Sprinkles of Life coffee card

This card combines a soon to be retired stamp set called Perfect Blend with a sneak peak of several items which will be available on June 2, 2015.  It features the newest Ronald McDonald House charity (RMHC) set called Sprinkles of Life.  A portion of each stamp set sold is donated to the RMHC.  What a cute set and it benefits others!  I love how Stampin' Up makes it so easy to help others.  I also used the new Cherry on Top DSP paper stack (now 6x6 size) along with the coordinating Cherry on Top washi tape.  The cupcake frosting is punched out with the new tree builder punch which is made to coordinate with the Sprinkles of Life stamp set.  Wahoo! I love coordinating products.  It makes creating so much easier and it's one of my favorite things about Stampin' Up products.

 The gift card envelope is made with our new envelope paper which is the perfect weight to make envelopes. Here you see the paper in the 2015-17 in color watermelon wonder.

I love how this card turned out.  My card base is a standard A2 size in Bermuda bay.  Other colors featured on the card are watermelon wonder, tip top taupe,crushed curry.  The cup sleeve utilizes a second generation watermelon wonder with a stamp from the new You've Got This set (also a sneak peek).  A matching envelope and my project is finished!  

Perfect Blend thank you gift card

This card was inspired by Tami White of stampwithtami.com.  I changed the dimensions a little and used different Framelits and stamp sets, but the basic concept came from her video.  I used strawberry slush, early espresso and lost lagoon cardstock to make the card.  It will fit into a standard medium sized envelope.  I hope it will inspire you to make one of your own.

Stamp sets used are Perfect Blend, a round array, lots of thanks and honeycomb hello.  I used crumb cake Blendabilities to color the coffee cup.  The "sleeve" is cut from the all abloom paper stack.  I cut the lid from very vanilla cardstock.

Perfect blend retirement card

I made these retirement cards using some sneak peak items, current items and retired product.  I have three co-workers retirning at the end of the month.  It will be very hard to say goodbye.  I've worked with these gentelemen for the past 23 years.  I'm happy for them, but sad for those of us who will feel the void when they've moved on.  For these two cards, I used the perfect blend stamp set and teeny tiny wishes for the sentiment.  I also used the retired stamp set Like It a Latte (for the coffee beans).  Colors used are sahara sand, early espresso, lost lagoon and hello honey.  The DSP is from the Moonlight DSP paper stack (48 sheets 4 1/2" x 6 1/2".  I love these DSP paper stacks.  They come in handy for lots of things.  The DSP is cut with the Deco Label Framelit dies.  I colored the coffee cup using the new Stampin' Blendabilities markers.  I LOVE these new markers.  The colors blend together so easily.  I used the On Film Framelits to cut my photo frame, notice the embossing?  The framelit die does that at the same time as the cut.  I added a little burlap ribbon which I frayed apart to make the ribbon accent.  I hope you can find some time to stamp today.

Perfect Blend Gratitude card

This is a card I made for my co-worker who is leaving us for the opportunity to make a difference during a military assignment.  It's a great thing for him and a huge loss for us.  I will miss him dearly. I used the new Lost Lagoon in-color cardstock and ink pad, along with smokey slate.  The background was created with washi tape from the epic day and watercolor wonder assortments.  Stamp sets used were a Perfect Blend and a brand new sneak peak of Something to Say which will be available when the new Stampin' Up! catalog premieres to the public on June 2.  If you are interested in any of these items, you can contact me and I will be happy to place an order for you.  I hope this card inspires you to make one of your own.  Thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by and take a look.  Happy stamping!