Textured Birthday

Last week was my husband's birthday, and this is the card I made for him. Now I find male cards difficult to make in general, but for some reason making a card for my hubby is the hardest! Not really sure why. . . but this one did get the stamp of approval. . . . pun intended. :-)

Anyway, I used my texture plate from the Texture Plates Kit #4 to get the wood grain look. I started by inking the texture plate with Chocolate Chip ink. Then I carefully placed my 4 1/4" by 4 1/4" Close to Cocoa paper on the texture plate, placed a piece of typing paper over the top, and then ran it through the Big Shot.

Next I accessorized with Hemp Twine and a Very Vanilla Jumbo Brad. The Happy Birthday is from a now retired set called More Thoughts--I used it because it is the most masculine Happy Birthday stamp I own. :-) I used my cutter kit to distress the edges of the Very Vanilla layer and then popped it up on dimensionals.

Note: If you don't have the Big Shot, you could also make a very similar card by using the Woodgrain Background stamp.

Stamps: More Thoughts
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Texture Plates Kit #4, Big Shot, Corner Rounder punch, Hemp Twine, 5/16" Very Vanilla Jumbo Brad, cutter kit, dimensionals

Lots of Promotions!

You've got to love a good sale, right? :-) Well if haven't heard, Stampin Up has some exciting things going on right now. First, there's a new Clearance Rack in the online store! How cool is that?! Click HERE to see the new Clearance Rack. This section is only while supplies last and will be updated with new items as old ones sell out.


Next up is the Deal of the Week! During October there will once again be a new deal each week! This week there are 3 punches on sale: the 5-Petal Flower punch ($10.99), the My Way punch ($11.99), and the Trio Flower punch ($10.99). These prices are available until Oct 12 at 9:50am. Click HERE to see.


To purchase any of these, contact me or go to my online store. Follow this link: http://www.allison.stampinup.net/ and then click on "shop now" in the top right. Note: the sale price will be updated once you add the item to your cart.

Also, there is an exciting new product My Digital Studio! This is a digital paper crafting solution. You can easily create cards, scrapbook pages, albums, flyers, invitations, and the list goes on! I will be showing more about this program, but if you have any questions about what it is or what it includes, please contact me. You can view a commercial about it HERE.



And just a reminder that the Holiday Mini Catalog is still current. Click HERE to view. The products in this catalog will only be available until Jan 4, 2010.


To purchase any of these, contact me or go to my online store. Follow this link: http://www.allison.stampinup.net/ and then click on "shop now" in the top right. Happy stamping everyone!