Today's post is all about a cute, cute, cute set of blank note cards featuring Stampin' Up!'s "Sweet Bugs" bundle and coordinating "Cute as a Bug" designer paper. Being able to use dies to cut images from designer paper adds so much value to a bundle of products--and how you can enjoy using them. My cards also feature one of the Scalloped Contours dies (retired), and some of the cards feature the "Forever Plaid" embossing folder. Let's take a look:
First up is this adorable ladybug reading a book beneath some flower petal shade. The embossed cardstock layer is Gray Granite, and both of the die-cut images are from the designer paper. This card also features one of the "Ladybug Garden Epoxy Shapes", and they are so very adorable! If you like them, I'd suggest ordering a supply while they are available.
The next card features a Mossy Meadow cardstock layer that was embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder. I don't know if she's heading to a buffet and trying to stay protected from rain or sun, and I wonder if she's aware that a cute ladybug is tagging along.
The ladybug is too cute! Surely, these two are friends.
The sweet bug on the card below was fussy-cut from the designer paper. Fussy-cutting is not my favorite thing, but who could resist??? The embossed cardstock layer is Petal Pink.
Check out little miss prissy bug:
Who knows where she's headed, but she's going with confidence! Notice the clear epoxy accents on the flower and her eye? They're included in the pack of "Ladybug Garden Epoxy Shapes". The embossed cardstock layer is Poppy Parade.
You've seen your fair share of ants before, but have you ever seen such happy ones? I don't know if they're in a band or a parade, but they're holding nothing back. The embossed cardstock layer is Cajun Craze.
One of my favorite bugs featured on the designer paper is this girl who is busy knitting a scarf. Don't you love her hat? The embossed cardstock layer is Blackberry Bliss, which is a color that I really like but seem to seldom use.
And here's one more look at the whole set:
I had so much fun making these cards! My favorite thing about making a set of note cards is that they're basically all the same and yet, at the same time, there's something different about each one. What made the process quicker for me (after I decided to use a colored cardstock layer and the die-cut scalloped rectangle on each of my cards) was choosing and cutting all of the images that I might want to use. From there, all I had to do was choose the image(s) for each card. I've still got a few more images cut and ready to use on cards!
Hope you like this set as much as I do!
