Another Amazing Birthday display sample + amazing Big Shot deals!

The convention display board samples just keep on comin'...I've got another one with the Amazing Birthday stamp set.  Have you seen the colors in the Sweet Sadie washi tape?  Oh my, lovely indeed!  Our sweet little rescue pup is named Sadie so I couldn't NOT buy this washi tape, right?

The colors in the washi tape made for a sweet birthday card: Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe and Basic Black.  I think this one is just trendy and girlie enough to be suitable for a tween girl, don't you think?  I love the way the happy, happy birthday sentiment fits perfectly inside the Word Bubbles Framelits.  Isn't that cute?  And, while we're talking about Framelits, have you seen the crazy Big Shot bundles on sale this month? 

WOW, when you buy a Big Shot during the month of August you get any one of a select stamp set + matching Framelits bundle for FREE!  That's a huge savings!  And if you already have a Big Shot, then select bundles are 15% off--including the Word Bubbles framelits I used on today's card.  Check out the flyer for all the details: Big Shot & Bundles through August 31st!

Thanks for stopping by today, friends!

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Ridiculously Amazing Paper Players {PP207}

My Paper Players friends are ridiculously amazing and today we get to reveal this week's challenge--a theme challenge, hosted by the always super Sandy...Cute as a Button!

I have to admit, I don't use buttons very often and SU doesn't have any current button stamps so I was a little stumped....until I got the idea to use the [retired] Sweet Buttons embosslit in combination with the Large Polka Dot embossing folder and, well...I got a little carried away:

 

But isn't it cute??!! All those little embossed buttons just make me smile...well, after my arm got a rest from all the cranks through the Big Shot, then I could smile!  :-)  The sentiment was stamped 5 times in 4 different inks (Crushed Curry, Memento Tuxedo Black, Pool Party & Real Red) as well as embossed with silver embossing powder.  Each sentiment was trimmed down and the angled ends were just cut free-hand.  Most of them match up...sorta :-)

The piercing on the inside of last week's card was such a big hit that I thought it could work again.  The sentiment was inked up with markers and I used the Eclectic Piercing Pack to punch a banner around the image.  A good way to add detail without a lot of fuss!

This is one of my display stamper cards that inspired the layout for today's card.  A totally different look when designed in bright colors.   

Be sure to check out the rest of the inspiration from our ridiculously amazing Design Team. We hope you'll join in the fun before our challenge closes on Friday, August 8th at Noon (PST).  Thanks for stopping by today!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Andrea Whisman

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

Mike Funke

Yapha Mason

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Kinda Eclectic: Display Board Sample Convention 2014

Wow, what an amazing experience I had last week at SU's annual event Inspire, Create, Share 2014 (AKA Convention)!  The excitement of over 4,000 people together all keyed up about new products and techniques was exhilarating....and more than a little exhausting!  It was so much fun to finally meet blogging friends in person and make new friends along the way.  I haven't even begun to sort through my photos but in the meantime I am so excited to finally share my samples for the Convention display boards with you.

Since Kinda Eclectic was one of the stamp sets Convention attendees received, the display board stampers got our hands on it early to make our samples.  I think this set is very versatile and I wanted to show some different ways to use it.  

For this look, I embossed the sun/starburst image in white on Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango and Blushing Bride cardstock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Starburst Framelits.  The image is purposely offset in the framelit.  I backed each one with a Silver Foil starburst and framed the whole thing with a die from the On Film Framelits.  I thought the bold lines of the starburst coordinated well with this geometric pattern from the Flower Shop DSP.  I love how the starburst look a bit like spokes on an Asian umbrella or maybe even a lily pad.  This is probably one of my favorite samples I made and I hope you like it too!  Stay tuned, I have twenty-three more samples to show you!!

 

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