You've Got a Friend in Me

Here's my take this week on the Mojo Monday Challenge with another soon to be retired stamp set.  Cheep Talk has been well loved and well used at my house! 


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Recycled Cheep Talk

Last summer at our annual convention, one of the cute ideas demonstrated on the main stage was this card idea.  There was a cute name for it too, but I can't remember that.  Since then I have wanted to do one of these in my stamp club, but not until Sale-a-bration did I get the So Green stamp set - and it was free!

The front of the card could be anything, but I wanted to go with something all-purpose and used the Cheep Talk bird.  We also used the Framed Tulips Impressions folder.  But the cool part of this card is the 3 x 3 envelope on the inside of the card.  Stamp your greeting, sign your name and leave a fresh card inside so your recipient can reuse your card.  Now could you do this without the So Green stamp set?  Of course, but it is just the right touch to make sure everyone understands what to do.  For years, I have been putting my personal message on a post-it note for some people, but it often required an explanation.  Now all I have to do is stamp "hand stamped by me ... recycled by you" and then it's pretty clear. 

Please contact me if you want your very own So Green set for free during Sale-a-bration!

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Valentine Diorama Card

I first made one of these "diorama" cards at my friend's (Julie Davison) Stampin' Up! meeting, and it has only taken me a couple of years to make another one.  In fact, I have made a few - you may remember my posting a similar card a couple of months ago for Rae Anne's baby shower.  This particular card was for stamp club this month, and I did a similar version for a Valentine swap that I was in with other demonstrators. 

Start with an 8 x 8 square of cardstock. Here's the card showing the back side.

And here is an inside view. 

Apply some adhesive in the corner...

**I was rereading my finished post and realized I didn't take a picture of the card after putting the two pieces together....and I was so pleased with myself that I took all of these pictures.  Oops!  So for now, I will tell you that piece with the two hearts pulls over and sticks to the Sticky Strip at the top which allows the card to close.  But when it is open, it is a 3 sided card and forms a "corner".  **

Flip it over and add the ribbon...

And voila!

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Catalog Case

If you ever find yourself stuck without a good card idea, flip through your Idea Book & Catalog.  I took the 4 x 4 card in the catalog, changed the ribbon and made it into a full size card.  It's a great resource for ideas and to help when you've lost your creative mojo.  So do what I did and copy the card or you can choose a layout or a color combination you like and make it work with a stamp set you have. 

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Windshield Wiper Card Thank You

Here's another stamp club project we did last week.  I used two retiring colors and liked them so well I used that combination for a stamp-a-stack card too.  The colors are Taken with Teal and Green Galore, and if you want some of your own, the supplies are dwindling in certain colors.  They won't all be available through the end of May as we expected.  Click here to order these or any other retiring colors.  

 

When you pull the card on each side, the little flag piece comes up like a windshield wiper!  You just stick the flag down in one corner and it will fold up and down with the card. 

Supplies:  Green Galore, Taken with Teal, Whisper White cardstock, Green Galore, Taken with Teal, Close to Cocoa ink, Cheep Talk, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Stem Sayings stamp sets, white grosgrain ribbon, pinking hearts border punch

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Little Birdie Valentine

I seem to be on a Cheep Talk kick for Valentine's Day cards. We did this one last week at my Stamp-a-Stack. I think it is a good set to make a cute Valentine for any recipient. I made a few extras and will be putting them in the mail tomorrow.

Supplies: Cheep Talk, Love You Much stamp set, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Very Vanilla cardstock, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery ink, Pinking Hearts Boarder Punch

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New Valentine Accessories!

Even though my Christmas decorations aren't all put away, I couldn't hold off any longer. I had to play with some of the new accessories in the Occasions Mini catalog!  They've been sitting there in my stamping studio throughout the holiday waiting for me to crack into them.  I went with an old stamp set, Cheep Talk, but used the new Pinking Hearts Border punch and the Love Epoxy Brads.  What a quick way to put together a cute Valentine for a friend!

Supplies:  Cheep Talk stamp set, Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Whisper White cardstock, Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery, Real Red, Pretty in Pink ink, Pinking Hearts Border punch, Red Love Epoxy Brads

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