I was in need a few birthday cards. Usually if I need a birthday card, I search through my stash of cards to find one that fits my needs. Most of the time I am ok, But eventually I run out of kid cards. Rather than just making the 1 I needed, I decided to make a handful.
I chose the Biggest Birthday stamp set and Wish Big Framelits. I bought this bundle a while ago and used it for the first time. Love it!!! I stuck with different shades of blue. I was able to whip up these cards so easily. I love the results. The cardstock is Marina Mist and I used Pool Party, Dapper Denim and Night of Navy for the other colors. The Whisper White cardstock layer is embossed with the Confetti Embossing Folder. The greeting and little banner is from the Birthday Banners stamp set and Bunch of Banners Framelits. I used the Gold Wink of Stella for the candle flame and on 2 cards I colored in a few stars with the Gold Wink of Stella. I used the Clear Wink of Stella to highlight around the cake to make the frosting look like its sparkling. The greeting on the inside of the card is from an old retired set. I don't have the original set name. I believe it may have been called Birthday Greetings. If you remember the name, feel free comment or message me! I hope you like my cards. If you need an Annual Catalog or Holiday Catalog or if you are interested in any of the products used to make this project, please feel free to contact me. Thanks so much #imbringingbirthdaysback Happy Stampin Steph
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Today's card was inspired by Valerie Perlin. I came across this card and I loved it. I just couldn't wait to recreate it. So easy to make. The colors in the Festive Birthday DSP are so bright! I just love them all. I chose a different pattern from the pack. The guitar, sombrero, pinata, etc it all screams birthday. And I have a friend whose birthday is coming up, this card is perfect for her. I used a Melon Mambo cardbase, cut a layer of Whisper White just an 1/8" smaller and the same with the DSP. I chose to use the colors featured in the paper to stamp with. Emerald Envy, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie. I used the Lots of Labels Framelits, stamped the cacti and little flowers and used the Fiesta time Framelits to cut the out. Layered it all together.
For the inside of the card, I just had fun stamping the streamers and cacti again. I love this card! This set is so fun to work with. I made 2 cards in no time at all!!! I love finding a CASE that is fun & easy when I am in a pinch to get a card in the mail!!! Thank you for visiting. Please feel free to contact me if your interested in any of the products used to make these cards. Adios Happy Stampin Steph Today I decided to make a birthday card for a family member who is very much a fan of the great outdoors. I knew The Wilderness Awaits. I started with my color choice, Night of Navy. I created the cardbase, a layer of Whisper White at just an 1/8" shorter, a layer of Night of Navy at a 1/8" smaller than the Whisper White and another layer of Whisper White at again 1/8" shorter. I assembled everything except the smallest layer of Whisper White.
Punched a 2" circle out of a post-it note, making sure some of the adhesive is part of the punched area. I put the circle on the cardstock and sponged around the entire piece, starting off darker and gradually get lighter. I removed the post-it note and I have a perfect white circle for the moon. Masking technique is so easy. I took the moose image and stamped in Basic Black. At first, the plan was to black out the whole image to make it appear as a shadow. I think the moose looks great, but I didn't like coloring the mountain/hill part. So I lightly sponged that area so you could still see the detail. I stamped the Happy Birthday from the Butterfly Basics stamp set. Seemed a little big for the card. Just didn't do it for me. So on the second card, I did the same masking technique, colored the moose in black but left the mountain. I inked just the mountain part and stamped it over to extended the detail to the bottom of the card. I tied a bow around the layer with equal lengths of Thick Whisper White Baker's Twine and Night of Navy Baker's Twine. I debated on adding a sentiment. But I eventually decided on the sentiment from the Best Birds stamp set. Finished it off with 3 Basic Rhinestones for a little feminine touch. I love how it came out! If you are interested in any of the products used in the cards, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for visiting. Happy Stampin Steph We had loads of fun at my My Day Stamp Camp. We started out with a yummy meal. Something I like to make from time to time. A tasty chicken and broccoli ring recipe I have had for years from Pampered Chef.
Everyone took their time and worked at their own pace and completed the projects in under 3 hours. We also took a quick break to eat some yummy red velvet cupcakes one of guests brought. It was hard to just eat one. Below are pictures of my setup and my guests working hard. I also, worked along side of them, prepping. "to-go" orders. Make sure check out my events at my Facebook page or website. Happy Spring and Happy Stamoin Steph Back in January, Shannon West, Demonstrator Training Manager at Stampin Up, was kicking herself that she did not send Christmas cards out. She felt that there was more people posted a photo card on social media than mailing. I read her post, obviously awhile back, put this on my list and well out of sight out of mind. Story of my life lately. But as the old saying goes BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!!! Here is a quote from Shannon " For years I’ve complained about Facebook ruining birthday cards and now it would seem the same was happening to Christmas cards. A handmade, handwritten card in the mailbox seemed to be nearly extinct—and I was contributing to the problem!" I too must admit, here is the card making business, I put together cards to make at my card clubs or even cards from Paper Pumpkin, where do they go??? In my file drawer in their appropriate categories, where else?? But, I rarely remember to send cards anymore. The hustle and bustle of life and well the ease of simply saying "Happy Birthday" to a friend via Facebook or text has well, made it almost to easy to not have to mail a card. Thinking about this....I do, even at 42 years old, get excited to see a handwritten envelope in my mailbox from a friend or family member. I do mail Christmas Cards and have to say I really enjoy seeing everyone's cards in the mail. AND...well those handful of friends that did make handmade cards really made my holidays. Something as simple as, a personal piece of mail, can really make someones day. Sometimes it's truly the little things. So event though I am a little late jumping on this bandwagon....I challenge you to mail birthday cards out to those that you know the dates on. AND...comment on my blog with the #imbringingbirthdaysback and I will mail you a birthday card, handmade from me. After commenting, I will need to ask that you email me your full name and address so I can mail you the card. My email is [email protected] Below is a few cards I made in preparation to getting cards out. But I assure, I have many, many birthday cards sitting in my drawer. So although, I will be continuing to make new ones as needed...I do promise I have alot to send. You can click HERE to read the full article Shannon West wrote. I really excited that Sara reached out to Shannon to find out what she could do to involve Stampin' Up and well...they decided to market the #imbringbirthdaysback stamp that Shannon had made. So the stamp is available as a wood block stamp only for $12. It's really cool and I can't wait to get may hands on it.
I've included a picture below so you can see how the image will stamp. If you click on the picture it will direct you to my Stampin Up store where you can order your very own. How COOL!!! NOW PLEASE REMEMBER TO COMMENT ON MY BLOG WITH #imbringingbirthdaysback and email me at [email protected] with your name and address and I will send you a birthday card you can use for someone. I really hope your up to this challenge with me, there's no purchase need...well maybe a stamp to mail your card to someone else!!! Happy #IMBRINGINGBIRTHDAYSBACK Steph |
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