Sprinkled Hearts

And finally the last image in that Sprinkled Expressions stamp set... hearts. The colors here are Rose Red and Melon Mambo. The expression comes from one of the Best Of... stamp sets that Stampin' Up! made available the year they celebrated the company's 25th anniversary.

Tissue Holder

This is a cute and super easy "perk me up" gift to make. It holds a pocket tissue packet.

I found this project on Splitcoast Stampers. You start with a 4-1/4" x 11" piece of cardstock, scored at 1/2", 3", 4" and 6-1/2". You can punch the upper corners if desired to round them. Fold along the score lines. Attach Designer Series Paper (3 pieces measuring 3/4" x 4", 2-1/4"x 4" and 3-1/4" x 4". Stamp sentiment on the 3/4" piece of DSP. Use the small oval punch to make an opening for the tissue. You can make a decorative edge by punching a piece of the cardstock with the small oval punch and then using the scallop oval punch to punch again giving you an oval scallop ring to glue to the edge of the oval opening. Attach flowers and leaves and pearls to the top. 

Use a strong adhesive to glue the 1/2" tap of cardstock to make the holder. Insert the packet of pocket tissues. 

Cute Little Fold

I saw a very similar card on Pinterest.  Stampin' Up's! Designer Series Paper is two-sided and makes this card so easy to make. The stamp sets used are Field of Flowers and Teeny Tiny Wishes. Field of Flowers has become my favorite set from this year's Sale-A-Bration. If you want it you have to hurry... Sale-A-Bration 2016 ends tomorrow!

More to Celebrate!

I'm celebrating this layout my niece led me to! It's a great way to use up scraps of Designer Series Paper as in the top photo. Then I thought, "What about using Washi Tape?" (second photo) and lastly I combined the two, DSP scraps and Washi Tape.

Do you notice the oval with the image in the bottom photo? Here's the story on it: I had all the DSP and Washi Tape adhered and noticed a faint black line running vertically in the bare white space right where I wanted to stamp the sentiment. Does this ever happen to you? I used to just scream and start over. But now I think, "How can I cover it up?"  Many times you can distress card in some way like sponge it or use a stamp set like Gorgeous Grunge. I really didn't think these patterns looked like distress images so I punched an oval, stamped it and then added the flower to cover up the last little bit of streak. The recipient will never know. (Unless, they read this blog!)

Crocheted Flower

I've used lots of retired product on this card but the layout could be used with scallop punches or any number of framelits as substitutes. The Designer Series paper in the background gives you a nice layer to work on.