Here's a special card for the Kuhn family:

This was an extremely unusual card for me to make.  There's almost no stamping, and the card gets its "wow" from a simple piece of designer paper.  This happened for two reasons.  First, I only own one baby stamp!  You're aghast, I know.  But it's true.  I have Nursery Necessities stamp set and while it's a very nice set, I've used it as my only baby stamp set for nigh on three years!  Can't I have another, please?  The second reason is that I just got the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Pack from the Occasions Mini Catalog, and I'm smitten with every single sheet of paper in it!  I added some glitter to the paper with my 2-Way Glue Pen and some Dazzling Diamonds glitter, but that's it — it's just that gorgeous!  I did use Nursery Necessities to stamp the sentiment on Sahara Sand card stock and framed it nicely with a Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware piece.  Instead of using the brads given me that matched, I chose Pretty in Pink brads to add a bit more color.  Did you know that the Designer Label Punch punches out the exact size and shape for this nifty little metal accent?  Pretty handy, huh?  My final little touch is a couple of "stray" butterflies from So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie card stock run through the Big Shot using the new Embosslits Die Beautiful Wings.  When I first saw this die, I thought the butterflies were so tiny that I wouldn't use them.  But now I'm constantly picking out the teeniest butterfly in the lot!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 117161 Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack   $24.95
Item No. 118138 Embosslits Die Beautiful Wings   $11.95
Item No. 107590 Designer Label Punch   $15.95
Item No. 112454 Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware   $29.95
Item No. 100425 2-Way Glue Pen   $3.50
Item No. 102023 Dazzling Diamonds Glitter   $4.50

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Although Jackson's room is a puppy theme, I did borrow the color scheme of the nursery to make this card – Night of Navy, Bravo Burgundy and Brocade Blue.  I created the main image using Nursery Necessities stamp set and inking each part of the ship with Stampin' Write Markers.  I stamped once on the main Very Vanilla card stock, then a second time on a scrap and cut out the base of the ship and attached it with Dimensionals.  I built a frame around it by punching Bravo Burgundy card stock with the Scallop Square Punch six times and attaching them to the back.  If you haven't already figured out, this is my new favorite punch!  Just love the versatility it brings to each project!  Did you notice the clever ribbon treatment?  I couldn't decide between the Bravo Burgundy and the Brocade Blue 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, so I used them both!  I attached a piece of each to the back of the Very Vanilla card stock, then tied them in front.  Kinda cool, huh?  Finally, I added a star designer brad from the Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware kit.

I'm really having fun decorating the inside of my cards lately.  Here's the inside of this one, as well as the lined envelope.  I got my Night of Navy Patterns Designer Series Paper from the Level 1 Hostess Paper pack.  You can take this handy package of paper for free if you order over $150 in product or host a workshop totaling $150 or more!  Why not get your workshop on the calendar for 2010!  Or place your own order at my Online Store HERE.  Contact me today! 

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 113506 Nursery Necessities   $31.95
Item No. 109057 Brocade Blue 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon   $7.95
Item No. 109053 Bravo Burgundy 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon   $7.95
Item No. 112081 Scallop Square Punch   $15.95
Item No. 105109 Bravo Burgundy Stampin' Write Marker   $3.25
Item No. 100069 Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker   $3.25
Item No. 100064 Brocade Blue Stampin' Write Marker   $3.25
OR buy all the markers in a handy storage case
Item No. 105541 Many Marvelous Markers set of 48   $125.95
Item No. 111325 Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware   $29.95
Item No. 107300 Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes   $6.50
Item No. 116234 Patterns Pack Designer Series Paper III – FREE!

Don't Forget!

    * To order your retiring stamp sets before they're gone forever on January 4th – click HERE for the listing!
    * To register for the Birthday Card Class – click HERE!  Registration is due by December 27th.