Dapper Argyle

Hi there!  A real quick post to share one of the cards I made this past weekend.  Cold and snow equate to a good time to stamp!  This set by Stampin' Up! called Dapper Dad is a retired set.  I've always liked this set.  Fortunately for me, another Demonstrator was selling a bunch of her retired stamps and this set needed to reside on the shelf in my home.  Lol  The sentiment is from Remembering Your Birthday, which is a current set.  Another retired item is the Night and Day Designer Series Paper.  (Trying to use up some retired paper.)  My brother-in-law will be the recipient of this card since his birthday is Thursday.

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Must get going to our Card Buffet.  Thank you so much for stopping in today!

Manhattan Flower Wedding

Hi there!  Hope you're having a great day.  My day started with a migraine but it's better now thanks to medication.  Turning the a/c back on helped some, too.  Tomorrow our temps will be back down in the 70's for a high.  Crazy St Louis weather!
I want to share with you a technique I saw on the TOPICS (Demo only) blog.  It seems most of the members of the TOPICS reside in TX - with Penny Thomas being the "ring leader".  lol  Penny is Pam D'Urso's sister and up-line.  Pam happens to be my up-line.  They are both wonderful people and I am fortunate to have them as friends!  So.... here is the card showing this cool technique using the Manhattan Flower embossing folder as a wedding dress - or a party dress!  This was Jan Spencer's "Project Share" presentation at the TOPICS July meeting.  What a clever idea.  Thank you for sharing, Jan!

When you look at the embossing folder, it is the bottom flower.  You'll have to trim away the top petal to form the bodice.

Stamps: Word Play
Paper:  White, Black, Night & Day DSP (retired - but available in Clearance Rack)
Ink: Black
Other: Manhattan Flower embossing folder, Wide oval punch, rhinestones, pearls, 1/4" black satin ribbon (non-SU!)