A New Design Inspired by a New Purchase

I made several versions of this design for birthdays and praise cards.  My grandsons each received one with an iTunes card for their accomplishments this summer.  Praise can only go so far to keep the summer sensational.  As teenagers, a cash card is always welcome with warm-hearted words.

It's an easy design but I couldn't have accomplished it without a new purchase--a star die cut.  That made me think about a supply list for this design and how much you need to keep in stock as well. So, here's the list of supplies needed with "in stock" items first:

• Staples Ivory cover stock 67# for card base
• K & Company Confetti Paper for background (tablet of paper purchased a couple years ago)
• Sampler of Papertrey Ink cardstock colors (good variety and weight for die cuts with sharp points)
• Scor-tape 1/8 inch for attaching background and stars to base
• Scotch Permanent Adhesive dot roller for attaching stars (plenty of those with refills necessary)
• Recollections foam adhesive circles for popping the star (I even use the margins around the circles).
• X-acto corner rounder  (I use it all the time!)
• happy birthday in cursive stamp for inside birthday cards (set of 3 phrases on wood blocks)
• for you stamp (from unknown set of clear plastic stamps)
• Rubber Stampede navy blue/Iris stamp pad (set of 12 cubes)
• Queen & Co. adhesive Twinkle Stars (leftover from Christmas cards)

And last, but not least (it's the main attraction):

• Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Star die cuts in 8 sizes

It takes a stash to create a simple card!

New purchases can be the inspiration.