Magnolia Birthday...Catty Case!

I think I have mentioned a couple of times on my Blog that one of the fun things I do with my team is try and case the entire Idea Book & Catalogue. So far we have not completed this challenge over the years, but we are always ambitious to give it a try! It is a great way to get the team together and help them use up their Stampin’ supplies! This month, I chose this card that you can find on page 4 of the catalogue! I also decided to make a few extra and turn them into birthday cards featuring the Birthday Jubilee stamp set from the Occasions Catalogue.

My magnolia’s are coloured with Flirty Flamingo and Rich Razzleberry inks and an Aqua Painter for the bloom and Granny Apple Green and Old Olive for the foliage. The coolest part of this card is the strip at the bottom. I cut a 1/2 inch strip of Seaside Spray and ran it through the Corrugated Embossing Folder.

TIP: run several strips through at one to avoid the paper ripping apart. This folder puts a lot of stress on the paper fibres so distributing it amongst multiple strips helps avoid breakage.

I hope you will let the amazing work of the SU concept artists inspire you create and get those stamps working!