Check You Out

When I first looked through the 2019-20 Stampin' Up! catalog a few months ago, one of the sets that jumped out at me was Check You Out. It has adorable book-related images, including an owl and a book worm, and some great sentiments that make it great for school- or library-themed cards or even cute notes for everyday occasions.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Check You Out
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Whisper White card stock; Solar White 110-lb card stock (Neenah)
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Accessories: Glitter enamel dots, linen thread, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Dimensionals

Eeep! Aren't they cute? I have to say that I absolutely love these two cards. They're nothing fancy -- just stamping and fussy cutting -- but clean and simple cards have always been some of my favorites.

I don't think I need to explain everything step-by-step, but here are a few notes:
- The glasses on the owl are a separate stamp, so you could leave them off and/or add them to the book worm. (Speaking of which, I forgot to take a picture, but I stamped the bookworm on the inside of these cards.)
- I stamped the library pocket twice: once with Crumb Cake and once with Coastal Cabana. I trimmed out the card part from the Coastal Cabana image and adhered it to the Crumb Cake image to create the two-color effect.
- There aren't any dies for this stamp set (one of the few times I wished for coordinating dies!), but the images are easy enough to hand cut since they mostly have smooth edges.
- The font of the sentiments is sized to fit on the library card. Cute!

I have a good friend who is an elementary school media specialist, and these cards are perfect for her. I'm going to put one in the mail tomorrow to wish her luck during the new school year. Thanks for stopping by!