Manhattan Floral Impression Die - WooHoo!

Friday the 13th ended up being a good day for me! Mr. Brown was on my doorstep around 12:30 pm with my Stampin' Up order! I could hardly wait to tear into it. I had ordered the Manhattan Floral Impression Die (embossing folder for you Cuttlebug fans) and I had the day to myself. So down to my room I headed to be creative.

To create this card I used the Tangerine Tango cardstock cut to 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4. The next layer is Whisper White cardstock cut to
5 3/8 x 4 1/8. The next layer is the Tangerine Tango Designer Series Paper cut to 5 1/4 x 4 and then placed in the Manhattan Floral impression die and put through the Cuttlebug. I then took the DSP and my sanding block and sanded the image so that it would be white. The designer series papers have a white core (unlike the SU cardstock) so when you sand the raised image it turns white. I have to give credit to Mary Fish at www.stampinpretty.com for this information. You should take time to visit her blog, she has some awesome ideas!

Recipe for card: tangerine tango cardstock (111349), whisper white cardstock (100730), tangerine tango dsp (112153), Manhattn floral impression die (114517), 1 3/4" circle punch (112004), scallop circle Nestability (non Stampin' Up), Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set (113734), whisper white 1/4" grosgrain ribbon.

This Is My First Shot at a Blog!

I'm always checking out other stampers blogs and have decided that maybe this is something I need to do. We'll see how faithful I am at updating a few times a week. It may take me a while to figure everything out but I am giving it a shot. I will be sharing some of my creations, most of which are cased. I will try my best to give credit to those who've inspired me and I hope to include a link to their project.

I would like to say that this will be a Stampin' Up only blog but let's get real, I love using my Cuttlebug and my Cricut and I will be including them here on my blog. I just can't ignore the fact that there's more to stamping and paper crafting than Stampin' Up. However, I do love many things about Stampin' Up especially their coordinating cardstock, ink, embellishments, and designer papers. So let's get stampin'!