Guava, Ginger Blossom Birthday Card

I just love the look of this card. It looks fancy [because of the DSP], but is SO easy to do! I wanted to show you how easy it is to use the Amazing to Zany Stamp Set in your card making. I love this set for scrapbooking mainly, but it works well for cards, too! Check out the catalog and e-mail me to order it while you can, as it is retiring.

Did you notice across the bottom of the card? I stamped the words "delightful, splendid, terrific, amazing, fabulous" and filled in the dots with a Ruby Red Stampin' Write Marker. This set is VERY versatile!


Tips:

• Crimp the 2"x4" piece of Ruby Red for texture
• Score, fold up and adhere 1/2" to get the stripes at the bottom of the 4"x4" DSP.
• I didn't bother to punch a whole in the tag, but adhered it to appear so.
• Dirty up the "happy birthday" Groovy Guava square with your Ruby Red ink pad
• Tie your ribbon and then add two extra pieces. I tie directly to the ribbon. Some others would tie separately and then use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere.

Project Supplies:

Amazing to Zany Stamp Set [retiring]
Groovy Guava CS [retiring]
Ginger Blossoms DSP [retiring]
Ruby Red CS
Ruby Red Classic Ink
Ruby Red Stampin' Write Marker
1-1/4" Square Punch
"Large" Tag Punch
Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon
Crimper
SNAIL


Here is a peek at the Amazing to Zany Stamp Set.

Misting with Markers

Here is a quick and easy card for those who don't have a whole lot of extra time these days. I used the Misting with Markers technique. It is super easy! Simply choose your image [flowers from Year After Year here], color with Stampin' Write Markers and mist with water [I purchased a small squirt bottle at a dollar store.] before stamping. It gives you a watercoloring look with the brightness of the markers. Mist more for a very blurry look and less for a slight watercolored look.



Here is a close up of the Misting with Markers image:

Project Supplies:
Amazing To Zany Stamp Set
Year After Year Stamp Set
Whisper White CS
Basic Black CS
Pink Passion CS & Stampin' Write Marker
Green Galore CS & Stampin' Write Marker
YoYo Yellow Stampin' Write Marker
1/4" Pretty In Pink Grosgrain Ribbon
Crimper