New stamping goodies

Yesterday I got an order with some new Stampin' Up!^® goodies -- yea! -- so I had to put some of them to use today:

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Best Friends Forever, Grateful Greetings
Card stock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral
Ink: Soft Suede, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Fashionable Hearts Embosslits die, Labels Collection Framelits dies, Scallop Edge Border punch, mat pack, paper piercer, Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon, Everyday Enchantment brads and ribbon (Calypso Coral 1/8" organdy ribbon), Glue Dots, Dimensionals



I think I was most excited to try out the new Framelits dies. I love that there are different size dies in the same shape so you can make mats and frames. For this card I used the third-largest die from the Labels Collection to cut the shape for the focal image. I randomly stamped the stems and leaves image from the Best Friends Forever set in Lucky Limeade along the bottom of the label shape and adhered a few hearts (cut with the Fashionable Hearts Embosslits) with Glue Dots and Dimensionals so they looked like flowers. I stamped a greeting in Soft Suede at the top of the label.

Along the left edge of the card I adhered layers of Calypso Coral and Poppy Parade card stock punched with the Scallop Edge Border punch. For the top, bottom and right edges I used a paper piercer and the mat pack to make a subtle border.

I wanted to add ribbon to the card, so I tied a piece of Calypso Coral ribbon over the scalloped pieces. I even managed to tie a decent-looking bow, which always makes me happy. Much to my chagrin, bow tying is not really one of my strengths. So for the Lucky Limeade bow on the label, I used a little trick with the brad. Here is a quick mini tutorial:

Step 1. Cut a piece of ribbon and adhere one end over the other to make a loop. (I forgot to take a picture of this step -- sorry!)
Step 2. Keeping the prongs of the brad bent, pull them apart and away from the back of the brad.

Step 3. Flatten the ribbon loop and place it between the open prongs and against the back of the brad. I used a piercing tool to help push the edges of the ribbon under the prongs.

Step 4. Bend the prongs back up together over the ribbon loop. Then place the brad through your card stock as you normally would. It's really easy and a fun way to add a little ribbon accent.


I really enjoyed making this card; it's always fun to play with new stamping toys! Thanks for stopping by!