Is it really THURSDAY already?….is it really the END OF THE MONTH already? Wow – this month has ZOOMED by but at the same time…it has been a busy, a fun, a rewarding month with Stampin’ Up!
I just love to see the excitement with everyone when a new catalog comes out. I know how I feel when we get to see it way before you… I feel like a kid at Christmas!
Today’s PPA Color Challenge is from the one, the only….Brian King! I adore Brian and spending any time with him is always an experience! He is not only one talented stamper, he is one special person! I hope that you look at the below color sketch and play along! (There is a “funny” about this card…I’ll tell you at the end!)
There are just so many elements of this card that I just LOVE…I do not know where to start! Let’s chat…so – what do you think about this stamp set, Vertical Greetings? – Do I have a “THUMBS UP…or a THUMBS DOWN?” – I hope that is it UP as I adore it! The possibilities are endless and you can easily make the topiary’s seasonal!
What I did was cut off 1″ of the right side of the front panel of the A-2 card and then stamped the sentiment to the inside of the card! FUN, right!!!! 🙂
Trying to make “Mr. King” happy with getting all of the color in, I decided to take (2) thin, 1/4 strips of the colors for the challenge (that was smart….right?) and adhere them to the edge.
I simply could not leave that white space naked, that would have been boring so out came the Festive Embossing Folder…a true blue keeper!
A quick, super quick chat about the embellishments on this card – it is from the Sunshine Sayings Bundle and YES – you need to purchase this as a bundle. There is absolutely nothing not to love about this bundle ~ so practical and timless.
So…what do you think? Did it intrigue you by cutting off a section of the base card? I am just over the moon with the Vertical Greetings Stamp Set….so much that this is what I am going to use in July for my Stamp of the Month Kit.
I do hope that you pull out these 3 colors and then think of something to make? I honestly had no idea where I was going with this one….I just held the 3 colors in my hand and said – GO FOR IT!
Now for a “FUNNY” for you – yesterday we had an electrician at the house doing work. He arrived at 7 a.m. and left at 5:15 p.m. I had NO IDEA that he would have been there all day but we did have a lot of work needed to get done. He was sweet, super sweet and very appreciative.
Needless to say we spent the day together…..and he was great with the dogs and even Daisy made a visit. I needed to run into town several times for things he needed and I tried to help him with awkward things etc….He told me that it was his 3rd Anniversary and he still needed to take some ladders back to the Home Office before heading home.
I asked him, “Did you get your wife a card?” His answer was no, not yet…..I am going to stop on the way home….WELL…WAS THIS HIS LUCKY DAY OR WHAT! I showed him cards…and guess what – he picked this one! It just goes to show you how random things happen….HE was happy and I was happy! (now I hope that his wife liked it) 🙂
The Moral of this story is….you never know who you will meet….and random acts of kindness fill you heart and joy tank to the max! Enjoy the day….I’ll be back later!
p.s. – I also gave him some BLUEBERRIES….and he smiled!
YOU are absolutely the kindest person I know. It certainly WAS your electrician’s lucky day. (And his wife’s!!—there are an awful lot of people who would give anything to receive a “Susan Card”. Just sayin;…!) And he chose a real winner of a design. Lucky guy, indeed.
What a great story! You are truly a kind and thoughtful person! This card is beautiful. Great idea to cut off the edge and I love the vertical stamp set…it is on my wish list!
Awwwww….that sums up what I want to write after reading your blog this morning !
Now , I have not been too impressed with that EF until now . Now I want it ! Thank you and also for showing a cute way to display those neat horizontal sentiments !
As always a fun visit ! Think I will go tell “The King” you are saying sweet things about him and to come look !!
Oh Susan, I do like this card and I am looking forward to your July SOTM to get it. I also have that bundle on my wishlist. I see I MUST get that EF on my next order too. You used the colors very nicely. Have a great July 4th weekend! (So close but so far away.)
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I have the vertical stamp set on my wish list. This is a darling card and such a sweet story too. Thanks for sharing both.
Love the card! Vertical Greetings is already on my shelf, it was on the top of my list. Your plumber is one lucky guy! Nice people who help, fun animals, and a beautiful card. And Blueberries also!!!
