Gift Card Holder

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a gift card holder. I found this design on Pinterest and ran with it. I really love the Sweet Li'l Things DSP and had to highlight it in some way. The turtle design was perfect as a border for my gift card holder. This design has a space for a gift card (under the flap), while still having space inside to right a note.

• Stamps: Petite Pairs (retiring)
• Inks: Tangelo Twist (retiring)
• Cardstock: Sweet Li'l Things DSP (retiring); Hello Honey (retiring); Pool Party
• Accessories: 2014-2016 In Color Washi Tape (retiring)
• Tools: Hexagon Embossing Folder (retiring)

SSINKCC33: Goodbye Hexagon Punch

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the specific colors.

Island Indigo is one of my favorite colors and yet I found myself all out of Island Indigo cardstock at the end of April. Thankfully I remembered to order more during April's stamp club. Crisis averted! I decided to play with my retiring hexagon punch (use it all the time!) and the gorgeous Botanical Builder Framelits. A bit of playing with the colors and layers and I had a great card.

• Stamps: Suite Sayings
• Inks: Wisteria Wonder
• Cardstock: Pretty Petals DSP (retiring): Wisteria Wonder; Island Indigo; Always Artichoke; Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Candy Dots (retiring)
• Tools: Botanical Builder Framelits; Hexagon Punch (retiring)

May 2016 Crafting Goals

• April PL Pages -- Always on my goal list
• Prep WITL album and make a plan -- The Ali Edwards fan base is doing Week in the Life the week of May 9th. I haven't decided if I'm doing it that week or the week after, but it will be in May. I want to get my album prepped and plan prepared before the week of.
• Prep May's stamp club cards -- I wanted to get both months done before May, but only April happened. So I need to get May's examples done.
• Attempt to fill stamp club for next round -- Carry over from last month...
• Make a plan for new baby's PL album -- We'll be finding out soon if the baby's a girl or a boy. I am planning on doing a weekly PL album for the baby's first year. I did the same with Arthur and loved the result. It definitely helps to have an album somewhat prepped before the baby comes. Depending on the gender, I may or may not buy new PL baby cards (have some leftover from Arthur) and I need an album.
• Finish posting any for sale items -- I got a head start last week, but I've been wanting to get everything posted in my FB group. I may post things here as well.

A recap of last month's goals:

• March PL pages — Success! I even got Arthur's album caught up to the present.
• Plan and prep April and May’s stamp club cards — 50% success. I finished April's cards way ahead of time, but didn't complete May's cards. I do think I know what we're making. I just haven't actually made them.
• Attempt to fill stamp club for next round — Fail.I'm still working on this goal, but it hasn't been accomplished yet...