This stamp set is so valuable because it can be used for a multitude of occasions: birthdays, thank you's, graduations, weddings . . . what's really great is the set includes a poster stamp that you can use for your sentiment, allowing you to choose the occasion! Talk about value for your money!
Anyway, my card was designed to welcome my new recruit! She is so excited to get started!
My inspiration for this card came from a card by Brandy Cox.
I cut a standard card base from Thick Whisper White and then cut a strip of patterned paper for the bottom of the card front using the absolutely delightful Garden Impressions DSP. If you haven't bought this DSP yet, don't hesitate! It is a gorgeous collection of bright patterns and floral images. I added a thinner strip of Blueberry Bushel card stock to act as a border between the DSP and the Whisper White background.
A small piece of the Thick Whisper White was cut, along with a Blueberry Bushel matte for it. I then stamped the girl's bottom half, skirt and legs, onto the white piece using Memento ink. I also stamped the skirt part of the image onto a small piece of DSP. This was then fussy cut and glued on top of the stamped image.
On another white piece, the poster was stamped and then the sentiment. This time, the sentiment was made up of two colors by using both my Basic Black and Blueberry Bushel Stampin' Write markers to color the stamp. After a quick "huff" onto the stamp to reinvigorate the ink, it was stamped onto the poster. The poster was then fussy cut and then the edges were touched up using the Basic Black marker.
The girl's shoes were colored with Blueberry Bushel and then her hands and legs were colored using the Ivory Blend marker.
After matting the stamped image, it was adhered to the card front using Dimensionals. The poster sentiment was also adhered using Dimensionals.
To complete the card, a small bow was made using the new Blueberry Bushel 1/8" Grosgrain Ribbon and it was attached with a glue dot.
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I cut a 11.25 x 7" piece of the now retired Naturally Eclectic DSP. (Making kits like this for your new recruits is a wonderful way to use up DSP and it really showcases the beauty of our Stampin' Up papers!)
Using the Statement Of My Heart stamp with Night of Navy, I stamped the sentiment on Lemon Lime Twist and then die cut it using the #4 oval in the Stitched Shapes Framelits. I matted it using a Night of Navy scalloped oval (#7 scalloped oval from the Layering Ovals Framelits).
After adhering the sentiment to the front of the DSP, I slipped it into the outer opening of the stamp case. Love the way it looks! After creating the kit, I had fun filling the case with an assortment of goodies: Dimensionals, Rhinestones, Bone Folder, Embossing Buddy, Wink of Stella Pen, Snail Adhesive and a stack of Sticky Notes.
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As one more treat for my recruit, I CASEd Michelle Last's apron treat boxes. So cute and so easy to make!
Simply die cut two aprons, a pocket and two neck strings. Stamp the sentiment on one of the aprons and heat emboss with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. Glue on the pocket.
From a 4 x 3" piece of Basic Black, score each side at 1" fold on all score lines. Cut "flaps" at each end and then glue flaps to form box. Adhere the box between the two aprons to finish the treat box.
Die cut the scissors from Silver Foil and add to the pocket, adhering with a glue dot.
So cute! I added a small heart, punched from the now retired Red Foil.
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My recruit loved her card and welcome gifts! I'm looking forward to getting to know her better and to share in her Stampin' Up journey!
