SAB Hippest Hippos

 My mom is in skilled nursing and every once in a while

I bring some die cut items and sentiments to make some

cards.  The SAB Hippest Hippos with coordinating Hippo Dies

are a wonderful FREE option with purchase.

In this example, I added a butterfly created with the 

Build a Butterfly dies.

Daisy Lane with Heron Habitat Sentiment

 I've wanted to make this card layout, for

a while.  It's easy because you take a piece of DSP, cut 1/2 way

across horizontally, and just fold/glue the edges back.  If you enjoy

both sides of a piece of DSP, it is a perfect strategy to create interest.

I used retired DSP and the retired Daisy Lane stamp set. 

The Large Daisy punch is retired, but the Medium Daisy punch

is still available.  I stamped the sentiment from

Heron Habitat and glued it in the DSP opening.  It looks

like you did something fancy, but it is an incredibly 

easy technique.

Happier Than Happy with Heron Dies

As I've said, I really enjoy the Happier Than Happy stamp

set, with coordinating dies.  We have so many current and

retired DSP packs that coordinated well with this bundle.

In this example, I used 3 strips of the retired Beauty of the 

Earth DSP, glued them and then ran this layer through the retired

Subtles 3D Embossing folder.  I added grass from the

Heron Dies and cut out the sentiment with a 

Tailor Made Tags die.  I wanted the bear to look like

he was walking out of the forest to send a birthday greeting.

 

Hand-Penned with Paradise Palms

 This is one of my favorite bundles, including the

Hand-Penned Petals stamp set and Penned Flowers Dies.

I cut out both the flower background and the detail,

using blending brushes to add ink to the detail.

I stamped the sentiment from Paradise Palms on the 

background panel and ran it through the retired Subtles

Embossing Folder several times.  I then mounted the flower

image on dimensional above the sentiment.

I added a length of Tear and Tape, attaching retired 

ribbon to it, gathering as I went.  Retired Genial Gems

finished off the project.

Vintage Tools with He's the Man

 I couldn't wait to get my hands on the Vintage Tools set,

for the guys in my family.  The He's the Man Specialty Designer 

Series Paper coordinates extremely well with this set.  I 

really like using this combination for masculine birthdays.

Best Butterflies with Heron Habitat

 The Best Butterflies set, with coordinating Build A 

Butterfly dies, is a very sweet bundle.  The butterflies are 

"fluffy" with lots of possible design patterns.

I cut out 3 Symbols of Fortune DSP circles, of varying size, 

with the retired Stitched Shapes dies.  I made sure to select the 

cloud portions of the DSP for the background.  They were layered

on to a piece of Orchid Oasis cardstock and run through the

retired Subtles Embossing Folder.

The Heron Habitat sentiment was stamped on the 

smallest circle.  The Orchid Oasis and Starry Sky butterfly

was assembled and placed on the largest circle. I added

3 retired Rhinestone Waves as accents.  The top layer

was added to a Soft Succulents card base. 

This is a really easy card layout, as it gives space for the

sentiment, as well as a die cut image, ensuring a lot of 

interest through the "rule of threes."