Hello There!

I know I've mentioned my love for Washi Tape here before.  It really adds to the project and is so simple to use.  Like on this card:

Colors: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy.  Stamps: Flower Shop and Happy Day.  Punches: Pansy and Itty Bitty Punch Pack. Accessories: Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Rhinestone Jewels, Essentials Paper Piercing Template.

This card was inspired by one that Amy O'Neill was swapping at convention.  I did not swap with her, but saw her card on Pinterest later.  I changed a few things, but she would probably recognize the CASE.  I love this "hello there" stamp from Happy Day.  It's perfect for general cards. And notice I used the Flower Shop Bundle on it too.  I love these bundles.

This is just one of the projects that will be available to make at my August Stampin' Buffet.  You have one more week to RSVP and let me know you are coming.  I look forward to seeing you there!

Also, be on the look out for the Stampin' Addict Fall Blog Hop this Friday.  We will be featuring projects from the Fall section of the new Holiday Catalog.   You won't want to miss it!

Hello Washi Tape

One of the new accessories in the catalog I am really digging on is Washi Tape.  I had heard of Washi Tape before now, but I had never used it.  I have enough Stampin' Up! toys in my arsenal that I seldom stray to other brands.  But when Stampin' Up! introduced Washi Tape, of course I had to have some.  And now I see what all the fuss is about!  Here is a card I made yesterday with it:

Colors: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, and Night of Navy.  Stamps: Oh, Hello.  Punches: Heart and Bitty Butterfly.  Accessories: Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape, Rhinestone Jewels, Whisper White Stitched Grosgrain, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack.

This card was loosely inspired by one I saw on Stampin' Connections by Julie Pitta.  To make it, I took my Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape and layered on the bottom half of the Whisper White card stock.  To get it straight, I set the base on a piece of our fabulous grid paper.  Then I used my heart punch to make a window in that layer of the card.  You can't see it here, but I just couldn't throw that heart away, so I put it in the inside of my card.

It's a little hard to tell from the picture, but I used my Essentials Paper Piercing Pack to go around the greeting on the stamp just to add a little more interest to the card.  Oh, Hello is not a new stamp set.  It was part of a bundle in the Spring Catalog.  However, I did not get it until very recently and this was the first time I used it. (Let that be a lesson to you: always get the bundle because eventually you will want both parts of it.  I could have saved a little $$). 

We made this card at a private card class for one of my customers.  Just by inviting a few friends over to make 3 cards, she earned $50 in free product.  If you are interested in scheduling a class for you and your friends, let me know!