Celebrate Your Day

I love bold colors and fun stripes. There’s something in my DNA, though, that doesn’t allow me to just showcase it in it’s natural beauty. For some reason, I sometimes need to alter gorgeous paper by adding ink or by cutting it into pieces. That’s what I’ve done for today’s FabFriday sketch challenge card – and I couldn’t be happier. Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• How Sweet It Is. This card features two products in the How Sweet It Is Suite in Stampin’ Up!’s 2019 Occasions Catalog – the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper and two dies from the the Jar of Sweets Framelits Dies, part of the Sweetest Thing Bundle. Here’s a look at the cheery colors and patterns in this pack of papers:For my card, I used the striped paper that’s fifth on the top row above. I trimmed the paper into 3/4″ strips and flipped them around and repositioned them to mix the patterns a bit. Here’s a closer look at the treatment of this paper:
• Hello Cupcake. You know how much I love a beautiful sentiment, right? The three sentiments in Hello Cupcake are what convinced me to pick up this stamp set with my Sale-a-Bration earnings. “Celebrate your day!” is perfect for lots of occasions – birthdays, baby showers or retirement parties. The option are endless!  I stamped this sweet sentiment in Gorgeous Grape on Thick Whisper White and cropped it with this sweet label die from the Jar of Sweets Framelits Dies. Perfect, huh?
  
• Layering. I had so much fun with the layering of elements on this card. Not only is the candy jar and sentiment layered on a popped circle of vellum cardstock, but the strips of How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper are also popped up. Here’s a closer look at the layering of these elements:I love the Jar of Sweets Framelits – gave me the quick-and-easy silhouette of a candy jar I needed. To see all of the items in this “so sweet it’ll make your teeth hurt” suite, click on the image below:

Stamp Sets: Hello Cupcake  Papers: How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper, Gorgeous Grape, Melon Mambo, Thick Whisper White, Vellum Cardstock  Inks: Gorgeous Grape Accessories: Layering Circle Framelits Dies, Jar of Sweets Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Hello Cupcake Photopolymer Stamp Set – 149714

Price: $0.00

How Sweet It Is 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 148568

Price: $11.00

Sweetest Thing Photopolymer Bundle – 150568

Price: $45.75

Layering Circle Framelits Dies – 141705

Price: $35.00

Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146987

Price: $8.50

Melon Mambo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 115320

Price: $8.50

Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 101856

Price: $9.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

Price: $7.75

Supply List

I hope you’ll pop over to the FabFriday site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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