Beyond Grateful

October 11, 2023October 4, 2023 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

In the U.S., workers will celebrate Boss’s Day on October 16th. I love having the opportunity to help customers celebrate special days, so when a dear friend reached out about a design for Boss’s Day, I was all over it.

Much like the birthday designs you’ve seen over the last couple of days, I knew the intended recipient and could really tailor the end product to fit her style and personality. And I knew I wanted something classy, elegant, AND fun with elements of pink incorporated. The Simple Elegance designer paper is perfect with its rose gold, silver, and gold foiling of the delicate floral elements. Talk about classy! To help the rose gold really shine, the patterned paper is mounted on a sheet of Blushing Bride. The sentiment is heat embossed in copper atop a vellum backdrop, which allows the beautiful patterned paper below to peek through. The copper sequins add sparkle to the design.

I love the end result of this design so much that I’m considering a new line of cards. What do you think?

Products used:
Blushing Bride (retired), vellum cardstock
Simple Elegance DSP (retired)
Heartfelt Hexagon stamps & punch
Copper embossing powder
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Celebrate

October 10, 2023October 4, 2023 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Celebrate is today’s blog post today, and it’s definitely a day to celebrate as it’s my birthday! I’m not exactly sure what the family has on the agenda today, but it will definitely involved a homecooked dinner by the hubby.

Today’s design is another card from a recent custom order. Knowing the intended recipient of this birthday card really helped shape the design. I just love this foiled polka-dot cardstock. It’s one of the last sheets from a custom order I completed about a year or so ago. I’ve been hoarding it. LOL! The polka cardstock pairs beautifully with the sheet of Sweet Sorbet designer paper by adding a soft and playful feel. The lighter background of the patterned paper also provides the perfect relief for the sentiment to really take the floor. To add another layer of sparkle and pizzazz, I added a strip of sequin trim between the two paper panels. I’m thrilled with how this came out and think it spells FUN — just like its recipient!

Products used:
Bazzill Foil Candy Necklace cardstock (retired)
Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Kaiserkraft glitter cardstock
Papertrey Ink dies
Sequin trim
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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birthday · Custom Orders

Eat Cake

October 9, 2023October 4, 2023 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

I recently had the opportunity to complete a custom order with the recipients being friends of mine. It’s always fun when you get to design cards for friends because you have the opportunity to tailor to the recipient.

I had just gotten a delivery of clearance product, and I knew the Regency Park paper was going to be perfect. The base of this card is Blushing Bride with the sheet of Regency Park taking center stage. The sentiment panel is punched from white cardstock using the Heartfelt Hexagon punch. I used two different shades of pink to give visual interest to the sentiment and help it to stand out against the busy floral background. The ribbon helps break up the background, as well. The sparkle from the sequins gives a festive look and helps draw the eye across the design to the sentiment. I love this bright and happy design, don’t you?

Products used:
Blushing Bride (retired), white cardstock
Regency Park DSP (retired)
Heartfelt Hexagon stamps & punch
Adhesive-backed sequins
Ribbon duo
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Custom Orders

Customized

August 28, 2023August 25, 2023 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

If you have been visiting for a while, you probably already know that most of the designs you see here are available for purchase in my Esty shoppe. But did you know that I also accept custom orders? Well, I absolutely do.

I have a wonderful client who recently placed an order for a box of custom birthday cards. I had so much fun creating these cards. Each design in this box was completely different. The designs were a mix that could be given to kids and adults, young and old, girl and boy. Here is a gallery of samples from the box.