Happy Sunday to all! Did this card make you…

S M I L E…

I sure hope so as I think it is fun and when you hear the
story behind this card, you will be smiling as well! I always create cards that
are ones that I would send out and I usually create a card for a specific
reason…

Last Saturday night I was smiling from ear to ear! I wish
John would have been able to go but I relived the story to him and he too was
smiling! Our dear friends were in a dancing competition for a wonderful cause
in our local community!

The format was like the TV Show “Dancing with the Stars” but
hang on…here comes the“pulling of your heart strings”…it was the Dad and his
19 year old daughter! They were not only adorable; they were fantastic and just
seeing them together beaming in front of over 400 people was a sight and inner
feeling I will never forget!

So…this card is for Sandra. I have know Sandra since the day
she was born and my own daughter, Hannah and her are the same age and it has
been a joy and privilege to watch her grow into the beautiful, confident young
women she is!

Sorry for rambling but you know me, I love to tell my
stories of how I am inspired! Staying true to you I have used 2 of the 25% off
stamp set and tomorrow is the last day of the special celebration!

You know that it is “hip to be square” and today is no
different…so lets get to this fun card! Please try this technique and remember
that you can use all different types of framelits to use this concept!

• The card size is a 5” square…love this size! The
  base color is So Saffron and then I matted a piece of whisper white

• Using the magnetic platform and the big shot cut
  a square with the Square Framelits in the front of the card (this will be your window)… This platform is a
  MUST HAVE product and it makes it so easy to keep the framlits in place!

• I put a piece of white card stock on the inside
  of the card and then with the card closed, use a pencil and lightly draw the
  square – then find the center of the square as this will be your 1^st
  “smile” stamp and then you can do the top and bottom stamp!

This stamp is from the Happy Day Stamp Set and it is a
keeper with the bold and fun sentiments! I just love the WOW impact it gives! From the 1st day I saw the new catalog…I knew that this stamp set would have a home on my shelf!

• Taking a piece of So Saffron and taking the
  square framelit the size of your window and then taking the one that is 2^nd
  larger than the window, make a square frame! You will see using the Magnetic
  Platform is a life saver!

• Adhere that on the front of the card and I like using the Tombow
  multipurpose glue (remember a little goes a long way) as if you do not get it
  perfectly lined up the 1^st time…you can wiggle it around a bit!

• Here comes the 2^nd stamp set…Betsy’s
  Blossom…this is a very versatile set and I encourage you to google this stamp
  name and you will be amazed with how this can made for many different themes!

• Using the Strawberry Slush and Gumball Green I
  stamped the images and then using the BEST scissors in the whole wide world,
  the paper snips, I did a quick “fussy cut”…no stressing on perfection as this
  is a work of art from YOU!

• Putting a couple of stampin’ dimensionals on the
  back adds a perfect pop!

I know you might be thinking, where do you write a message?
I signed the card underneath the smile portion so it would not show when you
looked at the card but I also put a piece of white on the back of the card to
write to Sandra to let her know how proud I am of her and her Dad!

• 'Envelope time = with the help of the Envelope
  Punch Board and the In color Designer Series Paper…easy-peasy! Just find the
  card size, cut the paper, follow the guidelines as to where to punch and score
  and you are a pro!

• Naturally I needed to do a bit of bling on the
  outside and after doing this on the card several days ago, I had many positive
  comments so I thought this would work well today! Hopefully you are smiling
  now! The Stamp-a-ma-jig is your friend to do this!

Remember that tomorrow is the very last day of the sale of
25% off on the 25 stamp sets! Hopefully you have been inspired on my showcases
this past week of these sets!

If you follow me regularly you know that my main goal is to
inspire you to reach out and try something different. We are all to hard on
ourselves and remember, there is no perfection…anything that you do is a gift
from YOU!!! Do not be so hard on yourself!

Please email me if you need any help and I will gladly help
you or if you need me to call you…I’ll be glad to do so! 

Enjoy this day and please do not forget to S M I L E…as not
only is it contagious …it’s a free “feel good”!

Until tomorrow!