Fable Friends

Good Wednesday afternoon!  I'm not sure what your weather is like where you are, but today, here in St. Louis, it's a rainy, lazy, "I need a nap" kind of day.  I choose, however, to avoid that  temptation to share this card with you 'cause I just really love the little bunny, among other stamps, from this set

(Fable Friends) in our Occasions Catalog.  I also love the soon to retire Gingham gala DSP from this same catalog.  I felt like these two things went hand in hand for my Easter card.  What do you think?  

Cutting everything out using the new Rectangle Framelits, also in the Occasions Catalog, kind of brings to my mind a gingham table cloth that I associate with Spring and Easter family gatherings.  I DID fussy cut the cute little bunny, though.  I ran my Very Vanilla background piece through my Big Shot (the big shot is retiring, too, so get one while you can...) using the Basket Weave embossing folder and I love it!  I feel like it ties everything together.  Let me know what you think and be sure to head over to my My Website to order all those things on your Wishlist before they're gone.  

Have a great day!

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Fable Friends

Good morning and welcome back to my blog.  So happy you could join me today.  

I want to touch briefly on a subject that's both wonderful and at the same time sad.  It is ALMOST that time of the year where we bid old friends farewell and welcome new ones.  It's just the way it is. And although I excitedly welcome the change it will be sad to see my favorites go.  One of those favorites is an adorable stamp set in our Occasions Catalog dubbed Fable Friends.  It is SOOO adorable and will be finding it's way into many of my projects, even if it doesn't make the cut into the upcoming Annual Catalog, WHICH GOES LIVE ON JUNE 4TH!

Here is my most recent project I've made using the cute squirrel from that set

How cute is this little guy?!  I absolutely love being able to customize my images based on what I feel the recipient of my cards likes.  Outside of that, just customizing in general because I can, for whatever the reason.  I am so hoping that the yellow in the daisy and the "happy birthday" gets to stick around long after the 2018-2020 In Colors retire.  It is a true, bright and cheery yellow that just rings "happy".  It's aptly called Pineapple Punch and I just love it.  Along with my love of this yellow I am equally in love with the Country Floral embossing folder.  This tool was a freebie during SaleABration and unless I was dreaming it, we will see it again in the new catalog.  I hope I wasn't dreaming!  Everyone NEEDS this folder!  And...in case you are not aware, the framelits I used for my sentiment come in the Well Said Bundle.  It is to die for, no pun intended!  This is a bundle that works for pretty much every occasion you can come up with and it, too, will be in my "go to" stash for a very long time!  

I hope you've enjoyed my project today and I'll see you back next time.  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.  Thanks!

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Window Sheet Tent Card

Every month my upline and her team hold our monthly meetings, of which I am usually unable to attend, due to distance between us.  However, Meg Loven makes a video and shares it with all of her team and I just love still being a part of the group this way.  Being there is definitely "The Bomb", but this is as close to a second that I could possibly get!  

Mary Ellen showed us how to make a Window Sheet Tent Card and I decided to venture out and create one of my own.  This is what I came up with...

                                                                                                                        I made this card for a "future" bride whose aunts were throwing her a shower and this, including a gift certificate from Yours Truly would be included. One of the bride's aunts is actually a close friend of mine and her mother knows that her sister/my friend loves to stamp and makes BEAUTIFUL cards herself, so she loves giving her the gift of Stampin' Up!  

I initially knew I wanted the houses and the church since this was a bridal shower card, but I had no idea I would add the butterflies.  Once I added the Delicate Lace Edgelit to the top of my card it just seemed to scream butterflies.  What better way to add them but to get out my Botanical Butterfly DSP, which is a free SaleABration item (which goes away after today), my Stampin' Write Markers and my Butterfly Duet Punch which is included in the Butterfly Gala Bundle in our Occasions Catalog---page 35.  

                                                           

You can see a side view of my card here showing the tenting that is created with scoring.  So pretty!  Thank you for sharing this idea Mary Ellen Stites!  I love this card and I look forward to making many more using all my other lovely items I've found in our Occasions Catalog.