July Cards + An Announcement

I know several people with birthdays in July and these are some of the cards that I recently made.  I used three new products from the current Stampin' Up catalog that I thought went together perfectly!

1.  One For All stamp set

2. Brights designer series paper

(comes in 10 different colors)

3.  Glitter Enamel Dots

The tip that I am sharing today will help you coordinate the colors that you use.

SIMPLE STAMPING TIP #40 - Use the same color for both the base of your card & the words.

Notice that both my card base and my words are stamped in blue.  This is one thing that I love about Stampin' Up products . . . everything coordinates!  For every color of cardstock, there is a coordinating color of ink, as well as other products.  In addition, all of Stampin' Up's forty main colors are divided into 4 groups:  Brights, Subtles, Regals, and Neutrals.  The colors within each group are designed to go together.  All of the colors in my cards are from the Brights group, which I think is fun to use during the summer. 

And here is my announcement . . . this is my last blog post!  I have made a decision to end my blog this week and also  to resign from being a Stampin' Up demonstrator at the end of September.  If you are still interested in purchasing Stampin' Up products through me, you can do so through the end of September by either sending me an email (godismydelight@yahoo.com ) or by following the steps that are listed in the right sidebar under "Steps to Order".  I will leave my blog up for viewing for several more months.

Also, I still have a few catalogs (241 pages of beautiful inspiration!) that I need to give away.  Just send me an email with your address & I will put one in mail to you.

Thank you for joining me here for this past year.  I have enjoyed sharing my stamping tips with you.  I will continue to stamp cards and scrapbook pages & I hope that you will too!

Cards for July (with Wood Words)

Are you a card-sender?  I enjoy sending cards to many people on a regular basis and knowing that I am brightening up someone's day when my card is found in their mailbox!  Included on my list are:  my mom, my son & his family who live hundreds of miles away, my aunt who is in an Alzheimer's care facility, a man from our church who is in a nursing home, friends & family who are celebrating birthdays.  And I like to make extra cards to have on hand to send to people as thank-you notes or just to say "hello". 

SIMPLE STAMPING TIP #2 --- Stamp a stack of cards each month to have ready to send.

Last Sunday afternoon I sat down at my desk with these supplies and made eight of the cards that are pictured above.  I usually try to make cards that go along with the particular month, as far as colors or themes.  Sometimes I make both masculine & feminine cards.      

Here is a closer look at the stamp set that I used.  Wood Words is a new set in this year's annual catalog.  I bought this set because of it's versatility and it's rustic charm.  In fact, I am planning to feature this set again next week here on the blog, on a scrapbook page.

Another item that I used was the blue gingham ribbon, another new item in this year's catalog.  This ribbon says "summer" to me and I know that I will be using it on many other cards.

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