I hope you and your family had a Happy 4th of July last night! We went to a place close by to see fireworks that is easy to get to and get back home. For many years we have gone to see fireworks with the same couple in our neighborhood so it’s a lot of fun!
Now that the fireworks are over, you might be going shopping for 4th of July sales the rest of the weekend! I think the Attention Shoppers Bundle is a fun one! I love making the shopping cart! I have friends who LOVE to shop so I thought this Attention Shoppers Cart Card would be a fun card to send!
The card base I chose is Coastal Cabana. I don’t use this pretty color often enough. For a fun look to the card, I added a strip of the Full of Life Designer Series Paper which has so many pretty colors in it and fun designs. This strip is 2″ x 5 1/2″.
For the card’s focal point, I cut a Deckled Rectangle out of Basic White on which to place the shopping cart. If you remember, it’s a good idea to use Adhesive Sheets before you cut out the shopping cart and wheels. Just apply it to the back of the cardstock and then die-cut. It’s like making your diecut into a sticker so you don’t have to try to put glue in tiny areas. I used Silver Foil for the cart but you could use cardstock as well.
This is one of those stamp sets that is just fun to play with and create your own scene. The Attention Shoppers Stamp Set has five images you can stamp and then customize them for your card. You get a shopping bag, a bottle (of wine? soda? ), a plant, a bunch of flowers, and a birthday cake. With the Attention Shoppers Dies, you can cut out the pieces!
After coloring and diecutting your “purchases” you need to figure out their placement and see how they “fit” in the shopping cart. Glue those items down first and then the cart over them. I put the plant on the bottom rack of the cart just as you might do in the store when your cart gets full. The greeting is in the stamp set. I stamped it in Coastal Cabana ink and diecut with a rectangle in the Nested Essentials Dies. To help it stand out against the white cardstock, I ran a Melon Mambo Stampin’ Blend marker around the edge to look like a layer. The greeting is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.
As I looked through my embellishments, I liked these Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers (retired) for the cute little hearts, perfect for someone who loves shopping!
Remember, during July for every $50 you spend at Stampin’ Up! you will get a coupon code for $5 to spend during August. It will come in your email as soon as you place your order!