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Piece of Cake Wedding Card

Festive Friday Challenge

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge! I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0025 is Belly Laugh Day (Jan 24) and/or Stitching. #festivefridaychallenge I hope you’ll make a card or 3-D item and join us. If you need help figuring out how to enter, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’d love to help you. We just made it easier! You no longer have to register with Festive Friday. Just post your picture on Pinterest or your blog and load it up at Festive Friday!

Project Supplies

STAMPS & BUNDLES

Piece of Cake Bundle (150579)

PAPER

Smoky Slate Cardstock (131202) , Granny Apple Green Cardstock (146990) , Whisper White Cardstock (100730), 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper- Brights (146964), Shimmery White Cardstock (101910)

INK

Momento Pad (132708)

ADHESIVES

Snail Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

OTHER

Big Shot (143263), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372), Layering Ovals Framelits (141706),Stampin’ Blends- Highland Heather Combo Pack (147276), Granny Apple Green Combo Pack (147274), Smoky Slate Light (145054), Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins (148561)

Measurements

Cut 4-1/4” x 11” Smoky Slate Cardstock
Cut 1-3/4″ x 5-1/2″ Gorgeous Grape Dots from 6″ x 6″ DSP
Cut 3″x 4″ Granny Apple Green Cardstock
Cut 3” x 4” Whisper White Cardstock
Cut 4″ x 5-1/4″ Whisper White Cardstock for the inside of the card
Cut 2″ x 5″ Whisper White Cardstock

Instructions

Score the Smokey Slate Cardstock at 5-1/2” to form the card base. Crease using a bone folder.
Adhere the 1-3/4″ x 5-1/2″ Gorgeous Grape Dots to the left edge of Smokey Slate card base.
Run the 3″x 4″ Granny Apple Green Cardstock through the Big Shot with the largest Scalloped Oval Framelit.
Run the 3″x 4″ Whisper White Cardstock through the Big Shot with the largest Stitched Oval Framelit.
Stamp the 2″ x 5″ Whisper White Cardstock with the cake of your choice and stand using Momento ink and punch out with the Cake Builder Punch.
Color the cake and cake stand with the Stampin’ Blends.
On White Stitched Oval-Pop cake up on Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhere the cake stand and add three sequins.
Adhere White Stitched Oval to Granny Apple Green Scalloped Oval.
Pop Granny Apple Green Scalloped Oval on Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhere to card fron.
Email me with questions at Beth@StampingMom.com

Tips- Adhere the sequins according to the rule of odds. The “rule of odds” suggests that an odd number of subjects in an image is more interesting than an even number. Thus the suggestion is to choose an arrangement with at least three subjects, hence we have three sequins. A triangular format creates a sense of stability and strength, therefore the sequins are placed in a triangular formation. Who knew you could put so much thought into where to place the sequins and how many should be used? What happens when one sequin falls off in the mail? Both rules are violated as we are left with two sequins in a line and the card automatically self-destructs! 🙂 If I send you a card and one sequin has fallen off, look for it in the envelope and reapply with a glue dot. 🙂

Another Tip- Always use Momento ink with Stampin’ Blends. Always us Stazon ink when watercoloring.

Did you notice anything wrong with the picture above? Me neither. I showed both Stampin’ Write markers and Stampin’ Blends because I thought both were used in the coloring of the cakes. Silly me! Why is it I don’t know what was used to color the cakes? I guess I should admit that I didn’t color them. Abby corrected me when she saw the picture and would like you to know that all the cakes were colored with only Stampin’ Blends. 🙂

Thanks Abby for coloring at least 15 cakes for me! I’m going to miss you so much when you go back to college this weekend and not just because you emptied the dishwasher every day for a month, wrapped all the Christmas presents and helped me with lots of things way more than your brothers! Love you Abby Dazzle! 🙂

Here’s more projects others have made with the Cake Builder Punch and Piece of Cake stamp set.

Please head over to Festive Friday Challenge and join us. You can make a humorous card or card with stitching or both.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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Piece Of Cake Photopolymer Bundle

$31.50

Smoky Slate 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.50

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.75

Brights 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Snail Adhesive

$7.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$30.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$35.00

Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

$9.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

$9.00

Smoky Slate Light Stampin’ Blends Marker

$4.50

Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins

$7.50

Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.00

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Apron of Love

Festive Friday Challenge

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge! I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0024 is Universal Letter Writing Week (Jan 13-19) and/or Blue. #festivefridaychallenge I hope you’ll make a card or 3-D item and join us. If you need help figuring out how to enter, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’d love to help you.

This is a perfect time to write some thank you notes for the Holiday gatherings we attended and gifts we received. I hope my friend feels super appreciated when she receives this card from me.

Here’s another version of the same card.

Project Supplies

STAMPS & BUNDLES

Apron of Love (145835)

PAPER

Silver Foil Sheets (132178) , Balmy Blue Cardstock (146982) , Pacific Point Cardstock (111350) , Flirty Flamingo Cardstock (141416) , Whisper White Cardstock (100730)

INK

Pacific Point (147098)

ADHESIVES

Snail Adhesive (104332)

TOOLS

Big Shot (143263), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Apron Builder Framelits (145661), Polka Dot Basics embossing folder (143709)

Measurements

Cut 4-1/4” x 11” Balmy Blue Cardstock scored at 5-1/2”
Cut 2-1/2″ x 3-1/4″ Pacific Point Cardstock
Cut 2-1/2″x 2-1/2″ Flirty Flamingo Cardstock
Cut 2” x 2” Silver Foil Sheet
Cut 4″ x 5-1/4″ Whisper White Cardstock for the inside of the card
Cut 1-1/4″ x 1-3/4″ Whisper White Cardstock

Instructions

Score the Balmy Blue Cardstock at 5-1/2” to form the card base. Crease using a bone folder.
Run the front of the card base through the Big Shot using the using Polka Dot Basics embossing folder.
Run the Pacific Point Cardstock through the Big Shot with the Apron Framelit.
Run the Flirty Flamingo Cardstock through the Big Shot with the Apron ties, neckline, hearts and trim.
Run the Silver Foil through the Big Shot with the Utensils.
Stamp the 1-1/4″ x 1-3/4″ Whisper White Cardstock with the “Thanks” from the Apron of Love stamp set and run through the Big Shot using the half circle Framelit.
Assemble the card as shown in the picture. Email me with questions at Beth@StampingMom.com

Please head over to Festive Friday Challenge and join us.

