There is an instruction on how to use the 'thanks' die from Memory Box so it is attached to the paper without using adhesive. See how Jenny Griffiths made this card . . .

by Jenny Griffiths for Memory Box

Here's the link with the detailed instructions:  http://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2014/06/thanks.html

On the Poppy Stamp blog, this is a great way to use the Superstar Border Die for a birthday card.

by Jeanne Jachna for Poppy Stamps

Here's the link for the details:  http://poppystamps.typepad.com/poppystamps/2014/05/birthday-celebration.html

From the Stampington blog, a neat summer project. It wasn't the project that attracted me so much as the colors that wow'd me!

Project from Stampington's blog

This is the link to the article detailing the how-to:

http://stampington.com/blog/index.php/2014/06/05/stamped-summer-tea-tins-project/

From the Elizabeth Craft Designs' blog, Kelly Booth has made a very nice non-gender specific birthday card.

for Kelly Booth for Elizabeth Craft Designs

Check out the details by clicking on this link:  http://ecraftdesignsblog.com/2014/06/a-birthday-card-suitable-for-a-man/

I actually found time to spend in the studio to finish an earlier start on a card. I wanted to take what I learned from Lisa Lee's class using Yasutomo's Splash Inks on an Art Board from Inchie Arts.

by Debbie Gaetz

SUPPLIES USED:

• 4-inch Art Square from Inchie Arts
• Green Mirrircard Card Stock from The Paper Cut (4.5 inches square)
• Purple Card Stock (4.25 inches square)
• Washi Paper (4.75 inches square)
• 140 lb. cold-press watercolor paper cut & scored, 5.75 inch square card
• STAMPS:
• Magenta -- Geranium Leaf (H.0663)
• Magenta -- Distressed Corner (41.065.J)
• Hampton Art diffusion F -- Dream
• StazOn Midi Solvent Ink in Gothic Purple
• GooseBumps Texture Spray in Clear
• Splash Inks:  Green, Black, Blue, Yellow
• JudiKins Aquamarine Twinkle Embossing Powder (EP072)
• Miscellaneous:  Scor-Tape; toothpick

While I was 'on a roll', I also made this card for someone going through a challenging time. For this card, I stamped directly onto designer paper and colored the stamped image with colored pencils -- one of my favorite to-do's that I learned long ago from a class taught by Helene Metivier, Magenta. I love how you pick up subtle color nuances from the designer paper. In this instance, I also went around the background and colored in with the light aqua color.

by Debbie Gaetz

SUPPLIES USED:

• 118 lb. Conqueror Heavy Card Stock in White Diamond (A-2 Card)
• Paper Scraps:
• Washi Paper (5-7/16" x 4-3/16")
• Magenta Designer Paper (3-13/16" x 3-13/16")
• Green Designer Paper (source unknown) (3-5/8" x 3-5/8")
• STAMPS:
• Magenta - Floral Tile 19.064.M (stamped onto green designer paper)
• Magenta - be-You-tiful (07.639.G)
• Memento Pigment Ink in Cottage Ivy (floral tile stamp)
• VersaFine Pigment Ink in Imperial Purple (word stamp)
• Maruyama Ribbon from Magenta
• irRESISTible Pico Embellishment in Morocco
• Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Recycled Rubber starts tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 10 a.m. We've been overloaded with great bargains. Be there early to find the best deals! Mike and I look forward to seeing you.