Good afternoon stampers! A purple-loving friend is celebrating a birthday today, and I am sharing her birthday card with you. It’s a monochromatic card that is full of purple!!! I combined the Bokeh Dots and Picture Perfect Birthday stamp sets on this purple baby, and I hope she likes it. (How can she not? It’s purple!)
Before I give you details about the card, I have to back up for a minute. This card didn’t start out as a purple tribute to Karen. The weather on Sunday was lousy, and I decided to tackle my pile of stamped/cut images that hadn’t made it onto a finished project. Some of them were tossed, but there were a few stamped images from the Bokeh Dots set. A couple were tossed because they didn’t stamp well – the ink pad was too juicy, and I quickly discovered that it was better to have less ink on your stamp before pressing it on the paper.
Five of the images made it onto projects. I’ll post the other four soon, because they are all Christmas themed. The Highland Heather starburst image is the background behind the sentiment on this card. I LOVE this image, because the detail is really fine. When you look at the stamp itself, it doesn’t look like much, and even when it’s inked you can’t see the detail. Press it onto paper and leave it for a couple of minutes, and wow. Just wow. I do find it easier to get a nice image than with the bokeh stamp, but both give you pause when they have dried.
The sentiment and small small scattered dots are from the Picture Perfect Birthday set, and are a perfect size for the card. You can find the full supply list at the bottom of this post. Click on any item to see it in my Online store, or just click the following link: Online Store. Receive 10 Project Helper Guides at month’s end if your order is over $50 (before ship/tax) – just add the July Host Code (2C9M3FSW). If it’s +$200, choose the Stampin’ Rewards instead, and still receive the Guides. 
Looking to learn something new, and have some stamping fun? Sign up for a class!
- Friday, August 17th at 5pm: Bingo night!!! $50, pre-payment must be received to save your spot (only 3 spots left!)
- Thursday, August 23rd at 10am OR 7pm: **Flamingo Class** – 1 spot left in 10am class; evening class is full – can I add you to the waitlist
September events were posted on my Stampin’ Up! website last night. I’m sitting in the arena, on my iPad, so it’s tough for me to link it up. If you click on the “classes” link above, it will take you where you need to go.
Register for an event here!
As always, if you have questions, drop me a quick E-mail, or text (289-928-5713). The Bokeh Dots and Picture Perfect Birthday stamp sets are available now in the store. Until later, Happy Stamping!