Shining Stars

When I saw similar cards on my sister's blog I had to give these stars a try. I love them paired with this stamp from the Banner Blessings stamp set.
Don't forget about Sale-A-Bration and the new Occasions catalog products. I'll start posting some cards with those products starting next week. So check back in!

Baby Shower

One of my nieces is expecting her first baby so I needed a shower card. Here's what I came up with using the Banner Blast stamp set from last year's Sale-A-Bration.

The expression over the heart is from the Zoo Babies stamp set. I used the Decorative Dots embossing folder and then pulled out a piece of the Old Olive dotted paper from the Brights color pack I have. You can still get the color packs of DSP but the patterns are different. They are handy products to have on hand. I also used the Sweetheart and Banner Punches and Bitty Banners framelits to make this card. 

A Round Array

I finally though I was all done with my Flirtatious Designer Series Paper pack until I lifted my paper trimmer off the table and there were two large strips of the DSP underneath. I just couldn't throw them away, especially since I had so many matching scraps of card stock already laying there right in front of me. So these are the two cards I made with those scraps. Yes, even the card bases were laying right in front of me. I did have to get up and pull down my A Round Array stamp set look through my DSP to find some paper to line the envelopes. But that search went pretty quickly as I just looked on the package label for packs with Melon Mambo as one of the colors. I was pleasantly surprised to find this pattern in the retired Floral District pack.

And that is it for my cards from the Flirtatious DSP... hope you have enjoyed viewing them.

A Different Fold

When I had used up all the Flirtatious DSP I still had some of the laser cut doilies left. So I dug in some more of my retired DSP to find some Peach Parfait paper and made these cards. The base is a piece of 4.5X8.25 card stock. You can use the 2-3/4 piece you cut off the 4.5x11 piece to cut out Deco Label #3. You'll need another scarp of card stock to cut out Deco Label #2 for the inside.
The embossing folder I used is retired but there are so many cute ones you won't have trouble finding a substitute and the same goes for the doilies. You could either use your scallop punches or starburst or floral framelits.

Quick Anniversary Cards

These are the wedding anniversary cards I made with the larger scraps of DSP that were on my work table. I just pulled some "love" stamps out and then used Big Shot embossing folders to dress the card stock up a bit. Quick and easy cards!

Remember the Border Lace Punch?

 These three cards were an adaptation from another on Linda Heller's site. I used paper from the Flirtatious pack and the laser cut doilies layered with card stock. Linda's cards were square. Since square cards require added postage I try to avoid them. Linda had used the retired Border Lace Punch on the inside of her card so that gave me the idea to add the border of it on the outside of the card and place the stamped sentiment on top of it. I used some buttons and pearls to finish off the cards.

I don't put my liners in the envelopes until I'm ready to mail the cards. So, I just fold the flap over at the correct position to fit in the envelopes and then tuck them inside the card for storage. Then when I'm ready to send them the liner is already cut and I just have to run some adhesive along the flap edge and the envelope is all dressed up! Someone asked me if I get my A4 envelopes from Stampin' Up! I do. I have found them to be the best quality envelopes, especially if I want to stamp an image on the envelope. They have a nice texture and seem to pick up the ink the best of any envelope I've tried. And of course, the envelope liner framelits fit perfectly. Envelopes and adhesive are usually on every order I place with Stampin' Up!

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.