SAH CARD FOR MY NIECE AND HER HUSBAND in NYS



Hello, Stampers!

I wanted to create a quick card for my niece and her husband, who live in East Aurora, NY (near Buffalo).  The NYS stay-at-home orders have been much tighter than ours because they have so many more cases than here.  I don't believe they are even opening outdoor seating at restaurants until possibly next week.  

The convex circle background (I love optical illusions) was created by sponging with Distress Inks onto a Funky Fossil Designs stencil (a UK designer) called 3D Sphere.  I layered this 5 x 3-3/4 piece onto Flirty Flamingo, leaving a 1/16" border. The "smile" die is by Lawn Fawn/Cuts and is two layers of Flirty Flamingo and one Basic Black, slightly offset, attached with a few Mini Glue Dots.  I used my old large corner rounder punch on the lower right corner.

I used the new Lovely Labels Pick a Punch for the inside sentiment, printed in Bermuda Bay, and a couple of die cuts from the (sadly) retired Sip Sip Hooray Bundle,* rather than print out another whole sheet of images from the Share Sunshine .pdf. I added a little Wink of Stella to the olives, stamped in Memento and colored with Stampin' Blends.

*If you already have the Sip, Sip Hooray stamp set, the Sip & Celebrate Dies are available on the Clearance Rack for just $18!


You will find a Stampin' Up! product list on my blog and, if you are already there, click "Read more."

Happy Stampin’!
Sue Duffy ~
mandsduffy@comcast.net


Product List
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
[140272]
$8.25
Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[141416]
$8.75
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[121045]
$8.75
Lovely Labels Pick A Punch
[152883]
$23.00
Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker
[144574]
$4.50
Poppy Parade Dark Stampin' Blends Marker
[146879]
$4.50
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
[141897]
$8.00
Sip Sip Hooray Bundle (En)
(Retired)

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