Best Dressed Meets Parisian Blossoms

This week I did some stamping in my craft room.  I saw some pretty designs from Julie Gilson on Pinterest and copied some of her ideas.  I did change things up a bit but I love what she has done with this pretty set.

I used the stamp set Dressed to Impress and added some of the pretty papers from the Best Dressed designer collection that matches it.  And like Julie, I added the pretty script designer paper from the Parisian Blossoms suite.  And it looks so great together.  :)

I used gold embossing powders for all of the stamping on these projects.  I colored in the flowers using Stampin Blends and added ribbon and edging for the designer papers.  If you cut the 6x6" papers into 3" strips, you can get more out of the smaller sized papers. 

This card is my favorite.  So delicate and soft looking.  Best Dressed stamp set and Parisian Blossoms designer paper.  The cards look so much better in person.  The designer paper and gold accents really stand out. 

I made this sweet little notecard that coordinates and tucked it in a matching envelope.  And guess what, they fit into the little cut-out purses!

The first purse is cut from Best Dressed designer paper and the second one is from Magnolia Lane papers.  I added the little pockets and gold buckles.  Now I just have to make some more notecards to put in them.  Or get some candies!  :)

What Stampin Up suites do you like to mix together? 

Encouraging Magnets

For the past couple of weeks I've been making these sweet little magnets for my friends.  I've been putting them in cards, giving them to family, and handing them out with my Stamping orders.

They're so much fun to make and don't take a lot of time.  The size is about the size of an artist trading card.  They're approx 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 - just the perfect size for a magnet.

For these, I used the stamp set Hold onto to Hope and the Best Dressed designer papers.  I cut a rectangle out of my cardstock and mounted it onto a piece of cardboard.  I used the cardboard that comes in the designer paper packs.  Then I added a magnet to the back.

I had bought some magnetic sheets a while back and just cut them a bit shorter than the back of the magnet.  They are self-adhering.

I added some wooden butterflies and flowers that I had left over from last year's Sale-a-Bration and added some pretty colored pearls for embellishments.

Throughout the weeks I have made several different designs.  This one uses the Woven Threads designer papers.

Here are more with the Woven Threads.  So far everyone has loved them!  It's a quick and easy way to tell others that you are thinking about them.  I'm off to make more...

Sweet, huh?