There's nothing like a pot of flowers to brighten one's day.The flowers were all die cut using the Spring Flower die for the Big Shot. The middles of the flowers are 3/4" circles, and the middle flower also has a clear round button adhered to it.
This Close to Cocoa card features the Eyelet Border Punch, as well as the Wide Oval Punch with the sentiment from Sincere Salutations.
My friend Dani made this birthday card for me.
One of my downline made this cute card for my birthday this past week. It uses the Party Hearty stamp set.
This Certainly Celery card features the Cheep Talk stamp set and Tea Party designer paper, which will be in the new catalog.I CASE'd this card off of Dawn Easton's blog. Markers were used to ink the little bird, which is layered on an Almost Amethyst scallop circle with pierced scallops. There's also piercing along three sides of the top Whisper White layer.
Other designer paper carrying over into the new catalog: Flock Together, Jackpot, Bella Bleu, To the Nines, and Pink Flamingo.
And for those of us who are big Good Friend and Cheep Talk fans - there's a new Simply Scrappin' Sunny Day kit with those birds and bright colors (Pink Passion, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive).
The Just Beachy stamp set is so fun to play with. I came up with this card in minutes. It's a Whisper White card with a 4" x 4" piece of Tangerine Tango prints paper.I stamped the flip-flops from the same set in the Tangerine Tango ink pad and layered them on Tangerine Tango.
The greeting is from the Family Phrases stamp set.
With Father's Day just around the corner, it's easy to carve out a few minutes to make a simple card like this one.
This Tempting Turquoise card uses some bright Rainbow Sherbet designer paper (sorry, it's all gone!), 1/4" grosgrain ribbon and the oval scallop punch with the Oval All stamp set.
I used this simple card for a stamp-a-stack recently. It uses textured Pacific Point card stock with some Walk in the Park designer paper. Below, the same card uses the reverse side of the paper, with a different color Felt Fusion flower and rhinestone brad.The Curly Label punch bundle is sold with the Cute & Curly stamp set through the end of this month, or until supplies last.
It takes but a minute or two to make a thank-you card. And everyone appreciates receiving one.
Have you stamped on the Sweet Slumber speciality paper? It adds a lot of texture to your card, as seen here with the Branch Out stamp set.
This card perfectly fits my dad. I'm thinking of giving it to him for Father's Day. An aqua painter was used with the Baja Breeze pad to color in some of the main image, but my favorite part is the library clip on the top corner with some striped Baja Breeze ribbon knotted around it. Cute!
Animal lovers will love the new catalog - there are a few new dog and cat stamps in it. But Man's Best Friend has the best variety of dogs.
Awhile back Kim and I did stamp camps with the Good Friend set, Good Morning Sunshine designer paper, and Whisper White square cards. They were a hit!In addition to the knot of Pacific Point striped ribbon, the stem was cut from Old Olive card stock, while the two leaves are two petals from a punched 5-petal flower.
See the little bluebird in the build-a-brad? Kim had everyone punch a little bird with a 1/2" circle punch, adhere it to the base of the brad, then fix the clear bubble over the top. The brad was punched through the cut out Summer Sun flower, which was adhered with a dimensional.
I'm so glad this stamp set is hanging around for another year!
This Cheep Talk stamp set is so freakin' cute! You can't go wrong with it. This set, along with it's "mama" (Good Friend), and the So Tweet chipboard will all be in the new catalog.
You'll be happy to know that the Great Friend stamp set is in the new catalog (start date: July 1), along with this Tea Party designer paper.I like the way she used the scallop edge punch along the Whisper White card front, then added a strip of designer paper to the inside. It jazzes it up when you write your message inside!
Any man would be proud to receive this manly card.
This fun, bright Rainbow Sherbet designer paper is a perfect background for some zany orange ribbon and this Big Shot die, circle and rhinestone brad.
Kim's Red Hat ladies enjoyed making this card recently. They loved the "King for a Day" sentiment for birthday and Father's Day cards.
Summertime means flip flops, beach umbrellas, swimming pools, popsicles, and spending time with friends - both old and new.
Country Living Summer Cookout Kit - June 15 to August 31 (or while supplies last). This craft kit, which will be featured in the July 2009 issue of Country Living, costs $24.95, and you'll receive the Dig In stamp set, 2 Stampin' Spots (Ruby Red & Night of Navy), 5 yards of linen thread, 4 printed recipe cards, 24 printed food wrapper sheets, 16 tags, 12 coasters, 8 table tents, and die-cuts/bamboo skewers/envelopes to create 8 shish kabob invitations. 
Here's a Riding Hood Red card with layers of Whisper White and So Saffron.
