A Cherry Pie Card

Hello there!

I have a fun card to share with you today.

Isn't it cute? To make my pie I used the Basket Weave embossing folder that I got for free during Sale-A-Bration. Didn't get one? Don't worry, it will be available when the new catalog comes out in June. I think it is one of my absolute favorite embossing folders. To get the look, I cut out the largest circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits and one of the scallop circles from the Layering Circles. Before I put the stitched circle into the embossing folder, I lightly ran my Crumb Cake ink pad over the raised side of the folder. This helped add shading to my lattice without a lot of work. Since my pie was a cherry pie, I used the Real Red marker to fill in the little squares between the lattice. Then it was just a matter of gluing the two circles together and cutting out a pie piece.

My plate was made with 1 inch and 1 3/8 inch circles.

I love how the background paper turned out. We don't have any DSP with this pattern. I just randomly stamped cherries from the Cool Treats stamp set all over some Pool Party paper. Reminds me of a kitchen from the 50's.

I stamped a couple extra cherries and cut them out with the matching dies. You might notice that a couple of them are raised up. I cut one of the mini Dimensionals into fourths. Those were a bit fiddly to work with, but I was able to use the Paper Piercer to grab and put them where I wanted them. After they were adhered to the card, I added some Fine Tip Glue over the cherry part to make them shiny.

For some reason, the Real Red ink under the Fine Tip Glue turned super light, almost white, so once it was totally dry I went over them with the Cherry Cobbler Blends pen. Worked like a charm.

This card reminds me of summer time. My hubby keeps telling me it will be summer in just a couple of months. Since this was the view outside my craft room this weekend, I'm not sure I believe him. :o) Bonus though--no mosquitoes!

Till next time...
Stay warm, enjoy whatever season you are in, and God's love and blessings to you!

Hostess Code Bonus: Please use this month's Hostess Code when you place an order. It will allow me to pick up some goodies to share with you when I send out your Thank You gift at the end of the month. (If you check the "Do No Contact" button when you order, I cannot legally contact you in any way, which means I cannot send you a Thank You gift or any extra goodies. :o(  )

Ice Cream Surprise

Hello there! I have been having so much fun with the new Cool Treats Bundle. I love the color combo in the paper pack, and of course, who doesn't love ice cream? or popsicles? or cute little strawberries? Aack! There's even a cute little spoon! This set is super easy to use and you can make some quick cards with it.

This was not necessarily a quick card, but it is super cute, and well worth the little extra time to make it.

Can you see what the surprise is? The card starts out with a single scoop ice cream, but when you pull the tab, you get a quadruple scoop! How fun is that? I've put together a little video to show you how to make it. Hope you like it. Let me know what you think.

I like the Cool Treats Bundle so much I've decided to host a Cool Treats Card Class. We will make 4 adorable cards using the bundle along with some washi tape and confetti. There are 2 options with this class: option one includes the supplies for 1 set of 4 cards with matching envelopes, option 2 includes the 4 cards PLUS your own Cool Treats stamp set, Frozen Treats framelits dies, Tasty Treats washi tape AND you get to choose one FREE Sale-a-Bration item of your choice! Want to see what we're going to make?

Be sure to check out my website for all the details and to RSVP for the class. 

What do you think? Want to see the Sale-a-Bration items available? There are stamp sets, ribbon and even a complete card kit. Remember, for every $50 you spend in the Annual or Occasions Catalog, you get to choose one of these for FREE! 

Hostess Code Club: If you place an order through my site, be sure to put in the hostess code above and I will be able to send you a little extra goody in your Thank You packet. If your order is over $150, DON'T use the code, as you qualify as your own hostess and you get to choose your own goodies.