The “Summer Love” Rub-Ons provided the color inspiration for the second card in my Branch Out stamp set series. Featuring free-hand marker work and Art Deco style matting, this card is reminiscent of lazy summer days and tire swings!

• Ink the Branch Out tree with Chocolate Chip and stamp onto Very Vanilla. Double mat onto Baja Breeze and Cameo Coral.
• Ink the leaves stamp with Garden Green and randomly stamp. Follow with Old Olive and Kiwi Kiss. Finally, fill in with leaves made with an Always Artichoke Stampin‘ Write Marker. Have fun!
• Ink the Tire Swing with Basic Black (tire) and Chocolate Chip (rope), and using the Stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect placement, stamp it onto the branch of your choice.
• Place and adhere onto the Very Vanilla card base.
• Using the tool provided, rub the “Summer” rub-on onto Very Vanilla. Mat with Baja Breeze and Cameo Coral. Position and adhere as illustrated in the picture. Add a small button from the Fresh Favorites I collection to draw the eye toward the sentiment.
• Cut a strip of Cameo Coral and finish the two right hand ends with the corner rounder for a Deco feel. Place a small strip of Baja Breeze on top, and adhere to the left side of the card.
• Finish with three small buttons from the Fresh Favorites Collections I and II. Tip: A little snippet of Cameo Coral threaded through the holes make these buttons just “pop”!

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Stamp Sets: Branch Out (113200)
Inks: Chocolate Chip (100908), Kiwi Kiss (111835), Garden Green (102272), Old Olive (102277), Basic Black (101179), Stampin‘ Write Marker–Always Artichoke (105113)
Card Stock: Baja Breeze (111352), Very Vanilla (101650), Cameo Coral (100475)
Tools: Corner Rounder (109047), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Embellishments: Fresh Favorites I (107421), Fresh Favorites II (107422)
Other: Summer Love Rub-Ons (Occasions Mini 114620)
Adhesives: SNAIL Adhesive (104332)

Stampin’ Up!s Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Series Paper is a textured cover-weight card stock that coordinates beautifully with Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and Kraft card stocks. As many of you know, I love the Baja Breeze color and will be sad to see it leave the Stampin’ Up! line-up on June 30th. However, there is still time to take advantage of Stampin’ Up!s “Buy Three—Get One Free” promotion and stock up on all of your favorite Designer Series Papers and 12” x 12” textured card stocks. Feel free to shop with me and order all of the supplies necessary to make today’s card!

• Begin with a standard card base prepared from Kraft card stock. Layer with Parisian Breeze “Small Blue Floral” paper.
• Cut a strip of Baja Breeze card stock, and punch one side using the Scallop Border Punch.
• Layer a strip of Parisian Breeze “Small Check in Blue” on top, positioning as seen in the photo. Wrap with a piece of Baja Breeze 5/8” Grosgrain Ribbon. Adhere this layered composition to the card base.
• Using the Stampin’ Up! Simple Flower Embosslit and the Big Shot, prepare three blossoms, two Baja Breeze and one Kraft. For a little extra “bling”, add a rhinestone to the center of each flower. Adhere to the card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Ink the “Fabulous Friend” sentiment from the Oval All stamp set with Chocolate Chip and stamp onto Whisper White. Using a Blender Pen and Stampin’ Pastels, color the flowers blue, and add a little blue around the edges of the scallop to soften the white. Through the center of the large flower, place a small Light Blue Square Ice Brad.
• Punch an oval from Kraft card stock using the Large Oval Punch. Using a Stampin’ Dimensional, layer the scallop on top of the Kraft oval, position and adhere to the card.

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Stamp Sets: Oval All (Occasions Mini 113790)
Designer Series Paper: Parisian Breeze (113993)
Card Stock: Baja Breeze (111352), Kraft (102125), Whisper White (100730)
Tools: Scallop Oval Punch (Occasions Mini 114889), Scallop Border Punch (112091), Big Shot (113439), Stampin’ Up! Simple Flower (114514)
Embellishments: Baja Breeze 5/8” Grosgrain Ribbon (111375), Square Ice Rhinestone Brads (109113)
Adhesives: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

With Father’s Day just around the corner, now is the time to begin thinking about designing your Father’s Day cards. This particular card features the Thoughts of Father stamp set, a set which is more versatile than its name implies. Punching, matting, and water coloring with pastels make this card a little more time intensive. However, isn’t Dad worth it?

• Make a standard card base from Simply Artichoke. Layer with the Argyle Plaid from the Manchester Designer Series Paper collection.
• Ink the antique auto image from Thoughts of Father with Chocolate Chip and stamp onto Very Vanilla card stock. Tip: You can also stamp this onto Stampin’ Up!s quality water color paper to avoid pilling of the paper when using blender pens.
• Using Blender Pens and Stampin‘ Pastels, color the car. Punch the top using the Spiral Punch. Mat onto Always Artichoke followed by Baja Breeze.
• Ink the sentiment stamp with Chocolate Chip and stamp onto Very Vanilla card stock. Use the Ticket Corner Punch on all four corners and then mat onto Always Artichoke followed by Baja Breeze.
• Add a piece of Very Vanilla 5/8” Grosgrain Ribbon across the card base. On top of the ribbon, layer a piece of Simply Artichoke “paper ribbon” which has been passed through a Crimper.

• Position the car image onto the card base on top of the ribbon.
• Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhere the sentiment.

• As a final touch, add a button from the Button Bouquet Collection through which a snippet of Baja Breeze paper has been threaded.

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Stamp Set: Thoughts of Father (115094)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908), Stampin’ Up! Pastels (105542), Blender Pens (102845)
Designer Series Paper: Manchester (112464)
Card Stock: Very Vanilla (101650), Always Artichoke (105119), Baja Breeze (111352)
Tools: Spiral Punch (1088341), Ticket Corner Punch (107241), Crimper (101618)
Embellishments: Very Vanilla 5/8” Grosgrain Ribbon (109055), Button Bouquet Collection (112092)
Adhesives: Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)