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Hand Drawn Dots Thank You Card

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Hand Drawn Dots Thank You Card

It’s time for the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance products to make some of their last appearances. I thought about what card I wanted to make for this blog post and I had two reasons to make this card. For one thing, this background stamp, Hand-Drawn Dots, is a great deal! The original price was $19.00 but you can buy it now on the Last Chance List for only $7.60 which is 60% off! My second reason is that only recently bought this stamp and now it’s retiring already! At 60% off!

I was going to stamp a card background with this Hand-Drawn Dots Stamp and then just add a greeting, maybe some ribbon. Easy, peasy! But another stamp set I only recently bought and now, very surprisingly to me, is retiring, is the Conversation Bubbles Stamp Set. It is discounted 60% and priced at $9.60 instead of $24.00. The Conversation Bubbles Dies are 20% off and priced at $22.40 instead of $28.00. This is an example of why you should buy the stamp set and dies separately and NOT the Bundle because you will save almost $15!

I thought since the dots background was such a fun look, the Conversation Bubbles whimsy would go great with it! I decided to use the outgoing In Colors 2021-2023 to ink up the Dots background stamp. You probably shouldn’t do this but I took the lazy way out and randomly dabbed the ink pads around on the dots. I started with the lightest color and worked toward the dark, but if you can see another color on your ink pad, just take a paper towel and dab it off so your colors aren’t mixed. But a better idea would be to use a sponge or Sponge Daubers to have more control and not get other colors of ink on your ink pad!

This card has a base of Soft Succulent. Some people were surprised that color was retiring! I thought a layer of Polished Pink would go well and then the Hand-Drawn Dots background on Basic White.

The Conversation Bubbles are stamped in Polished Pink, Evening Evergreen, and Fresh Freesia and then die cut. One piece of the diecut can be the border so then I cut another one in Polished Pink and Fresh Freesia so I would have the extra piece in a color to put around the conversation bubble. I popped up the “Wow” bubble with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The little heart is also a diecut in that set. For a finishing touch, I added some 2021-2023 In Color Opal Rounds around on the card for a little sparkle. They are discounted also since they are outgoing colors.

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Polished Pink Easter Bunny Card

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Polished Pink Easter Bunny Card

How about a hot pink Easter card? Well, this Polished Pink Easter Bunny Card probably fits the bill! As long as I already had the Polished Pink cardstock out and as long as this piece of designer paper had already grabbed me, I decided to go ahead and make this card! It’s quick and easy if nothing else!

You still have time to get a few Easter or Spring cards in the mail if you want to and hopefully, they will arrive in time! Easter is Sunday, April 9, 2023.

This card uses the Flowers & More Designer Series Paper that I have really enjoyed from the Spring Mini Catalog. I didn’t even pay attention to it at first, but once I got it as a Host Reward (p. 90) I loved using it. Before adhering the designer paper to the card base of Polished Pink, I wrapped around some ribbon. I pulled out several white ribbons but I liked my first try, the White 3/4″ Frayed Ribbon. Even though it is quite wide, I think it works okay. Instead of trying to tie ribbon all the way around a card layer, just cut it long enough for a small amount to wrap around to the back and adhere those ends. Then you can add a bow or knot or whatever you want separately.

The bunny is stamped in Memento ink from the Easter Bunny Stamp Set. I really have gotten a lot of use out of that stamp set for Easter and it will be good for baby cards, too, with those cute bunnies! I punched out the bunny with the Easter Bunny Punch. As I’ve mentioned before, it is backordered and hopefully will be back in stock around May 15. I popped the bunny up with just two Stampin’ Dimensionals, one to be over the top of the ribbon and one below. It might not be exact but get it as close as you can since the ribbon is a little thick.

For the greeting, I stamped “Happy Easter” in the Celebrating You Stamp Set in Shady Spruce ink. Next, I use the Conversation Bubbles Dies to cut out the greeting. It actually cuts out the two separate pieces, so then I diecut a piece of Polished Pink cardstock to get the border piece I wanted. I first tried Shady Spruce for the border but I liked the pink better!

I did tie a small piece of the Frayed Ribbon around in a knot, which is a little thick, but I liked it fine! If you would like you could add a few rhinestones to the bottom of the greeting.

Remember, the Last Chance Sales for both the Annual Catalog and the Spring Mini begin on Tuesday, April 4th. If you are interested in the Conversation Bubbles Stamp Set and/or Dies which are retiring, do NOT buy the Bundle! The stamp set will be discounted 60% and the Dies 20%. The Bundle itself is still full price! So do the math if there are discounts on the things you want to buy when the sale begins! The Celebrating You Stamp Set is also retiring but not discounted. It is one I have used a lot for greetings! I’m sad to see it go!

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