Hello!  I needed to apologize for my lack of blog posts last week. I ended up throwing my neck out Sunday night and was recuperating in bed for the rest of the week, unfortunately.  I am all back to normal, and now I am trying to play catch up for the missed week.

Now on to the good stuff. I seem to be on a masculine card roll, I pulled out two other stamps set that were floral in theme and just struggled with the all the designs I was coming up with, so I put the florals away and regrouped. I started to play with the Celebration Of Tags stamp set and the matching Trio Of Tags Dies.  If you haven’t noticed this stamp set before, then you missed the fact that you have three groups of images per stamp that match the dies, so that means you stamp/die-cut once, and you get three different tags to use on projects!

For all three of the cards, I used the World Of Good Memories & More Card Pack cards and sticker sheets to design them along with some cardstock, ribbon, and adhesive.  All of the projects can be made in a few minutes and would be great to have on hand when needed for that special person.

The “Here’s To You” card starts with an Early Espresso cardbase, Cinnamon Cider ribbon, and the Label Me Lovely Punch. Don’t you love the brass staples on the card, they are scraps left from the sticker I used in the congratulations card. One of my favorite things to do when designing projects is to find ways to use the bits and parts left over. 

Now the “Congratulations” card is just stunning! It turned out to be a very regal card that started with the brass foiled globe image from the Memoried & More kit. All I had to do is add another layer of cardstock, a sticker, the tag, and a bit of shredded ribbon.

I think I bought this stamp set for this sentiment, “This Is For You, Dude!”. While we were living in San Antonio, I guess I used the word dude a few too many times, and I would get asked if I was from California all the time.   I am in love with the Cinnamon Cider and Basic Black color combo. It is earthy and rugged all at the same time. To get the whispy thread look on the “This Is For You, Dude!” card, I cut a piece of the Cinnamon Cider ribbon up the middle, then tack each half of the ribbon and pull the threads off from the top edge. You will end up with several individual stands and the outside edge of the ribbon. I then gather them together to make a bow or tie around the tag.

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Thanks for stopping by today, and see you soon.

Happy Stamping!

Full instruction on how to make all three cards can be found by clicking on the links below.

Here’s To You Card Instructions

Congratulations Card Instructions

This Is For You, Dude! Card Instrcutions