flair Framelits free on the cruise; so of course, I had to purchase the Flower Patch set when I got home!

I used the Color Coach to help me with a color combo (don't forget to get the In Color cards too if you have the Color Coach).  I knew I was going to use Calypso Coral since I just bought this beautiful seam binding ribbon in that color.

Stamp Set:

• Flower Patch

Colors:     

• Calypso Coral
• Pink Pirouette
• Chocolate Chip
• Wild Wasabi
• Garden Green
• Crisp Cantaloupe
• Crumb Cake
• Whisper White

Extras / Tools:

• Flower Flair Framelits
• Seam Binding Ribbon
• Hearts Border Punch
• Dimensionals
• Glue Dots

If you purchase the stamp set + framelits bundle, Flower Patch Photopolymer Bundle, you save 15%...just sayin'...

Just a note - These Photopolymer sets work great for 2-step stamping.  And, as a matter of fact, Stampin' Up! has told us that going forward, any sets that feature 2-step stamping will be produced in Photopolymer.  Yay!

Happy Stampin'

Another Thank You - Chevron Criss-Cross Card

I've been concentrating on craft shows so much that I just realized I haven't posted my October Stamp Night projects.  Here's the first one.  The other 2 are Christmas cards and I'll post them next.

Stamp Sets:

• Another Thank You (Photopolymer)
• Gorgeous Grunge

Colors:

• Calypso Coral
• Basic Gray
• Crumb Cake
• Pool Party

 Tools / Supplies:

• Natural Trim
• colored staples & stapler
• Elegant Butterfly punch
• Bitty Butterfly punch
• Chevron Border punch
• Epic Day This and That designer paper

I only have a few of these Photopolymer stamp sets, but I love this one with all the different "thank you" options.  The stamps don't grab the ink as well as our rubber stamps, so you just have to be okay with that look.

For the criss-cross Chevron punching, punch the end and flip the mat to punch the other side allowing them to overlap.  Use the punch upside down so you can see where you're punching.  Find the end of the mat looking through the punch and slide over a bit so you don't punch the edge on each side.  Raise the mat on dimensionals for a shadow/window effect.

Happy Stampin'