Introducing Stampin' Up! Bright Blossoms! This is a sneak peek look at a future stamp set from the new Stampin' Up! annual catalog (2012-2013) and will be available June 1, 2012. Bright Blossoms is a fresh, modern and oh so buildable little set. It reminds me of my Stampin' Pretty tulip! Some of you noticed this when I gave you a little snapshot yesterday! Good eyes!
These 2 x 2 cards fit perfectly inside the box and envelopes produced with the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine and Bitty Box & Envelope Bigz XL Die.
Small cards are charming tucked in a lunch box, with a small gift or included with a batch of fresh baked cookies.
Each card has it's own personality. However, I recommend you keep the look simple on such a small scale. The Real Red button on the card above and box are part of the Brights Designer Buttons Collection (72 buttons). Earn the Brights Designer Buttons FREE as part of the Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration promotion.
The circular bloom and sentiment complement each other. I used a Lucky Limeade Stampin' Write Marker to add a "dash-ing" stem!
The bitty box is the ultimate presentation for the cards and envelopes. I cut my belly band to 1 3/4" x 7 1/8" and scored using my Stampin' Up! Simply Scored Scoring Tool at approximately 1 3/4", 2 5/8", 5" and 5 7/8". I plan to give this to a friend who hosted lunch for me recently. She'll have a handy stash of pretty gift cards.
The Bitty Box & Envelope Bigz XL Die (with the help of the Big Shot) cropped and scored these wee envies to perfection. I suggest using the Extended Premium Crease Pad (118630) for clean score lines with no cut through.
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Stamp Sets: Bright Blossoms (available June 1), Fabulous Phrases (Wood-Mount 117002, Clear-Mount 120501), Four Frames (Wood-Mount 123440, Clear-Mount (1234420, Pursuit of Happiness (Wood-Mount 121907, Clear-Mount 1221970)
Paper: Whisper White (100730), Real Red (1022482), Lucky Limeade Textured (2011-2013 In Color Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack (122384)
Ink: Early Espresso (119670), Lucky Limeade (122935), Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker (119680), Real Red Stampin' Write Marker (1000520, Lucky Limeade Stampin' Write Marker (123002, In Color 2011-2013 Assortment)
Cool Tools: 1/2" Circle Punch (119869), 3/4" Circle Punch (119873), Cupcake Builder Punch (tiny circle on "smile" card, 121807), Decorative Label Punch (120907), Scallop Oval Punch (119856), Large Oval Punch (119855), Word Window Punch (119857), Paper Snips (103579), Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334), Big Shot Die Cutting Machine (113439), Bitty Box & Envelope Bigz XL Die (115967), Extended Premium Crease Pad (117630), Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine (125572), Brights Designer Buttons (Sale-A-Bration free gift 127714)
