August 2024

The first card uses a bright pink shell print for the background and a fun sea creature print for the focal panel.  For the strip running down the card I used bright green glitter cardstock from DCWV.  I don't typically use glitter paper but this paper doesn't "shed".  A simple "hello" sentiment and a few pink sequins completed the card.

The next card uses a blue fish scale or wave print for the background.  I used more of the glitter cardstock for the vertical panel, this time in a light blue color.  The focal panel is a mermaid print.  When cutting the panel I tried not to slice off too much of any mermaid.  

As usual, I made several of each card.  For each card I changed the placement of the fishtail banner and sequins so that no mermaids were covered.

For the third card I decided to switch it up and go with more of a "boy" feel to the card - no pink, mermaids or glitter.  The background is white cardstock with stitched diagonal stripes created with a cover plate die.  Two of the panels were cut from a blue tone-on-tone wave print.  The focal panel is an all-over whale print.  After digging through my stash I found the "Have a Whale of a time" sentiment stamp.  For a bit of texture I added 3 blue sequins to the focal panel.

For this card I used one of my favorite prints, the butterflies, as the focal panel and a multi-color chevron print for the background.  I was able to use a scrap piece of yellow paper, also from this paper pad, for the small panel below the butterflies.

To complete the card I added an aqua ribbon around the top of the card and a simple "hello" sentiment.

The next card featured a fun polka dot background and a diagonal stripe for the large fishtailed banner across the card.  The same yellow cardstock was used for all of the matting and the paper embellishments (scallop strip across the banner and small fishtail banner).  

Keeping with the fun feel of the card I stamped a simple "Yay!" sentiment using a teal ink.  A few yellow Queen and Co. bubbles completed the card.

I really liked the graphic print paper with all of the colorful triangles but wasn't sure what to pair it with.  Which is probably why there were several pieces of it left.  I decided to use solid color textured cardstock for the backgrounds, pulling coordinating colors from my cardstock scrap bin.  For the vertical panel I used several smaller scrap pieces from the paper pad.

A few more Queen and Co. yellow bubbles and a "Happy Birthday!" sentiment completed the card.

This card featured more of the graphic print and polka dot papers.  Both are busy prints.  To tone down some of the "busy" a couple pieces of solid color cardstock were added along the top of the card, one featuring a large scallop border.  

To separate the cardstock strips I wrapped a thin yellow ribbon around the card a couple times and tied a small bow.  For the sentiment I used a Queen and Co. die set and cut out the word "hello" 3 times stacking them to give the sentiment dimension.

I'm not sure if I've used this layout before, but I really liked it.  I kept it simple only using 1 pattern paper for the 2 panels but I think it would also work well using 2 different prints.  I still had several sheets of the cloud print and used that for the background.

For embellishment I added several brads to the 2 panels.  The "just for you" sentiment is stamped using teal ink.

The first card features a strip of pink and green floral paper with a polka dot lattice background.  The floral strip is matted with a scalloped glitter cardstock created using a Fiskars border punch and a green Love from Lizi pin stripe peel-off.  The sentiment is from the Stampendous! From My Heart set and is stamped with Momento Bamboo Leaves ink.  The card was looking a bit flat so I added a trio of green paper flowers using pink mini brads for the centers.  It creates some texture but keeps the card flat enough to be mailed without extra postage.

This card uses some of my favorite papers from the kit - the green/white damask and the watercolor flowers.  The flower print is quite large but the focal panel is big enough to accomodate most of a flower and some leaves.  Based on the last card I knew I'd want to add some texture and the pink chiffon ribbon was a perfect match.  For even more texture I added a few Nuvo Jewel Drops in the Strawberry color.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set and uses the same Memento ink.

The last card uses a mason jar and floral chevron print.  The scallop border uses more of the glitter cardstock and another Fiskars border punch.  Instead of ribbon I used 3 matte finish aqua blue buttons for texture.  The sentiment is also from the From My Heart set and is stamped with Momento London Fog ink.  It's gray but picks ups the blue in the matting and mason jar paper.