Terrific Toadstools

I love to start out the New Year by offering some sort of desk calendar to my stamping friends.  This year I made a little Post-It holder calendar.  You can put a pen or pencil in the space next to the Post-It notes.  I used the Terrific Toadstool papers that are in the Sale-a-Bration catalog and just love their bright colors.

For this cute card using the Terrific Toadstool stamp set, I used some of the designer papers to add bright colors.  Then I stamped and cut out the mushrooms and added them to my card.

The saying, squirrel and bird are from an older set called Friendly Gnomes.  I thought that they would pair nicely with the toadstools.  I got the idea for this card from Jaimie Barbarczy.

Look how colorful this card is!  What a great way to kick off stamp classes in the New Year.  :)

The designer papers from this set are so bright and happy and they make pretty cards.  I added a bright pink circle from Spotlight on Nature dies for a focal point.  I stamped the mushrooms, grass and the little gnome and then cut them out.  

The saying is from an older set called Magical Day.  I could make these cards all day.  

The third card is made using papers from the Terrific Toadstools dsp.  I wanted to show that not all of the cards using this set had to be whimsical or have mushrooms on them.  I stamped the background using a new online work set called Elements of Text.

Then I added a sprig die cut to bring out the purple color a bit more.  A bow, saying and some embellishments finish up the card.  It has a side fold opening for some interest.  

What a great class to start out the New Year - lots of bright, happy colors and fun images to stamp with.  Which card do you like the best?