Kindness Matters

Kindness Matters - So Does Getting Stuff For FREE! This is one of the FREE sets I got for a Sale-a-bration purchase.  Each $50 purchase during Sale-a-bration earns you a FREE item from the Sale-a-bration catalog. Check your Sale-a-bration choices here.

Some of the Sale-a-bration options are EXCLUSIVE to the promotion catalog. But this one is from the main catalog and I'd been wanting it for a long time.  So I was really happy to see it was part of this year's Sale-a-bration offerings.

We used this set at the March Stamp-a-Stack. This card was really quick and easy to make. We used the Aquapainter to color the images (Wisteria Wonder, Melon Mambo, and Tempting Turquoise). Of course, since we were watercoloring we stamped the image in Staz-ON ink so the lines would not smudge.

There is no sentiment on this card. That way people could use it as a note card. Or you could stamp a sentiment on the inside to make it any occasion you wanted. How would you use this card?  Birthday, thinking of you? Thank-you?  Maybe using it for a thank-you might be a good use - after all the set is called Kindness Matters!

We also "Smooch'ed it". Smooch Spritz is a wonderful product for adding just a subtle hint of sparkle to a product. It comes in several colors, for this card we used the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch.

Black Staz-ON Ink

Aqua Painter

Vanilla Shimmer Smooch

You can get these supplies from my Stampin'UP! Store. Shop here 24/7. And remember, if your product order is at least $50 you can get this stamp set for FREE.
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Thanks for stopping by
Happy Stamping

--Katie

Smooched Flower

The Inspiration: As many of you know we live on a farm(ette). This week we just got a new batch of baby chicks. They are so cute when they are just a day old. We raise 50 birds at a time as roasters. But we also maintain a small flock of layers. We have one old biddy (yes that is the correct term) who always adopts the new babies when they arrive. It is so funny to watch her try to round up 50 babies under her wings. The maternal instinct is so strong in her. So how is this an inspiration for a card?  I guess I was just thinking about yellow birds.

The card: We did this card at the July Stamp-a-Stack. The flowers are from the Daisies Die in the Big Shot. The bird is from the 2-Step Bird Punch. We were using smooch as a background on a different card and I decided to try it on the flower. I really liked the results. The flower is so sparkly and the wettness on the card gave a little lift to the petals (since they are only adhered together in the center).  I also added a little smooch to the bird wing.  You can see the difference: smooch and smoochless, in the top and bottom photos.  What do you think?  I think it adds a really nice touch. 

Supplies	Colors	Stamp Sets
Big Shot Daisies #2 Die 2-Step Bird Punch	Daffodil Delight Basic Black Whisper White	Well Scripted (retired)

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--Katie