Mojo Epic Day

Hello Mojo Monday fans!  Today you’re getting a sneak peek into the new Greeting set Really Good Greetings combined with the all new Epic Day Designer Series Paper and one awesome sketch!  I wanted to do a birthday card today since it’s my good friend Becky’s birthday today.  We’ve lived an amazing life as good friends for the past 20+ years since we went to the University of Utah together – so I thought she deserved an epic card for today!  Read on to see all the creative details that went into making this card.

Creative Details:

• I decided to flip the orientation of the card to suit my banners better.  They already are only 1/2” wide so I didn’t want to lose too much of the cool design in the Epic Day DSP.
• One of the things I love about Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper is that on the back of the package it tells you what colors are used.  So you don’t have to try to figure out which colors are used in the patterns.  Let me tell you, that rocks!
• I went with a few neutrals as my main colors based on those used in the DSP.  I then added the pool party because it was a subtle little color pop.  The Epic Day This and That DSP already has so much going on, I didn’t want to overwhelm my card. 
• I decided to emboss my saying using Versamark ink and the new Pool Party Embossing Powder available in our Spring Mini Catalog.  I first didn’t use an Embossing Buddy, but that experiment didn’t go over so well.  Here is an example of one without an Embossing Buddy and one with. 
• An Embossing Buddy rubbed over your cardstock will get rid of the oils and static that embossing powder loves to cling to.  With a greeting that is so detailed an fine, you can clearly see why you need one.
• To make my banners, I used a 1” Square Punch.  For my video on how to make these cool little embellishments click here.
• I wanted a little something on my Pool Party strip that wouldn’t take away from the rest of my card, so I dragged my Pool Party Classic Ink pad directly over the top for a little texture.  It was that perfect little something the card needed.
• I tied a bow originally for the top embellishment, but you know, I’m just not a bow kind of person.  To I changed it to a single know with some of our linen thread coming out of it.  Tip – the best way to attach a knot like this is with Glue Dots.
• Instead of adding a larger circle for a border in Basic Gray, I just edged my circles directly with my ink pad.  It was that little separation to the rest of the card. 
• Finally, I popped up my greeting for a little drama in the card.  I know you’re thinking drama?  But it is something that sets it apart.  To me it’s an embellishment being dramatic, so yet – drama in your card!  (Yes, I know I am goofy sometimes!)

I love the end result, I hope you do too!  The DSP that I used today is meant to coordinate with our new This and That Book and products.  If you haven’t checked it out yet, be sure to.  It’s a very trendy cool way to capture your life and I think you’ll love all the cool things that coordinate with this epic paper. Check it out here

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Stamp Sets – Really Good Greetings (130333c, 130330w)  Ink – Versamark (102283), Pool Party (126982), Basic Gray (126981) Paper – Very Vanilla (101650), Pool Party (122924), Basic Gray (121044), Crumb Cake (120953), Epic Day This and That DSP (130814) Cool Tools – 2 1/2” Circle Punch (120906), Heat Tool (129053), Pool Party EP (129398),  1” Square Punch (102094) Finishing Touch – Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Pool Party Ribbon (SAB Retired), Linen Thread (104199)