You did such a great job with this color challenge!!
You truly show your inner beauty to everyone you meet! Thank you for sharing your card and your story with us ❤️
You’re a nice person.
Making people smile is the best, isn’t it? What power we have!!
Susan, I love your card! It’s simple but perfect! The colors blend so nicely together and you’ve showcased the new embossing folder nicely. I really didn’t look that close at it til now. ; ) I really like these new dies too, kinda artsy.
So very kind of you to offer a card and gift. Nothing sweeter that sharing with someone who has worked hard for you all day. ; ) I’m sure his wife was very happy! Sweet story.
Today’s post is my smile of the day 🙂
Spreading kindness around is the way to live life, and you sure are good at it!!! I love the vertical sentiment set, and the fun dies used to make this card so cute. The EF makes the card!!!! How big was your smile when the electrician picked this card???? Nice story, indeed. ?
Not only is your story wonderful, but this card is super-amazing. What a wonderful and creative use of these colors – I adore the way you’ve cut the cardfront to showcase this sentiment. LOVE!
I have got to pull out my Sunshine Sayings bundle and play with it. And especially since you have given me such a wonderful example to show its versatility! Love this card, Susan, especially with all of the vertical and horizontal lines. Thumbs up! It has already been pinned.
Love the card and how you used the challenge colors. That EF is wonderful and just went on my wishlist. What a great story and the electrician will have a wonderful story to tell for years to come. You are such a dear, kind and sweet person. Have a great day!
Such a fun way to use the Sunshine Sayings and Vertical greetings! Love how you cut the inch off for the greeting. And the embossing folder added great texture as well. Love, love, love.
Not sure which I like better – the story or the card? Toss up as both are wonderful! I sure hope our plumber doesn’t read your blog – he has spent a lot of time at our house lately fixing things and I didn’t even give him a glass a water! But, Ted made up for it by “letting” him pet him a lot. Anyway, fun colors for a fun card. That embossing folder is just pure fun too. I love vertical greetings although I only have a set or two and can’t find them now. I bought them a long time ago to make some Hanukkah cards when we lived in Texas and birthday cards. I recently made a card where I cut off the front shorter and I used letters to spell out the person’s name vertically. It had butterflies on the front and then you open it and it says Happy Birthday to the left of her name. The card is elegant eggplant and I used white letters for her name. Her birthday is next week so I had better get it in the mail. she has a short name so it worked great! Oh, the strips of color at the cut off point really highlight the whole card! Love it and so glad he chose that card too as it is definitely a great card.
Sweet, sweet story! I’m a firm believer of taking care of workmen in and around our home!
Nice interpretation of today’s challenge. I’m waiting for my Vertical Greetings to arrive.
This is such a sweet card! You definitely intrigued me with the side cut and amazing use of the festive folder!
I love your story about the electrician and the card. That’s too awesome. So is this card. I love the colors and just everything about it. The vertical greetings are on my wishlist but rather down low on it. I want to see stuff done with the topiaries that come with it. THe Sunshine bundles is on my wish list too. Except for the set in your kit I don’t have anything from the new catalog YET.
Great card, Susan. Simple, to the point and lovely! I have the Vertical Greetings and plan to use it to make some notecards for my SIL. She sends a lot of notes to friends and loves my cards. I supply her with them on a regular basis. As for the Sunshine Sayings bundle, it’s on my list to go in with my next order. Love that heart! Thanks for sharing. As for your workman…..well done!
I just love this card, but the story completely steals the show. I agree that your electrician and his wife will tell the story of her anniversary card for years to come. Sweet! I haven’t purchased the TEF yet but it made it onto my “must have” list the first time I saw you use it.
LOVE,LOVE, LOVE this card. I will be CASE’ing it! Hugs to you.
Susan, I love your card and the strips on the right side ~ brilliant! How great that you had a card for the electrician. And this one was so perfect! Thanks for sharing your card and your story with us this week over at PPA!
This is such a fun card, Susan! I love how you combined these colors with so much texture and pop! Fabulous job bringing so many different elements together to make one wonderful card! Thank you for joining us this week at the Pals Paper Arts Challenge, I hope you play along again soon!