I created this card a month ago and am just now deciding to share it with you all. There's so many cards...so little time! Measurements Stampin' Up! Notecard (5" x 7", folded in half at 3-1/2") Basic Black layer (2-3/4" x 4-1/4") Daffodil Delight layers (3" x 4-1/2", large scrap at least 2" x 5-1/4") Directions Stamp the mouse-in-the-cheese image in the center of the Basic Black layer, using VersaMark ink.  Stamp "Say Cheese" in the upper left corner, also using VersaMark ink. Pour white embossing powder over stamped areas and tap off excess. Heat using heat tool. If desired, sponge some Craft White ink in areas to give the appearance of the chalkboard having been erased in the past. If desired, add decorative dots using Stampin' Chalk Marker. Adhere Basic Black layer to the 3" x 4-1/2" Daffodil Delight layer, angling slightly. Adhere these two layers to the notecard so that the Basic Black layer is squared u...

 As Sale-A-Bration winds down, I wanted to share with you a couple cards I created after a retreat I attended. They use the Daffodil Afternoon DSP from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Measurements Basic Black (8-1/2" x 11") Flirty Flamingo layers (2-3/8" x 3-3/4", 3-7/8" x 5-1/4", scrap) Very Vanilla layers (2-1/2" x 4", two 2-1/2" x 3-3/4", scrap) Pale Papaya (small scrap) Daffodil Afternoon DSP (4-1/4" x 5-1/2" of main design, three coordinating layers 4" x 5-1/4") Directions Take the Basic Black sheet of cardstock and score in half at 4-1/4", then cut in half the other way at 5-1/2". Using the 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" main design DSP, die cut using the largest stitched rectangle and the fourth smallest stitched rectangle. You can either nest them and cut them at the same time, or you can send them through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine separately. Stamp a butterfly in Memento Tuxedo Black ink an...

 With less than two weeks left of Sale-a-Bration, I thought I'd pull out one of the free SAB sets I received to show you a card perfect to celebrate the car-lover in your life. Measurements Real Red card (5-1/2"x 8-1/2", scored in half at 4-1/4") Vellum cardstock (3-3/4" x 5") Basic White cardstock (2" x 3", 4" x 5-1/4") Basic Black cardstock (2-1/4" x 3-1/4") Directions Emboss vellum using Gingham embossing folder. Adhere to card base. Stamp car in Memento Tuxedo Black onto small Basic White layer. Color car and balloons with Blends. Add a shadow under the car to "ground" it, using Smoky Slate Blends. Adhere Basic White layer to Basic Black layer, then adhere these layers to the vellum suing dimensionals. Stamp the car in Read Red ink (or you can use Memento) in the lower left corner of the larger Basic White layer and also the envelope. Adhere Basic White layer to the inside of the card. Apply Matte Black Dots to th...

On tonight's Friday Night Live, I showed how to create a beautiful filigree background using a decorative mask, an ink pad and a blending brush. Measurements Magenta Madness card base (5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored in half at 4-1/4") Magenta Madness layer (4" x 5-1/4") Basic White layers (4" x 5-1/4", large scrap or several smaller scraps) Directions Add the filigree background to the Magenta Madness layer using the filigree mask, Magenta Madness ink and a blending brush. Adhere to the front of the card base. Using a sheet of copy paper or a grid sheet, mask off all but 3/4" - 1" of the righthand side of the Basic White layer that measures 4" x 5-1/4"), then add the filigree background as you did in Step 1. Adhere to the inside of the card. Protecting all but the flap of the envelope, add filigree to the flap using the method in Steps 1 and 2. Stamp the solid chocolate image in Cinnamon Cider 3-4 times on the Basic White scrap, then ...