In yesterday's post I shared with you that in looking at the Stampin' Up! Website, I was inspired by seeing a tone on tone card! This is something that I truthfully forget about doing but when I do it – I love the result!

I will give you "head's up" that it was super hard to get good pictures of this card…but by now you know me and my style…if I say I love it…than I really do love it! It is super cute and soooo much better in person – it is really hard getting a good image of the Pink Pirouette paper without it looking washed out!

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it looks much better!!!)

There are several things I love about this card…I love that it is a square card – 5 X 5…why??? I really do not know – square cards make me feel like I am getting something special and this is exactly what I wanted my special niece to feel when she receives it as she is one special and beautiful girl!!!

Another thing I love is the color of Pink Pirouette and Basic Grey together….it always looks so fun and classic especially when you throw in White!

Here you go…there are a couple of "must have" tools to make this card be a simple card to make…it really was and we all know how much smoother things go when you have what you need at your fingertips!

• The base is Basic Grey cut 10 X 5 then scored in half for a 5" square!

• Next the Whisper White is 4 3/4 square and then the pink a 4 1/2 square!

• Out comes the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig – the MUST HAVE TOOL for being precise in card making! I 1st stamped the gift in the center…then the 2 outer….then the inner ones! SOOO  easy and the effect it gives is super-duper!

• I wanted to continue to use another stamp from this stamp set, Best of Birthdays, LOVE – LOVE it!!! These gems each month are truly a "collectors item" for us…thank you Stampin' Up! for turning 25!!!
  

• I haven't heat embossed for a long time and I thought…what the heck – this would be perfect…Stamping the image using the VersaMark Pad and then sprinkling the white embossing powder over it….a couple of "flicks" to remove any excess and then "fire up" the Heat Tool and watch the magic happen! SOOOO fun to watch it bubbly up and set!

• Once again, Stampin' Up! makes it easy for us as the Extra Large Oval Punch made this POP was perfect!

• Next…another MUST HAVE is the Big Shot…simply would not be able to live without it and then using the Labels Collection Framelits…made it easy peasy!!!

• How did I make those punches so perfect….another EASY BUTTON to push…the Festive Paper Piercing Pack and the Paper Piercing tool with the Stampin' Pierce Mat made it a simple POLK PERFECT LOOK!!!!

• Making your own custom envelope is so much fun! For this I took an 8 1/2" square and using the diagonal scoring plate…I scored each side at 3 7/8"…snipped the little pieces….a quick fold for a perfect envelope!

• Now I had a piece left over ….so I added the polka dot "flip side" of the paper to jazz up the outer flap…I know it is another step – but it is sooo worth the end result!

I hope that you enjoyed  today's post – it is a special card!I hope that I have inspired you to CASE it as it is a fun card that we have many small stamps that you could do the same concept with!

I keep tracking my "NEW" order from the catalog and hoping that it gets bummed up…I can hardly wait to receive it! Please click here to order your goodies right from your own home…how easy and fun!

Thanks for popping by and until tomorrow……