Another week is beginning, bringing us closer to the launch of the new Stampin'Up! annual catalog, which will be coming our way on June 1st!
Summer is definitely on the way, so I've been making some summery cards that will be great to send for summer birthdays. In our family, there are tons of summer birthdays, so I need to be prepared!
Swirly Bird is a fun stamp set (#141749, $25, p. 171 of the current catalog). The good news is that it is continuing in the new catalog that's coming out in June. This set has images of flowers, a bird, and a cute little sailboat. The matching framelits (Swirly Scribbles Framelits, #141497, $27, p. 216) has some "water" that makes a great surface for the sailboat to sail on. Check out this card and you'll see what I mean.
I stamped the sun in Daffodil Delight ink. The sailboat is stamped with 4 separate stamps. The striped sail is Night of Navy, the smaller sail (sorry I don't know the technical names of these sails!) is stamped in Marina Mist, which is one of the colors that is being discontinued, and the boat is stamped in Crumb Cake. The little flag at the top is Real Red.
Let me tell you how to adhere a die cut like the water in this card.
It would be difficult to run a bead of glue along those skinny lines of card stock. And then when you pressed it down on the white panel, glue would ooze out and make your card look messy. There's a very simple way to avoid the stress and the mess!
Check page 203 of your current annual catalog. You'll see Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (#144106, $10). Simply peel the printed liner off the sheet, discard it, and adhere the sticky sheet to your card stock. Run through the Big Shot with the die of your choice. Once it is cut, peel the backing off and apply the die cut to your card. Easy and there's no mess, no oozing glue! These sheets make it so very easy to adhere detailed die cuts. The glue is strong and once pressed into place, the die cut is there to stay!
The sentiment is from the Birthday Banners stamp set (#141506, $17, p. 85), another great set that will be carrying over into the new catalog.
The week ahead here in Woodland is for sun and temperatures in the 80's. I checked the Portland forecast and it looks like you'll have some sun, some clouds, and maybe thunderstorms later in the week. One thing is for sure, though. If you are a stamper, you can always create your own sunshine, just by getting out your stamps, ink, and paper. Being creative is a way to bring happiness and a sunshine-y glow to your day, no matter what is happening outside.
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Have a great week!
Hugs and happy stamping!
Susan
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