My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party - Day 3

It's Day 3 of the My Craft Spot stamp release party!  This week, we're showcasing FIVE new stamp sets and THREE new sets of metal dies - ending with the My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party blog hop - with prizes at EACH stop along the way!!

Yesterday, we shared with you the NEW Scrapping Life - Everyday stamp set and coordinating Scrapping Life Cards metal dies.  The NEW Scrapping Life - Calendar stamp set just adds to the fun and is designed to coordinate perfectly with the dies as well.

My husband and I met almost 25 years ago - on March 15, 1989 (Ides of March).  Each year, I give him a card on the "anniversary" of our first meeting.  I love that I can use My Craft Spot products to personalize my cards!

To start, I created my card base and mats. The white mat was embossed with a Stampin' Up chevron folder.  The blue mat was scored multiple times to create a lined paper look and then given a notebook border with one of the Fancy Edges metal dies. To create my clipboard, I imported an image of the NEW Scrapping Life Cards metal dies into Silhouette and used the offset feature to create a shadow, which I cut from black cardstock.  The clip was a free clipart file.  Once those were cut, I used the Scrapping Life Cards metal dies to create the white page for my clipboard, stamping it with the NEW Scrapping Life - Calendar set.  I used the stamps for the "1989" on the little tab too, which was cut using a Tiny Tags metal die, and for "March" on the banner which I cut with a Ribbon Banners - Straight metal die.

The red circle around "15" is a stamp included in the set too!  I also added a fun arrow and a heart, both of which were created with the NEW Scrapping Life Cards metals dies.  I finished everything off with some Lemon Tart baker's twine.  Now I just have to wait until March 15 to let my husband know how much I love him!  (Actually, he already knows as I tell him a number of times a day!!)

If you haven't done so already, please head over to My Craft Spot to check out the rest of the fabulous creations for today's sneak peek!  While you're there, be sure to leave a comment for Kimberly for your chance to win today's prize: sequins!