Sometimes, it’s necessary to sit down and make a card JUST BECAUSE. Today’s card is not for a sketch or color challenge. It wasn’t designed for a special holiday or occasion. This card was simply created because I wanted to combine two sentiments that sound cute together. Do I need another reason to make a card? 🙂
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- A cute sentiment. I’ve heard of “Fill Me Up, Buttercup!” and “Cheer Up, Buttercup,” but I think “Pucker Up, Buttercup” is infinitely cuter. The combination of the lemon from Crazy, Mixed-Up Love and the sentiment from Geometrical seem (to me) like they were made for each other. Don’t you agree?
- Masking the sentiment. The complete sentiment of the stamp in Island Indigo is “Cheer Up, Buttercup,” but I just wanted the word “Buttercup” so I needed to mask out the first two words. While at Stampin’ Up!’s Leadership Conference in January, I watched as one of the presenters masked a stamp’s image by simply sticking a strip of tape over the part of the stamp that she didn’t want on the card. The caveman steps are: Tape stamp. Ink image. Peal tape. Stamp paper.
- Card balance. It’s not like me to have a center piece on my card that isn’t layered with colored cardstock. I wanted to try something different here. I wanted to offset the center piece of cardstock with strips of colored cardstock. This card is the result of a lot of playing around with shapes and colors.
Stamp sets: Crazy Mixed-Up Love, Geometrical Papers: Island Indigo, Real Red, Crushed Curry, Whisper White Inks: Island Indigo Accessories: White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Ovals Collection Framelits, Deco Labels Collection Framelits, Regals Candy Dots (Crushed Curry), Stampin’ Dimensionals
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Brian
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Today’s the day. I’ve been planning for a Tools of the Trade event all this week. Today is the day, and I’m excited to invite several deomonstrators, customers and friends into my home to talk about and share tips about our favorite Stampin’ Up! tools. Woo hoo! I’ll keep you posted on how it goes.
Infinitely cute yet so CAS Brian!!! Your layering of Deco and Oval framelets really lets this awesome “new” sentiment combination shine!!! Have a BLAST today at your workshop, I hope it’s the first of many of your larger-scale events that are well received and I can only imagine the fun that will be had by all!!! 🙂 I hope to be able to attend in the near future & will be there in spirit!!!
I will be thinking of ya’ll today. I can’t wait to hear how wonderful your “Tools of the Trade” was an absolute success, and pick up some new tips. This card is so cheery. I love all those colors, Regals, are my favorite. Have a great day. 🙂
The “pucker up” sentiment reminds me of those delicious lemon drops candies, they really make you pucker up!! How ingenious that you combined those two sentiments, they really work great.
How I wish I could attend this workshop, I bet everybody is going to learn something new but more than anything, they will have a blast.
Hope you can share some pictures of this awesome event soon.
Cute ! Buttercup was one of my nicknames when I was a munchkin ! So naturally I would love this !
The layering is tricky on this one and adds eye appeal . Very original . As always .
Be sure and take pictures this afternoon….you know we love the pictures and details .
catchy – bright and cheerful card – love it!
Adorable card.
Can’t wait to hear about “Tools of the Trade.” It will undoubtedly, be a smash (in the best sense of the word!)
make us another video !!!! love todays card bright and happy have a good sunday
Fun card for fun sentiments!
Ooo love it Brian , got My SS mag sat what a handsome King !! Congrats Brian ,
Your doing great , we’re proud of you !!!!
Hugs frenchie ,
I think the offset stripes are really effective on this card. I don’t know how you come up with this stuff as I would not in a gazillion years think to do that and yet it really is what makes the central image stand out. I love the Pucker Up Buttercup saying. I used to say that to my girls all the time when they were tots. I gave it up when they became teens as their response was always a frustrated “really Mom?”! LOL
Can’t stop singing now! Fab card, love how you mixed things up and still kept your trademark style!
Super cute card Brian. I think this would have been, or could be, a really cute Valentine’s Day card for a friend. I love the bright cord that say bye bye winter, hello spring. Great job
LOL…CUTE colorful card…love the sentiment!
Absolutely cute!!
In a word – FABULOUS – love your creations and combination of the two fun sentiments is brilliant….and adding the lemon…wow! Saw the article in Sampin Success….sooooo very proud of you Brian!!! You so deserve all of the alcollades that you are receiving…keep up the great work! (sorry for misspelling!)
Thank you for this cheery, springy, card. The lemon is so clever. It also reminds me of the sour lemon candies.
Anxious to hear about the “Tools of the Trade”. Hope the sun is out and the ice is melting!
Just so cute, Brian! Love the colors!
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