Vintage Trinkets | The Maui Stamper

My Crystal Ball says there’s going to be a lot of Coastal Cabana, Real Red and Crumb Cake in my future:

It’s not often that I find a Designer Series paper pack that I love so thoroughly, but Fresh Prints is that pack. The colors are – wait for it – so FRESH! (Had to be said. I’m not sorry.) The designs are really easy to use, and there’s a good balance of white-based patterns versus color based patterns, so they mix well.

And do you love that brad? I love the candy dots, but I was looking for something else. This little bitty button-brad is a Vintage Trinket and I think it has a low enough profile to slide past the USPS Fat Envelope Fighters. (I know, they have a job to do – but I’m still gonna try!)

Stamps: Hip Notes, Dictionary
Color Palette: Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Real Red and Soft Sky (card base)
DSP: Fresh Prints pack
Accessories: Big Shot and Circles Framelits, Vintage Trinkets, Banner punch (Sale-a-bration)

When I first saw the little banner punch in the 2014 Sale-a-bration catalog, I though “meh”. I mean, I can cut a banner. It’s easy! Whoa man, not as easy as punching…and there’s a stamp set that coordinates with this punch too. Start planning your SAB orders, my friends, because you will find yourself with a big case of the “Gimmees” when January 28 rolls around. Need a catalog? Just let me know!

I have to admit – this card doesn’t look like the card in my head. Unfortunately, the one in my head refuses to present itself on paper right now. Perhaps you’ll have an idea that will help me put that right!

Simply Sketched (hostess) and Woodgrain stamp sets
Soft Suede FFIP
Baked Brown Sugar, Pear Pizazz and So Saffron Stampin’ Write markers
Very Vanilla, Pear Pizazz, Baked Brown Sugar and Crumb Cake card stock
Vanilla Smooch Spritz
Natural Ribbon trim
Vintage Trinkets
Linen thread (I panic if I don’t have at least 2 extra packages of this at all times!)
Daffodil Delight Seam Binding
Big Shot, Ovals Framelits and Lattice TIEF
Designer Naturals Buttons
Stampin’ Dimensionals

Vanilla Smooch Spritz is my new BFF. I am having serious withdrawals from a certain sparkley spray That Shall Not Be Named. There are some products I find it difficult to let go of when they retire. Oh well. This too shall pass. Vanilla Smooch Spritz it is.

Love this texture!!! My whole purpose in making this card was to use these three products together.

Did you notice that I used a So Saffron marker but Daffodil Delight Ribbon. As much as we all pride ourselves on how perfectly Stampin’ Up! matches colors, sometimes it doesn’t have to be perfect. (SHOCKING. I KNOW.) Ribbon is a “perfectly” good example of that.

Well. That was a pathetic attempt at I-don’t-know-what. I think that’s a sign we’re done here.