Be Cool with the New Sunburst Stripe Circle and the Sweet Seal by Jean Okimoto

The new Sunburst Stripe Circle sets a summer scene for the Sweet Seal and offcuts of the Wave Ribbon Collage. Hello, Jean Okimoto here with a friendship card I've created for you today.

Cut Sunburst Stripe Circle from yellow cardstock. Trim it with the 2-¼" Rectangle Basics die.

Cut Sweet Seal from gray cardstock. Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind his face.

Cut Wave Ribbon Collage - we'll just use the offcuts here today. Attach the offcuts - staggered and in wonky order - to an A-2 card of textured white cardstock. The top two offcuts are from the top and bottom of the die. Their straight edges are partially concealed by the seal.

Stamp the greeting - from the Wirework Hearts Clear Stamp Set - on smooth white cardstock - with Summertime VersaFineClair. Love that great orange! Trim the greeting with the smallest Rectangle Basics die. Attach it with foam dots.

Attach the sun and seal to the card - then add some orange gem stickers.

If you're in the Seattle area (or nearby!) - save Saturday the 18th for the Impress Holiday Kick-Off. Great displays, the latest holiday products, inspiring samples - and a Birch Press Design trunk show too! The first 25 people at each store receive an Impress goodie bag - and everyone gets a 10% shopping discount. Make a Memory Box/Poppystamps/Birch Press Designs wistlist and bring it with you!

Join us for my the first Birch Press Design class at 1:00 pm on the 18th (a new time) too. Make 6 cards - 3 for the holidays and 3 for any occasion - using the latest and greatest dies and stamps from Birch Press, and beautiful artpapers from Shizen Design. Birch Press steel dies - like those from Memory Box and Poppystamps - are original designs by Dave Brethauer and they're made in the USA.

Thanks for visiting. See you again on Saturday - here on Outside the Box - or at Impress in Tukwila, WA.