Aren’t they fantastic? They both use a lot of retired or soon-to-be-retired paper and ribbon. To make the tags I folded a rectangular piece of cardstock slightly bigger than the tag on the die in half, and carefully placed it so that the fold would stay intact when the tag was cut. It created the perfect little gift tag. I then glued a full tag from DSP on top, and stamped with the Elegant Thank You stamp.

This card features stamps that are new to the Summer-Spring catalog. Three are from the fantastic new Level 2 Hostess set, Rustic Rooster. It is a French themed set that has a script background stamp, a rooster, and two other accent stamps.  As soon as I saw this set I knew that I had to have it! That rooster just spoke to me. As a demo I was able to preorder the set, but you can earn it by hosting a party with $300 or more in sales. Talk to your demo to learn more!

The other stamp is the Thank You that is embossed in the center of the card. This is one of  the individual stamps  that are new to the catalog. I love this thank you because it is simple and classy. It also works great with our Scallop Square Punch and I can’t wait to use it more!

To make this card I stamped the french script background stamp with Chocolate Chip ink several times on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I then smooshed Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, and Creamy Caramel Stampin’ Spots on the paper to “age” it. Finally I stamped the little passport stamp in Ruby Red. I then let the ink dry for a minute then headed to the kitchen for the dangerous part (I luv danger. It’s my middle name. Ha!) So….I lit the edges of the paper on fire. Yes fire. I monitored it closely and when it looked like it was going to take over I smooshed the card stock between two flat silicone pot holders. Then repeated until I got the look I wanted at the edges.

Since I didn’t burn the house down, I turned to the rooster. I stamped him in Basic Grey, then colored him with blender pens, Earth Elements Watercolor Crayons, and Real Red classic ink.  Then I cut him out! Cock-a-doodle-doo!!!

Finally, I gold embossed the Thank You Stamp in the middle. It is a bit more subtle than I’d hoped but still looks good.

Recipe:

• Stamps: Rustic Rooster, Elegant Thank You
• Paper: Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy
• Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red
• Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Earth Elements Watercolor Crayons, Blender Pens, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL