Way to Goat Birthday

There are a number of great, humorous sets in the new 

2020-21 Stampin' Up! catalog.  The cute animal sets are a

blast to color with Stampin' Blends.

This card features the Way to Goat set on page 105.

It is incredibly cute, and works for kids or adults.

I wanted to feature the two goats, with the sentiments

appearing as conversation bubbles for each.

The sentiments were cut out with the Stitched Shapes Dies.

Inside, I stamped the sentiment 

"Happy Birthday You Old Goat"

I added a slice of In Good Taste DSP (page 148), which

goes great with the goats.  It always looks like fencing

or a wooden structure for corralling those rascals.   

Stamp Off DSP Challenge

Hello blog hoppers.  Today, Susan, Buffy and I

are featuring our favorite DSP (Designer Series Paper).

I feel like DSP is the jewelry on a card, so this

is a great challenge.

For this card, specialty papers are the most

prominent products.   I used the dies from the

Birds and More Dies, cutting out Gold Foil and 

Old Olive.  The background layer is from the 

In Good Taste DSP pack on page 148.  I love

this paper so much because it works with almost any theme 

or set of stamped images.  I added a sentiment from the

Good Morning Magnolia Stamp set on page 182.

The sentiment was cut out with the Stitched Rectangles

Dies on page 183.

Thank you for hopping by my blog and please click

onward to check out the cards offered by 

my friends Buffy and Susan.

Birds and Branches Bundle

Birds and Branches (page 120), with the coordinating

Birds and More dies (page 174) is such a pretty bundle.

I will admit that I haven't been adding the little 

birdie feet, so don't bother to look for them.  I don't

like messing with little bits very much.

Adding the Pinewood Planks 3D layer complete the

rustic aspect of the images.  I feel like this Bundle makes

cardmaking a really easy process.

Hippo Happiness with Hippo and Friends Dies

I love the Hippo Happiness Bundle on page 49.  It consists

of the Hippo Happiness Photopolymer set and Hippo and

Friends Dies (page 176).  

It is such a whimsical set of images, with great, humorous sentiments.  This set of dies contains 10 different dies that 

enable you to create layers, like the two that I've used

 on this card.  That makes it a really good value, because

you can use these dies with many other sets and sentiments.

I combined Granny Apple Green with Flirty Flamingo

cardstock, adding a strip from the In Good Taste DSP

collection on page 148.   There is some Wink of Stella

slathered on the unicorn to make it sparkle a bit.

Sailing Home for the 4th

Some of my family lives in Duluth Minnesota, where

there are a number of lighthouses.  For the 4th, the fireworks

are shot over the harbor, and a large lighthouse museum. 

It is a spectacular display, and inspiration for this card.

I used the lighthouse from the Sailing Home set on page 31.

The lighthouse was run through the Subtle 3D Embossing 

Folder (page 185), to add texture,  and mounted on a 

layer cut out with the Ornate Layers Dies on page 177.

I didn't feel the need to add a sentiment, because the 

Ornate Layers Dies are pretty "busy" as is.

Nothing's Better with Love You More Dies

Here's another card using the Nothing's Better Than bundle on 

page 91.  It is comprised of the Nothing's Better Than stamp set

and Love You More Dies, on page 176.  This is such an easy

bundle to create with.  It's perfect for drinkers, whatever 

their "poison".