Hippest Hippos

To match the Beautiful Shapes cards, I made a whimsical card using the Hippest Hippos set.  I have to say I never would have thought she would look so cute surrounded by flowers, but I think she does!  She's dancing through the flowers holding her little umbrella for balance.  The little tag is from Designer Tags dies.  Cute, right?

This sweet little card opens in the front like a door.  It makes the card even cuter.  :)

There are so many cute things that you can do with the hippos.  I look forward to making some more whimsical cards with them.  

What sort of things have you made using the hippos?

 

Beautiful Shapes with Peach Designer Papers

This week I made some pretty cards using the You're a Peach paper pack and Beautiful Shapes cut outs.  For this card I cut out some hexagons from the designer papers and then a cut out hole in the front of the card.  I embossed the saying onto the cardstock and then used dimensionals for the white front to stand up a bit.  I added a butterfly from the Designer tags and a pretty bow.  

Before I got started with the hexagons, I used an embossing folder to give it some texture. I love the simplicity of this card.  I got the idea from Gail Ellis.  

I had a lot of the You're a Peach designer paper left over from last year, so I also made a small clipboard for each of the stampers.  They were surprised at their little gift!

This next card is filled with different sized shapes from the Beautiful Shapes dies.  I love the eclectic look of it.  I added some flower cut outs and leaves from the Penned Flowers Dies.  This card idea is also from Gail Ellis.  To go with the card, I made a gift card holder using the Mini Pocket Envelope die that I just love.  

These little pockets are just the right size to hold a note, a piece of Hershey's chocolate, a magnet or a gift card.  I want to make these to match every project!  LOL

The third card has the hexies shaped like a flower.  I arranged them, glued then down and then added a flower middle with the green paper.  The cut out is from the Penned Flower Dies.  This flower cut out makes any card look better!  Gail Ellis was my inspiration for these three cards today.  :)

Here are the three cards that I made using You're a Peach papers.  You could make these cards with any package of designer papers.  Just change up the cardstock colors and be creative!  

 

Peaches & Cream

One of the Suites in this year's Stampin Up catalog that caught my eye was the You're A Peach.  It's soft, pretty colors and cute sayings made me want to get it.

For this card I used the scalloped border from the Scallop Contours die set for the bottom of the card.  I put a piece of the coral designer paper on the inside to show through.  Then I embossed the front of the card using the Subtle folder.  I added a thin piece of the pretty papers to the top of the card to give it some color.  I stamped and added the flowers, the peach and the sweet saying, Have a peachy day, mounted onto the die from the Scallop Contours.  Who wouldn't want to receive this cheery card? 

For the Sweet as a Peach card, I embossed a layer of slighter colored cardstock and put some designer paper on the left side of the card.  I added a tag from the Tailor Made Tag dies and embossed the saying in white powders on a circle.  You can also see the mini jam jars that I filled with candies and added a strip of the designer papers along with a tag and a peach.  Peachy goodness all around.  :)

For the next card, I folded the front flap of the card in half, creating a fancy fold card.  I added the focal point to the front of the card using Tear n Tape to hold it in place.  The inside has a white piece of cardstock to write the sentiment on.  I used some Wink of Stella to highlight all of the flowers and peaches on my cards.  

The fourth card features the designer papers with peaches on it.  It's very colorful and happy looking.  I'm really happy how my projects using this set turned out.

For the next time, I may make some cards using this set and switching up the colors.  The flowers would like in other colors, too.  Would getting one of these cards make your day "peachy?"  I think so.