One of the stamp sets, in the current Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalogue, that I was not convinced I 'needed', was Party Hearty. However, some brilliant creations by some of my friends, and fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators (part of our Art With Heart team), put paid to any doubts I had - so, I've joined the Party Hearty bandwagon!
I found a really nice, simple, clean layout of a card on Splitcoaststampers, and unashamedly CASEd it. Here is the result (bad photography and all):
Stamps: Party Hearty, Occasional Greetings
Card: Taken With Teal, Whisper White, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Taken with Teal, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss
Other: Small Tag Punch, 3/4" circle punch, eyelet (from my stash), Crop-a-dile, linen thread, 1" Double-Stitched Rose Red grosgrain ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig
How CUTE do those little party hats look?? I love them! And to think I didn't need them - ha!!
Here's a slight variation, using the same basic layout, but using only Party Hearty stamps (including the present image stamped in Versamark all over the Rose Red panel), and a couple of teal rhinestone brads:
Stamps: Party Hearty
Card: Taken with Teal, Whisper White, Rose Red
Ink: Taken With Teal, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss, Versamark
Other: 1" Double-Stitched Rose Red grosgrain ribbon, rhinestone brads, 3/4" circle punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig
I have one more Party Hearty card to share with you. I was so loving this layout, that I made a third card, using a different colour combination. In the upcoming Summer Mini, there is some luscious Real Red polka dot grosgrain ribbon. I am a sucker for red ribbon, and love polka dots, so this is one of my favourite products in the Mini Catalogue! (Easily pleased, aren't I?) This time I teamed Real Red with Chocolate Chip, and Tempting Turquoise.
Stamps: Party Hearty, One of A Kind
Card: Real Red, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise
Other: 3/4" circle punch, 3/4" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon - SUMMER MINI, Stamp-a-ma-jig
I love these simple, cute cards. Which one's your favourite??
