Hello stampers! When I first saw the So In Love bundle, it was really the framelits that I fell in love with, not the stamp set so much. Then I saw the happy anniversary saying in there and I knew that was exactly what I had been asking for. We do not have many happy anniversary sayings in our Stampin’Up! lineup, so that was very exciting. For some reason I was also inspired to use it with night of navy and whisper white. That led me to want to play with the Floral Boutique paper as well.

I have been spending a week at a friend’s cottage so that I could spoil my team members and new recruits with some retreat days. Those days were a big hit, everyone had a great time and it was wonderful to have fun together and relax as a team. I also planned for a personal retreat and of course I wanted to spend some time stamping. So in one container I had put my stash of Floral Boutique paper, some night of navy and whisper white cardstock and several shades of blue ink pads. Last night I decided to play! This is what happened.

The framelits from the So In Love bundle are an absolute delight to work with. Combined with the Big Shot die brush, all the little bits fall out easily. The one framelit is designed to be used as a belly band, but I prefer to use it simply as a card accent. Less fuss, less muss.

I just love how the framelits make this card look like a very fancy laser cut card that you would pay big bucks for in a store. Everyone will be so impressed that you made this card!! If only they knew how easy it was.

This card was made by repeatedly stamping the flower image from So In Love with night of navy. You get the different shades of blue by re-inking your stamp only after stamping three times. So, stamp, stamp, stamp, then ink up again. Stamp, stamp, stamp, then ink up. A good mantra to remember for making a beautiful monochrome card. I used stitched framelits for the “just for you”.

I thought Beautiful You was a good partner with the framelits from So In Love. With the bold pattern of the lace, the stamping can be kept to a minimum and no embellishments are needed. The result is a card that you can make in about five minutes! Of course you do need a Big Shot, a precision plate and the new platform is best. If you still have the old Big Shot (more than a year old) then you should definitely invest in the new platform, it really does make a big difference. Good tools are always a great investment. The starter kit is the most economical way to get a Big Shot. Message me if you have questions about that.

I love words, so I love the repeated words on this card. I also love that when you stamp multiple times before inking up your stamp again you get all these lovely shades of colour. So the “paper” at the bottom of this card is really just white card stock that I have stamped with the small leaf images in So In Love. It coordinates perfectly with the Floral Boutique paper in the annual catalog.

I made up these six cards in about two hours last night and the inspiration was totally just from the Floral Boutique paper. It is amazing what can happen when you just have some lovely paper spread out over your desk and some time on your hands. It felt great to create without copying anyone. I hope you enjoy these simple cards. Here is the last one:

The designer series paper was added to a navy base measuring 3 3/4″ by 5″. Then I thought it needed a pop of navy so I mounted it on a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of night of navy and then I had a dilemma! The white lacy piece now looked like it was floating on the navy, so I added a string of pearls on either side. Be sure to use the tiny pearls that are all attached to each other. It makes for a quick and easy accent.

Happy stamping everyone, it is time for me to have some supper with my husband. I haven’t seen him in a few days. Yes, I was at the cottage all by myself. Quite nice for a change to slow down. I really enjoyed nature, I even saw an eagle yesterday and four deer including a fawn. This morning I saw several flocks of tundra swans. We live in a beautiful world. God is good.