I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas! We had the McCullough Christmas in Davenport, the Olson Christmas in Kansas City and we celebrated just the six of us in Des Moines, attending the amazing Christmas Eve service at our church. We also had fun at the annual Knoff family game night!

Steve recently traded his car for a vehicle big enough for the six of us to travel together. We now know our kids liked it better when we had to take two vehicles everywhere. LOL! Abby, Keegan and I usually took one car and would sing Broadway musicals. I’m not sure what the older boys and Steve did in their car, but I do know everyone was happier with no on in the far back getting car sick. 🙂

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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You can always email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you don’t want to place your order online. I’d love to help you! My current host code is NNEYCQQK . If you order using my host code, you’ll get an additional free gift from me!

Click on any of the pictures below to purchase from my online store.

Apron Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00

Silver Foil Sheets

$4.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.50

Pacific Point 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.50

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.75

Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad

Apron Builder Framelits Dies

$29.00

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National Sweetest Day

Festive Friday Challenge

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge! I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0018 is Sweetest Day (Oct 20) and/or Stripes. You can earn points to choose free items from our Festive Friday Store! #festivefridaychallenge To enter, you only need to post a picture of your card to Pinterest. I can help you with the link. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I would love to help you. Entering challenges is truly a lot of fun. Please join us! #NationalSweetestDay

If you want instructions, please enter our challenge at Festive Friday and you can choose the free tutorial for this card and box with the points you earn.

Stamps: Animal Outing (146600)

Paper: Whisper White Cardstock (100730), Bermuda Bay Cardstock (131197), Granny Apple Green (146990), Mango Melody (146989)

Ink: Basic Gray (149165), Mango Melody (147093), Granny Apple Green (147095)

Accessories: Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Bone Folder (102300), Big Shot (143263), Detailed Trio Punch (146320), Animal Friends Thinlits (146823), Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372), Wood Crate Framelits-heart (143730), Scalloped Tag Topper (133324), 1-1/4″ Mini Striped Ribbon-Bermuda Bay (146939), Silver & Whisper White Baker’s Twine (145569), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends (144600), Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends (147945), Smoky Slate Stampin Blends (145058), Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends (147274), Bermuda Bay Enamel Dots-Retired

Techniques: CAS clean and simple

NATIONAL SWEETEST DAY

National Sweetest Day is observed on the third Saturday in October by people of all ages.

Just in time for its 100th Anniversary, National Sweetest Day encourages everyone to be generous even in the smallest ways. From its inception as Candy Day in 1916, this day reminds us that even small tokens improve the lives of those around us who are suffering or going without. While the day may have begun with candy and sweets, encouraging us to take home sweets to our sweethearts and friends, it is a day full of lessons in persistence and resilience.

On National Sweetest Day, take care of all those who need care. Even those who need great care, when given the smallest token will feel the effects. A little treat, a card, a show of support during a time of need may be the sweetest gift on this day.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Give a gift to someone who needs a reminder of the sweetness in the world on The Sweetest Day of the Year. Use #NationalSweetestDay to post on social media.

HISTORY

National Sweetest Day found its beginnings in a holiday founded by the National Confectioners’ Association in 1916 called Candy Day. On October 14, 1916, candy shops around the country filled newspapers announcing their sweetest treats and delights. Originally designated to be celebrated the second Saturday of every October, the confectioners’ convention in Detroit in May of 1916 made the final resolution. Walter C. Hughes, the secretary of the National Confectioners’ Association, encouraged Americans to patronizes their local candy shops, bakers, and druggist for the highest quality confections.

The earliest mentions of the “Sweetest Day of the Year” were in several advertisements found in Indiana, Minnesota, and Texas newspapers. It was not the official name of the day – not yet.

In 1917 with war raging in Europe, many retailers encouraged patrons to “Get one for yourself and one for the boys overseas!”

By April of 1918, the United States officially entered the war in Europe and with that came rationing. Sugar, as well as many other commodities, became scarce. The holiday that was starting to see such success was shelved.

With the end of the war in 1919, sweetness returned to October. So sweet in fact, Candy Day became an entire week. Then in 1923, the day kicked into the full charitable swing.
Sweetest Day’s theme of charity and giving became apparent in 1921 when the Detroit Retail Confectioners, Detroit Wholesale Confections Club, Detroit Jobbing Confectioners Association and the Michigan Confectioners Club joined forces with the Red Cross to distribute thousands of bags of candy to hospitals, orphanages, shelters and homes across Michigan. The celebration also included 100 regulation army target balloons which dropped coupons worth a box of candy.

I hope you’ll join me in celebrating Sweetest Day this year!

Are you looking for a Stampin’ Up demo? Contact me and I’ll send you one of these cards and a new Holiday catalog!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Visit my online store here.
Shop the Clearance Rack here.
Follow me on Pinterest here
Follow me on Facebook here.

You can always email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you don’t want to place your order online. I’d love to help you! My current host code is J63GDW2R . If you order using my host code, you’ll get an additional free gift from me!

Click on any of the pictures below to purchase from my online store.