I {heart} Designer Cuts Cards & Envelopes!

I’m in LOVE!  These are the new Designer Cuts found in the Occasions Mini catalog under Cards & Envelopes Set on page 9.  The cards are laser cut and I was thrilled to see it was ready to go, which means I didn’t have to poke out all the itty bitty pieces from the cuts. 

These cards are elegant, simple, and so versatile!

There are two differnt designs.  They are both Very Vanilla and both undecorated, with coordinating Blushing Bride envelopes.  Designer Cuts make ideal wedding, bridal shower, Valentine's or birthday cards. 

Here are a couple of very simple ways to decorate these cards.

Happiest Birthday Wishes Stamp Set

I added the new 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon, 1/2" Chantilly Crochet Trim and medium Basic Pearls.  I also slipped a piece of Blushing Bride card stock on the inside behind the beautiful cut out design and stamped it with the Happiest Birthday Wishes hostess set. 

Happiest Birthday Wishes
Hostess Stamp Set

 Same card design, with sentiment from the Perfect Words hostess stamp set:

Perfect Words
Hostess Stamp Set

This is the card I made for my daughter's 11th birthday, which she is celebrating today :)  Again, this delicate laser-cut card is from the Designer Cuts Cards & Envelopes Set in the new Occasions Mini Catalog.  For this card, I added a sentiment from the Perfect Words hostess set in Jet Black Staz On and colored in the '11' with my Blushing Bride Stampin' Write Marker.  I also stamped the 'Happy Birthday' shown above on the inside of this card.

Perfect Words
Hostess Stamp Set

This is another Designer Cuts card I modified by cutting the heart out with the new Hearts Collection Framelits dies, adding another Riding Hood Red die cut heart under it and popping it all up with dimensionals.  The card base is Basic Black, matted with Riding Hood Red card stock and Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon.  I stamped the 'love' image from the Tiny Tags stamp set and punched it out with the Jewelry Tag punch and embellished it with a Basic Rhinestone Jewel.

P.S. I Love You Stamp Set
Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die

P.S. I Love You Stamp Set
Blushing Bride 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon

Finally, I got out the new Love & Laughter stamp set from the Ocassions Mini and made a wedding card:

This time I paired the new 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon with a sting of Basic Pearls and cut a scrap of Blushing Bride card stock with fantasic new Fashionable Hearts Embosslits die; another new die cut available in the Occasions Mini (page 35) that includes 5 adorable cut and embossed hearts.

Fashionable Hearts Embosslits die

 

I'm going to get a lot of mileage out out these new Designer Cuts Cards & Envelopes Set, stamp sets, ribbon and die cuts, all from the spectacular new Ocassions Mini Catalog! 

I would love to show you and your friends how to make these cards yourself.  Contact me today to schedule a class in my Stampin' Studio or at your home! 

These cards are also available for purchase at

NW Creations & Collectibles

or contact me directly.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin' Supplies:

• Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess), Perfect Words (hostess), Tiny Tags, P.S. I Love You*, Love & Laughter*
• Ink: Jet Black Staz On, Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad & Stampin' Write Marker
• Paper: Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla card stock
• Accessories: Designer Cuts Cards & Envelopes Set*, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Hearts Collection Framelits dies*, Fashionable Hearts Embosslets die*, Blushing Bride 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon*, 1/2" Chantilly Crochet Trim, Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Jewelry Tag Punch, Basic Pearls & Rhinestone Jewels

* Items available now in the 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog