The rest of the cards I made two days ago

Going to shoebox swaps is a fun way to get excited about stamping. I didn't include my own card project, but I posted it here. I thought it was funny that half of us incorporated the scallop punch in our designs. That has to be the number one punch by Stampin' Up! Celebrate today is from the Simple Sayings set.

May all your dreams come true

Yesterday I participated in a fun little get together to make cards, a shoebox swap, and I botched the intended card, so abandoned the project, brought it home, then recreated this card using some of the elements from the original.

• Paper: Confetti Cream, Very Vanilla, River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Cool Caribbean, Whisper White
• Ink: River Rock, Cool Caribbean, Chocolate Chip
• Stamps: Friendly Flowers, Always, In the Stars
• Tools/Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Round Tab Punch, 3/4-inch Punch, 1/2-inch Punch, Photo Corner Punch, My Way Punch, Staples, Ice Rhinestone Brads, Cutter Kit

Always Boho Valentine

As I was putting together some scraps here, and ended up with something kind of cute. Not a lot of brain power or time were wasted, basically.

• Paper: Creamy Caramel, some random unknown pink paper, Green Gable, Pixie Pink, Very Vanilla cardstock
• Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Stazon Opaque Cotton White
• Accessories: Celery grosgrain ribbon, Hobby Lobby gems, staples, Cotton Candy Ranger Stickles, Mini Glue Dots to adhere the pink gems
• Stamps: Always, Boho Backgrounds, Toucan of My Love (sentiment)

you mean everything to me

Here's more of the Always stamp set with two other sentiments:

you mean everything to me.

{EVERYTHING}

I also used Stampin' Up! pink taffeta ribbon and the Stazon Timber Brown ink. I like this version the best.

always on my mind--forever in my heart

This is such a fun new set ((Always--see the previous post) and I know I'm going to use it often. Here I've added some more depth to my first design, using the following tools or accessories:

• Crop-o-dile (to punch holes evenly)
• Hodgepode Hardware
• Twill Tape
• Sponge (for edges of heart and vanilla cardstock)
• Slit punch to create scallop edge on Creamy Caramel cardstock
• Distressing tool

always on my mind

Keeping it simple here, I've used my Always stamp set for the first time.

• Paper: Stampin' Up! Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink cardstock


• Ink: Pretty in Pink, Creamy Caramel by Stampin' Up!


• Embellishments: Silver brads and pink ribbon by Stampin' Up!


• Tools: purple handheld punch Fiskars


• Stamps: Always by Stampin' Up!