Happy Earth Day and 1 More Happy Birthday to my First Born, Along with a Useful Tip for Stamping

Well, that is a long title, but that's what I have to share today --- so get ready!  First of all, Happy Earth Day.  I have another all green card for you, in honor of Earth Day.

This is one of the cards I made for my free kits during our free shipping promotion.  Most of the cards full size and a few were made with our cute little note cards.  I like the clean, crisp look of the green and white color story.  My green is Lucky Limeade.

As for the kits, I did have a lot.  They've all been picked up now and are being enjoyed by the lucky recipients.  These are just the last of those ready to be picked up.  As I said, I made a lot!

Now, for the birthday.  Yesterday was my daughter's birthday.  I made this card in honor of her birthday.

I knew I was hand delivering it (with a fun gift card inside) so I decided to make an over-sized card.  My colors are Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade.

... and here's my tip:
Whenever I am designing a card, layout or projects, I often go in a different direction than from where I first start.  This means that sometimes I have really nice (stamped) pieces that I do not use right then.  I keep these in a little case together.  When I get ready to start a new project, I keep these pieces in mind so I can pull them out and most of my work is already completed.  I added the 'Happy Birthday' and then chose my card base and a mat for the Crumb Cake layer.  As in all darker card bases, I added a lighter piece inside so I could write on it.

... and there you have it... a really nice card for a very special someone who has blessed my life for several years now.  I won't tell how many.  That would make her mad and make me look bad:)

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Today's Post is Brought to You by Aaron

Hello everyone!  Nanna is taking a break today and I will be your blogging host.  I am here to share with you that even a 5 year old can enjoy a love of creating.  Here is a card I made with some of my nanna's wonderful Stampin' Up! products.

 I love all things 'Pirate' so I created an underwater scene on my card.  I used both Watercolor Pencils and Watercolor Wonder Crayons and then blended it all with my nanna's Aqua Painter.

Aaarrrrrrrrrrrrr!  That's pirate talk for:  "I love to create!"

 

I hope you have a good day.  Nanna will be back with you tomorrow with more stamping inspiration.  She really loves this stuff and works in her studio every day! 

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This and That Kit... not just for Journaling AND What's Up Next for May

Our new This and That kit is just plain fun!  You get a journal, Washi tape, stickers, DSP, a date stamp and... I hope I'm not forgetting anything. 

Yesterday, I shared with you what I've done with my journal so far and how I designed and decorated the cover for it.  I've already used up all my coordinating stickers inside it.  I'll be jotting notes as I think of something I want to add to it.  I love that it has pockets inside, so you can slip in some mementos.

You don't have to stop at working on the journal though.  You can make some quick cards.  Remember, the bundle comes with an entire package of DSP, so you can make a LOT of cards ... or perhaps some scrapbook pages.

In case you missed it, here is my journal cover:

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