Very Simply Susan

Here is a quick card to celebrate the 4th of July! I always think gingham, hot air balloons and the 4th of July go together like Apple Pie and Ice Cream! And maybe I have over-ginghamed a bit here, but I don’t care, for me the more gingham, the better!

I also decided to go with the In Colors Blueberry Bushel and Lovely Lipstick instead of the traditional Red and Navy.  I love these colors together and I still think it matches the mood of the holiday.

Well that’s it! A quick post for the holiday.  Enjoy the day and stay cool!

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This was a card done for a monthly Demonstrator Swap I do. Our theme this month was “Fancy Folds”. And what a fun challenge that was.  My “Fancy Fold” is pretty simple. I had gotten the idea from A Demonstrator Shoebox swap I did in June.  Is simply a 5.5″ X 11″ piece of card stock scored at 2″ and 6″ that you then fold to make an “envelope” that can be used for a note or a gift card. I decided the design I came up with using It Starts With Art was perfect for sending out notices of the Bonus Days event coming up.  So, I printed out an ad for that and made an enclosure for it. The “Bonus Card” has my website for ordering Stampin’ Up! and a Host Code for the month. It  shows off product and acts as a mailer! 

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Products Used To Make This Card 

Aren’t these birds pretty?  With just a touch of pink using the Free As A Bird Stamp set, the birds are simple and delicate.  I did a bolder card a few weeks ago using really bright colors that you can see HERE!  But today, I wanted to use a much more subtle paper as the background and I thought that needed softly colored birds. So, I used the Gray Granite Stampin’ Blends for the birds and just a touch of Petal Pink on the bird’s bellies and the flowers, keeping the colors very neutral and soft. Any boldness was from the Old Olive Rectangle and the leaves in the Bird Ballad DSP.

The ribbon was created by coloring the Silver Metallic Edged White Ribbon with a Petal Pink Stampin’ Blend. How easy is that? If you have any white or light colored Stampin’ Up! ribbon, changing the color with a Stamping’ Blend is an easy trick! My favorite sentiment with this bird set is “a little note” from the Beauty Abounds stamp set. Perfect for bird stamps, right?  🙂 I used a die from the Lakeside dies to cut out the sentiment and frame it with color.

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Products Used For This Card