My dad turned 79 this past weekend.  2009 was a tough year for him, and so I wanted to give him a bright, fun, cheery card to perk him up a bit.  And this was the perfect opportunity to play with some of the new products from the Occasions Mini catalog.  Shweet!

Here is the recipe for this pretty and easy-to-make card:

1. Start with Rose Red card stock for the base
2. Cut a piece of Old Olive card stock as wide as the base (4 1/2″) and as long as you’d like.
   
3. Add a border to the bottom of the Old Olive piece using the Eyelet Border punch.
4. Cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock (4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″)
5. Stamp the sentiment in StazOn Black ink using the new “Well Scripted” stamp set from the new Occasions Mini catalog.  I used the clear-mount stamps–and wowza, it’s so easy to line up the image where you want it to go!  Lovin’ the new clear-mount stamps (in case you couldn’t tell :O)
   
6. Next, emboss the top portion of the Old Olive piece with the new “Perfect Polka Dots” Textured Impressions Folder, also from the new Occasions Mini.  I left about 2 1/2″ from the bottom to make the next step easier.
7. Adhere the Very Vanilla piece to the Old Olive piece with SNAIL adhesive, but leave about 1″ on the left side of the VV piece so you can adhere the ribbon.
8. Adhere the ribbon to the Very Vanilla and Old Olive pieces, as shown in the picture.
9. Adhere the Old Olive piece to the base using SNAIL adhesive.
10. Adhere the cute “Sweet Pea” Stitched Felt pieces to the card.  Here I used 3 pieces.  I found the easiest thing to use for adhering felt is Mini Glue Dots.
    

And that’s it!  If you would like to receive a FREE copy of the new Occasions Mini or Sale-A-Bration catalogs, send me an email.

For my current customers–if you haven’t received your copy of the Occasions Mini in the mail yet, it should be on its way soon!  In the meantime you can download the on-line version if you click here.  To view the Sale-A-Bration catalog, click here.

I must say, the new Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder leaves behind a really nice, deep-embossed pattern.  It adds a really nice touch to your cards, hand-made embellishments and envelopes too.

The new Sweet Pea felt pieces are great for adding a little somethin’ – somethin’ to your project.  In fact, I used these perfectly coordinated pieces in a scrapbook I made for my dad.  If you use just enough of these embellies, you don’t have to worry about your project looking too “girly” if you know what I mean ; )

Well that’s it for today.  Tomorrow, I’ll show you how to make an elegant yet easy-to-make Wedding Invitation using My Digital Studio… stay tuned!