Hello Summer!

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge totally says "Hello Summer!"

Here are the DEEtails for my card:

1. I took a cue from the striped pillow in the front and started with a long Old Olive card.

2. I grabbed various ribbons from my stash, including the Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon from the District Ribbon Originals, Crushed Curry polka-dot grosgrain ribbon and Kiwi Kiss striped grosgrain ribbon. I used sticky strip to stack the ribbons to create random stripes.

3. I wanted to include a floral design from the pillows in the back, so I pulled out some flower stamps my Itty Bitty Buds and Berry Christmas sets. I stamped them randomly on my card with VersaMark and embossed them.

4. Finally, I added the hello stamp from my Hello Again set in Basic Black to say "Hello" to summer! :)

5. Quick and simple! Now I can relax with a cold glass of limeade! Hello Summer!

Just a heads up that I will be joining Mary Fish's Pretty Pals this Tuesday in a blog hop. You'll want to peek in at all 17 bloggers who will be throwing a "retirement party" for Stampin' Up!'s 30 retiring colors! We'll be celebrating with some Blog CanDEE, so you definitely won't want to miss it! Be sure to hop on over on Tuesday, June 8!

Congrats Luke!

My brother-in-law, Luke, is graduating next week from The Ohio State University. I found this awesome card idea from Jackie Topa that inspired me to make this card. I'm loving it!


Here are the DEEtails:

1. I started with a Basic Black card and cut out a triangle at the top for the neck. My corners are .75" from each edge and 2.75" down from the center. I cut some thin strips of Real Red and Going Gray card stock for OSU colors, Scarlet and Gray, and trimmed the inside of the neck.

2. I took a piece of Whisper White card stock a little larger than my triangle and made a slit .5" down the center. I made a fold .75" from the center. I created a tie with Real Red satin ribbon. To make the "knot," I adhered a strip of card stock to the back of the ribbon to stiffen it a bit, then folded it into what looks like a double windsor knot. I adhered the tie to my shirt, then adhered it to the back of my robe. I covered the inside of the card with a piece of Basic Black card stock to keep the card solid black.

3. Your eyes aren't playing tricks! That's an orange tassel you're seeing! Luke is majoring in engineering and the official tassel color is orange. It certainly doesn't match the Scarlet and Gray, but it's the real deal. I created it with some orange DMC floss and tied it to a black brad, punched in the center of a 1 1/2" Basic Black square. I adhered the cap to my card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

4. I stamped the sentiment from my Say It With Scallops set with VersaMark and embossed it in silver. I matted my sentiment with Real Red and Going Gray card stock.

5. For the final touch, I added a rolled up piece of Whisper White card stock tied with some black ribbon for a diploma and adhered it to the card with Glue Dots.

Here's a closer look at the DEEtails:

Another Cupcake Card

I'm so excited that the cupcake card I made last week made the Top 5 at Hope Stamps Eternal! I'm back with another DEEsign:


This week's monochromatic cupcake inspiration looks divine!


Here are the DEEtails:

1. I started off with a So Saffron card and some scraps of Whisper White. I took a strip of Whisper White cardstock and punched the edge with my Scallop Trim punch. I adhered it to my card.

2. Then I added a piece of Taffeta ribbon in Kraft and tied a fluffy bow. I can't believe that many of the Taffeta ribbons are on the Last Chance list! Make sure to check out what will be retiring and order your favorites while they last!

3. I loved the look of my "fondant flowers" from the wedding card I made a few weeks ago and I couldn't wait to make more! I used my Itty Bitty punches to punch flowers, crinkled them up a bit, then added a pearl in the center of each. I lined them up on my card, using glue dots. They look so perfectly delicious!

4. I added part of the sentiment from my Heard from the Heart stamp set. I stamped the first part in Close to Cocoa ink. I can't wait for Crumb Cake (formerly Kraft) ink to come out! I stamped the middle part in VersaMark and used some white embossing powder to look a little like "frosting." I chose to leave the last part of the sentiment off.

5. Then I trimmed a little Kraft mat for my sentiment and adhered it to my card. Hope you like it!