Stamp Off Beauty of the Earth DSP with Hey Birthday Chick

 This week Buffy, Susan and I are creating with our 

favorite DSP (Designer Series Paper).  Frankly, this is like

trying to pick your favorite child.  Generally, my favorite DSP

 is the one that I'm using at the moment, or the 

product that best gets the job done.

I figured that the Beauty of the Earth DSP on page 130,

would produce a great masculine card, made with the 

Hey Birthday Chick bundle (stamp set on page 65, dies

found on page 162).  This DSP has pages that look like wood,

clouds, grass, winter trees, fall trees, summer and so on.

It is a great accent for a variety of themes, or can be used

on it's own with your favorite sentiment.

The sentiment comes from Bunches of Fun (page 41) and cut

out with the Potted Succulent dies on page 165.  The 

Beauty of the Earth "frame" was cut out with the 

Ornate Layers dies on page 164.  I slathered the chicken

and balloon with Wink of Stella (page 128), although it

is hard to see the sparkle in this photo.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Now it's time to 

catch up with Buffy and Susan, showing off their

favorite DSP.

Bunches of Fun Masculine Card

 My Dad had a great sense of humor.

He enjoyed kidding people or making "wisecracks."

I used to roll my eyes, but now would love to have

him around making those wisecracks.  

Whenever Stampin' Up! releases new product, I look for

humorous sets.   Bunches of Fun, on page 41 was at the top of

my list.  It is a perfect set for masculine cards, that don't

have to be fancy or covered with accessories. After all, guys

usually throw cards in the garbage anyway.

 

This is an incredibly quick card to create, 

using the Tasteful Textures 3D Embossing Folder (page 155) 

and a strip of DSP from the In Good Taste collection on page 132.  

I colored the banana with Stampin' Blends and it was complete.

This is another version, that I made with retired product.

Sweet as a Peach Bundle

 It's new catalog time and many of us have received our

first official order.  It's the time of year to clear your schedule

and hide in your craft room.  I usually have my favorite Prince 

music playing in the background, as I work with new product.

This is one of my favorite new catty sets.  It is the Sweet

as a Peach bundle, which includes the coordinating

Peach Dies (pages 61 and 161).  I have a lovely peach tree,

that brings me great joy.  Additionally, peaches are my

Mom's favorite fruit, so this set was a lock.  It has very 

unique combinations of sentiments, which are very creative.

This is one of my very own peaches, from my 

wonderful tree.