Belle Papier {pretty paper}

Today’s Ways to Use It Challenge is now on-line! Come play along with us….the challenge is “to die for”! I didn’t have time last night to get a card made for this challenge so I quickly whipped one up this morning. It is so busy here with the kids off school this week. This morning, I’m off for a Photo Health Card appointment with my oldest son so this is super-quick!

I needed a baby boy card….lots of Spring babies this year it seems! I remembered that my daughter received this darling little Cuttlebug Baby die for her birthday and wanted to give it a try! To give diecuts a little extra something, sponge the edges for dimension, add a little color or some embellishments. This card opened as the top and 3/4″ is trimmed off the card front top. I then scalloped the edge with a corner rounder punch. A slit punch is used under the button to create a little flap to hold the front in place. The Oh Baby stamp is one I picked up a while ago from the bin in Michael’s I stamped it repeatedly to make the background….it still needed tied together a little so I overstamped it with Linen (SU).

Supply List:

Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Barely Banana - SU

Patterned Paper: Making Memories

Stamps: Linen - SU, Oh baby - Michael’s

Ink: Blush Blossom, Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue

Other: Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug baby die, ribbon - SU & Unknown, sewing machine, button, Heart Brad - Making Memories, stapler, tab punch, slit punch - SU, small corner rounder - EK Success

I just LOVE my new Stampin Up punch….so cute! I’ve had this card half made on my desk just waiting for it. When I was tidying up my desk the other day….haven’t we heard this before somewhere (wink)…..I came across the teal office clip and this new Prima flower. Hmmmm….wouldn’t teal and black be fun for spring? I had this stamped image from a wish rak there as well and the image seemed kind of retro and fun to me, just like the colors. I clipped it all together to a black card base and waited for some time to play.

Enter my new punch…I just had to try it out of course. Not much time this week with the kids off school so where better to try it out than a half designed card. I punched the left side of the image for a little fun look. The notepaper theme really went well with the office clip I already had out to work with. For this card I actually pulled out my Watercolor Crayons from SU. I usually just use the ink pressed into the ink pad lids, but for so many colors…this was a great idea. I didn’t even take the crayons out of their tin…just wet the side of them a little with the aquapainter and away I went. Made clean-up much easier.

Retro Birthday

Supply List:

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Taken With Teal - SU

Stamps: Time with You, Everyday Flexible Phrases, Floral - SU

Ink: Basic Black - SU

Other: Watercolor Crayons, punch - SU, eyelets - Making Memories, Happy charm - K & Company, Prima flower, Office Clip - Staples Business Depot