At my job I need to write many notes! (Good thing I love Stampin' Up! so much)…just like picking out what to wear to work everyday – I too get in a "funk" with using the same cards! I thought I would switch it up using my 1st initial!

This doesn't get too much easier! I knew that I wanted a bright "pop" – and polka dots always bring a smile to my face! One of my favorite color combinations is blue(midnight muse), yellow(daffodil delight) and a crisp white!

One of my "bye-bye's that is on my "A" list" – Circle Circus Stamp Set was stamped in the Midnight Muse…TIP ALERT – Take your pad to the stamp to ink this one up….if you do it the traditional way – you'll have a good chance in making a blob in the middle!

Next, you the stamp-a-ma-jig to get your initial from the Lovely Letters Stamp Set…( another bye-bye) to get that perfect image! Pop the stamped image using the 1 3/8" Punch and then layer that on top after putting some stampin' vitamins on it – ( Stampin' Dimensionals) – then the 1 3/4 Scallop Punch with the Daffodil Delight Makes it really pop with the classic white and navy!

"Simple Susan" continued to play up with the yellow and just a simple 1 1/2' strip of the polka dot parade designer paper and matted with a snip of white – really looks sharp against the Midnight Muse…very classic! I still wasn't finished…and wanted to do something I haven't done in months!!!!

Out came the Simply Scored Scoring Tool and I added 3 scored lines on each side and it really added depth! ( I know – it's hard to see int he picture….but try it – you'll like it!!!!) the last touch was a simple snip of Not Quite Navy Taffeta Ribbon to break up the yellows against the monogram!

See how clean and fast this gem is! This would be a super graduation gift to give…you could make up a batch of these, create your own box = a perfect and useful gift…feel like you needed more for a gift….include stamps and perhaps a gift card to a coffee shop! I sure would love some beautiful stationary and be able to have a great cup of coffee to sit and write notes!

Notice something different? I chose to line the outside of the envelope instead of my traditional way! This would surely put a smile on ones face when they went to the mailbox to find this cheery envelope! I hope you have enjoyed this and I hope that it shows you different ways to use your stamp sets that you have! I am going to miss both of these from the catalog!

GREAT NEWS…as I have posted….the starter kit is $99.00 but you get bonus allowing you to pick $155.00 worth of ANY Stampin' Up! product…INCLUDING THE NEW SNEAK PEAK products! I received my Sneak Peek Order yesterday and it is A M A Z I N G !!! You will love the new catalog! Please click here and let me help guide you to my picks for a starter kit!

Enjoy the day….keep me and our horse "Oscar" in your thoughts….he had a "tummy ache" last night I and set my alarm every 2 hours to go down to the barn to check him – this is why probably if you check your posts 1st thing in the morning….you had an incomplete post….I fell asleep! I think he'll be fine but it was a long night!

Until tomorrow….stampin' hugs to you all !