Today I decided to make a card with the Happy Wishes Sale-a-Bration set, which I have decided I am totally in love with. More than anything, the sentiment options available with mixing and matching stamps are almost endless! The best thing about this set is it is free with an order over $180! Everybody loves free stuff!
Once I started cutting DSP and cardstock, I decided to make two variations of the same idea. Here's how they turned out:
For both cards, I used Night of Navy cardstock for the card base and a slightly smaller rectangle of Naturally Eclectic DSP on top. Although it was unintentional having the strokes going in opposite directions (I will stick with my standby excuse at the moment of baby brain!), it ended up working quite well with the shapes I used. Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the sentiments before cutting them on my trusty Big Shot using Stitched Shapes framelits. Both were the largest of their shape.
I used the Pretty Label punch from the Annual Catalogue to cut Soft Sky and Lemon Lime Twist cardstock, cutting each label in half through the long edge. This meant that I could slightly overlap them creating a 'border' when glued together. Then I attached them to the back of the oval using Tear & Tape. Before I attached it to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals, I attached the retired satin ribbon to the card using the same tape.
The "you are the best" card was super easy.
Using the same base as the other card, I attached a one inch wide strip of the reverse side of the same DSP sheet accross the middle of the card. It was actually two scrap strips, however the gap is hidden under the sentiment 😊
I attached the Metallic Edge ribbon (a current item in the Annual Catalogue) using Tear & Tape before sticking on the sentiment with Stampin' Dimensionals. I decided to add the Lemon Lime Twist Bitty Bow to link in with the DSP.
Darius was too busy pestering Lily with his new found trick of getting on top of the TV cabinet (this was her respite area so she is far from impressed that he's figured out he can jump up!) I did have furry friend company though - Miss Penny's protector gene has really kicked in with me over the last few weeks - I think shes finally realised something is up with my ever expanding belly. When she can, she follows me EVERYWHERE! Well, she insists on getting past me a leading me to make sure there is nothing ahead that might be unsafe... Here she is asleep under my stool..
Comments are welcome - I will always reply!
Sara and Penny 😄
I love both these cards Sara!!! This free stamp set has gorgeous sentiments. Lemon lime twist and night of navy are a match made in heaven. Love both of the colours. I hope they don't retire LLT. It's one of my fav colours!!💜💜💜
ReplyDeleteLove the subtle changes to these cards, using same things yet ending up with different cards....lovely. thanks for sharing.
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