Creation Station Hop - His and Hers!

Welcome to Just Julie B Stampin! and to Creation Station's blog hop for the month of September! This month we're stamping 'his and hers'! So, to me that meant making the same (or very similar) card that has a 'his' version and a 'hers' version. I recently bought the Everything Amazing Stamp Set, and I decided to use it for my 'his and hers' cards! I just love the huge 'Amazing' that takes up almost half of the card - a great sentiment to build upon!

They are pretty much the same card. I just flipped the layout and used different colors.

For the 'his' card I used Pretty Peacock, Bermuda Bay and Sahara Sand - masculine, but still so fun!

Initially I used the balloon stamp that is in the set, but then I changed it to the solid balloons from the Balloon Bouquet punch - I love the pop of big color in them!

And I just carried the same colors through on all the stamping! 

And for 'hers' I went a little out of my comfort zone and looked at an old Color Coach for a color palette. I used Blackberry Bliss, Melon Mambo and Smoky Slate - nothing I would have chosen myself - but so fun!

I Love how the two solid balloons tie the colors back together for the whole card!

And everything in Melon Mambo just pops!! 

I hope you've enjoyed your stop here today. I can't wait to see what the fabulous Elizabeth Price has in store for us next! Click below to go check it out! 

Elizabeth Price

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B

Creation Station - Unique Folds Blog Hop!

Welcome to Just Julie B Stampin'! This month our Creation Station group is creating Unique Folds! And I'm super excited about this Hop! I Love, Love, Love a cool and different fold. I've been trying to incorporate fun folds in my classes for quite a few months now because they just have that WoW factor!! And I think everyone is excited when they open a card that has the WoW!

So the card I created today is simple, but still has that unique fold on the inside! I needed a couple graduation cards - and the new set, Above the Clouds was a perfect choice!

So for the card front I used a Whisper White Stitched Circle with some 'background' clouds in Pool Party ink. And then I stamped a Hot Air Balloon with the new Pretty Peacock ink, and punched it out with the new Hot Air Balloon punch. The Hot Air Balloon basket is stamped with Soft Suede onto Crumb Cake cardstock, and punched with the same punch.

And I love the saying, 'You're off to great places!' - especially for a graduation card! And it fit just perfectly into the Classic Label Punch! A bit of Crumb Cake Twine with Crumb Cake Cardstock was the perfect in between of the Pretty Peacock Designer Series Paper to tie it together.

And then for the Fun Fold inside - Like I said, it's a simple fold, but just perfect for a gift card or stash of cash! 

The Whisper White piece started as a 4" x 11". It was scored at 5 1/4", 6 1/4" and 7 1/4" to create the middle section. I used a little Tear and Tape to adhere the center and then punched with the same Classic Label Punch to create the money holder! - A super easy Fun Fold card center, and super functional!!

Here's a little closer look at the little pocket for the inside - so cool, huh?!

And, if you've stayed with me through the whole post - I have a question for you! How much do you think is an appropriate amount of money for a high school graduate? $50, $100?? Just curious what others would send!

I can't wait to see what kinds of other unique folds are in store for us on the rest of the hop!

Click here to check out what the fabulous Elizabeth Price has for us ~

Elizabeth Price

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B

Creation Station Blog Hop - Metallics Gone Wild!

Welcome to Creation Station's Blog Hop for the month of December! We are focusing on Metallics! So with Christmas coming, I decided to make a Christmas card (with a fun-surprise inside!).

Insert Burl Ives, 'Silver and Gold', probably one of the best Christmas songs of my childhood - I loved when those Christmas specials came on TV (before we had VCRs, DVDs, YouTube and all that). We had to actually watch it when it aired - crazy that those days don't seem that long ago...

But, back to the card, Silver and Gold... in it's finest! The card is really Silver, Gold and White (not gray, if only lighting and my camera would give me some help in showing that!)! I love the simplicity, but elegance to the look of this card!

And here's a little close-up of the Silver Foil scalloped oval frame, and Stitched Oval die-cut with the saying from Merry Little Wishes...

And for the fun-surprise inside - a gift holder slotted pocket! I scored the base of the card at 2-3/4" and 5-1/2". And, on the 2-3/4" end, I pushed the Classic Label Punch all the way in (till it rested against the cardstock edge), and punched. I moved it over a bit and did the same - to create a little bit wider Classic Label. And then I used Tear& Tape to seal down that edge to the card inside. - Wahlah! - a beautiful snug little pocket for a gift card, or maybe cash.

And, finally, I added a gold embossed For, From from the Merry Little Labels set as well - for a quick inside!

I hope you enjoyed your stop! And I know you'll be impressed with the fabulous Andrea Tracy-Tucker's creation, up next...  

Andrea Tracy-Tucker

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B