Oh, Hello Swap Card

Here is my swap card from our team meeting at the end of February.  Isn't she just adorable?

Chickies need a safe place to be, so she has a "chicken wire"  background made with the Honeycomb Embossing Folder (129378).  Perfect!

To make the "chicken wire" run ink on the inside of the Honeycomb Embossing folder on the side tha sticks UP.  This doesn't have to be perfect to make it look a bit shabby.

Place your cardstock - I used Delightful Dijon - on the clean side and carefully close the inked side over onto the cardstock.

Hold firmly in place.

You can either rub your hand over it, which works well, or use the bottom of your Multi-purpose glue bottle.  A bone folder would also work well.  I tried using one of my clear blocks but found it tended to scuff up the block.

Open to find your "chicken wire".  Ta Da!

Here is the rest of the Recipe:

Base - Basic Black - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" scored and folded at 4 1/4"
Delightful Dijon - 5 1/4" x 4"
Ribbon - 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon in Basic Black (138430) - about 7 inches - wrap around Delightful Dijon and tape to the back.
Very Vanilla scraps - for stamping sentiment and punching with Washi Label Punch (138296) 

Very Vanilla 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" (see instructions below to make scallop)
Delightful Dijon - 2 7/8" x 2 7/8"
So Saffron - 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Stamps - Honeycomb Happiness - FREE from Sale-a-bration (wood - 141288 / clear mount 141291)
Ink - Memento Black
Stampin' Write Marker - Pumpkin Pie (for beak and feet)
Wink of Stella - Clear (141897) to color all of the chickie.

To make the square scallop:

And here they are just before going into my bag for my swap!

Thank you for looking in today!  Happy Tuesday - Don't forget to check the Weekly Deals!  ~ Donna

Bring Back Birthdays

I made a stack of cards on Sunday so I'm ready to start mailing Birthday Cards out to Friends, Family and Customers.  I'd love to send you a card too on  your special day.

This is all part of Shannon West's (from Stampin' Up!) #imbringingbirthdaysback campaign.  I think it's a fabulous idea and I want to do it too.  

If you would like to receive a birthday card from me on your birthday (US Residents only please), email me your name, birthday (month and date) and your address and I'll be happy to send one to you.  It could be one of these, or something I've not yet created.  The fun is in the surprise!

Recipe:
Whisper White - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"
Soft Suede - 5 1/4" x 4
Designer Series Paper (Birthday Bouquet) 3 7/8" x 3
Soft Sky / Watermelon Wonder cardstock - 3 7/8" x 2 1/8"

Pool Party 3/8" Glitter Ribbon - 14" - tie in a knot and then trim off the extra

The Happy Birthday Sentiment is from You're So Lovely and the Ice Cream Cone and the Balloon (inside) is from Honeycomb Happiness.

I know that the color in the Designer Series Paper is Pool Party and that's what matches the ribbon, but for the ice cream on top of the Watermelon Wonder, I chose to use Mint Macaron as it seemed like a better color for ice cream!  You could even add some chocolate chips with the Chocolate Chip Stampin' Marker.

I just love this ribbon.  It is so pretty and is so easy to work with.

Thank you for looking in today.  This will be my 3rd day off celebrating President's Day tomorrow. I miss the old days when we had two days off in February - Lincoln's Birthday and Washington's birthday.  Oh for the good ol' days!

Happy Monday!

~ Donna

Free Ice Cream!

Did you know you can get FREE ICE CREAM with Stampin' Up!  Ok, so maybe it's not real ice cream, but you can get an adorable ice cream cone stamp as a freebie during Sale-a-bration!

Honeycomb Happiness is a free stamp set that is so stinkin' cute and coordinates even nicer with Honeycomb Embellishments.

Today's card is one of my favorites from our Team Regional meeting we had last weekend.  I don't know about you, but I end up with a lot of little scraps of paper and this makes a great way to use up some of those - add them to the front of a card to make panels.

Recipe:

Mint Macaron - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"
Crumb Cake - 5 1/4" x 4"; 2 3/8" Scallop Punch
Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Papers - 3 3/4" x 1 1/2"
Whisper White - 2" Circle Punch
Mint Macaron 1" Dotted Lace Trim
Honeycomb Embellishments

Honeycomb Happiness FREE Sale-a-Bration set

Thank you for looking in today - let's have a great week!

~ Donna

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