Spinner Cards Revisited

Hi guys! I am so sorry to leave you hanging for almost a week. As many of you know, I operate an Etsy shop selling my creations. Well, with my hand being out of commission, I have fallen behind on production. One regular product I offer has had a surge in sales and I found myself out of several styles of this item all at once. I had to jump to it and get sevral sets of this item made for a large order and just didn't get enough time to keep up here as well. I am back with another spinner card, as promised, and I hope you enjoy it. The new Take A Spin set along with the coordinating Spinner Hands is so much fun! Here is my card...
And a detail shot...
I stamped the spinner image in the 3 colors, onto Whisper White CS, and then trimmed them and pieced by hand but it would also be very easy to color the stamp itself in the 3 colors if you wanted it multi-colored. The brad in the middle of the spinner is a substitution for the brad that comes with the set. This one just happens to be daffodil delight from the Brights Brads collection. The "U R" tag was created by punching both layers with the small and large tag punches. For the letters, I used my Big Shot and the Sizzix Billboard Alpha die along with Designer Patterns DSP. This die is an SU exclusive.

The print paper and the accents are part of the Ice Cream Parlor DSP and Quick Accents pack which as an SAB offering right now. I love the convenience of these self adhesive accents! They make designing a card so simple...just perfect for a quick card in a hurry. And remember, these items are only available for a little longer (March 31st). For every $50 purchase of SU product, you get to choose an item from the SAB catalog for FREE.

That about does it for today. I will do my best to not keep anyone waiting so long again. Have a great weekend!

A Tweet Hello

Hi folks! Sorry I am a day late with today's card. It was finished yesterday and it was even photographed but we had a scout event for my son and after helping dad and my little Super Scout to race out of here at 6:45am, my daughter and I stayed home so we could run errands and get her a haircut. At the end of a day like that, who has the steam to write a blog? I sure didn't! So today it is and I hope it was worth the wait. I am pretty happy with how my card turned out. It is an idea that just came to me and as I put it down on paper, I liked it more and more. I like to think it is one of those cards that look like more work than it really took. Wanna see?
In addition to the adorable stamp set called Aviary, this card uses paper and accents from the new SAB offering, the Ice Cream Parlor DSP & Quick Accents Pack. These papers and accents are so cheery and cute! They are perfect for springtime projects and I can't wait to keep using them. I am going to do my best not to hoard them like I tend to do with really cute scramp stuff. I am terrible to save my favorites for "something special" which is silly because not only will there always be another cute thing to come along but also, what good do any of these supplies do anyone stacked up in a cabinet somewhere? None!

I want to call attention to the leafy branch at the top of the card. It looks like it would be a tedious job to make all those leaves but they were super simple to do using the 2 Step Bird punch. I trimmed off the branch portion that the punch creates and stuck just the leaf part down onto a branch that I cut free hand. The sentiment comes from the set called Hello Again. The finishing touch is a colored brad at the top of each birdcage.

That about sums it up. I hope you like it and seeing these new materials used will inspire you to create something for yourself that satisfies your card sweet tooth too. Have a great rest of the weekend!

Caffiene is a vitamin?

Is caffeine a vitamin? If not, it should be! I have been so busy lately and even after burning my candle at both ends, there still have not been enough hours in my day to keep up here. Sorry to leave everyone hanging! Today's card answers my question above in a very cute way. I used the Morning Cup set (SU, of course) to make it and I used a new and very cute embellishment that you are really going to want for yourself. Take a look...
And I even decorated the inside this time...
I hope you like it. I have had that set for a while and despite how cute it is, I just haven't pulled it out very often. I need to change that because it applies to my life these days in a BIG way. I think this set would make cute encouragement cards for friends having a rough time. It would also be good for just a friendly hello. A little laugh is always welcome when I open my mailbox anyway!

The embellishment is a combo of the ribbon and buttons included in the new SAB offering called the Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon and Button pack. These colors just scream SPRINGTIME to me. I love how dainty the ribbon looks with all the little flowers too. And the great thing about it is that these "flowers" are somewhat abstract so you could include this ribbon on cards of all kinds.

The scalloped Melon Mambo border is just half of the Scallop Ribbon Border punch. I laid the ribbon over one edge. Also, the little flower in the center is from a retired punch but you could easily duplicate it with the very similar option, Bojo Blossoms punch.

I think that does it for me today. I promise to be back tomorrow. I already have my card photographed and ready to post. I swear! It features another brand new set from the SAB catalog so check back for a peek. Have a great day!