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Happiness blooms on a beautiful, sunny day

After weeks of gloomy weather and not seeing the sun for days on end, things have taken a beautiful turn this weekend. The sun is out, everyone is walking their dogs, cycling or playing with their children and life seems good again. 

Let's celebrate another beautiful sunny day with a Sunny Days card and let Happiness Bloom with a bright happy design. 

Sunny Days Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$21.00

Happiness Blooms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$11.00

 

 

You can click on the small photos above to link over to my online store if you want to order these, or other Stampin' Up! products. 

Let's take the Sunny Days stamp set and Happiness Blooms paper and make a cheerful and bright card that is perfect for birthdays, friendship, congratulations or encouragement - depending on what you will stamp or write inside.

Under the card I have a full set of instructions and dimensions for cutting the layers. Isn't that single embellishment the last but perfect touch? 

 

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Sunny Days (146735)
• Card Stock – Pineapple Punch  (146971); 
• Stamp Pads – Lovely Lipstick (147140); 
• Misc. – Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper (DSP)  (148795); 2” Circle Punch (133782); Starburst Punch (143717); Dimensionals (104430); Happiness Blooms Enamel dots (148805); Snail Adhesive (104322); Organdy Ribbon Pack (Use Grapefruit Grove; SAB item) (149623)

 

Measurements:  

• Pineapple Punch Card Stock : 11” x 4 ¼”  plus 2 ¼” x 2 ¼” scrap for punching
• Whisper White Card Stock: Min 2 ¼” x 2 ¼” scrap for punching
• Happiness Blooms DSP:  4” x 5 ¼” 

 

Instructions:

1. Cut and score Pineapple Punch CS 11” x 4 ¼”, scoring at 5 ½”
2. Cut Happiness Blooms DSP to 4” x 5 ¼”; adhere to cardbase in upper left corner, leaving ¼” border around bottom and left sides. 
3. Tie Grapefruit Grove Organdy ribbon in a bow around bottom ⅔ area of card. 
4. Punch scrap of Pineapple Punch with Starburst Punch
5. Stamp “Wishing you Sunny Days ahead” sentiment on WW scrap and punch with 2” circle punch. 
6. Layer sentiment circle onto PP starburst piece and adhere with snail. Use dimensionals to add whole layer onto card over organdy ribbon. 
7. Add 3 enamel dots to card.

How to find color inspiration for your next card

Recently a customer emailed me to ask where I find color inspiration for my cards. I am going to share one of my design tips today! 

In today's video (see the bottom of this blog post), I want to show you how to make a lovely thank you card, but you can change the phrase to make it a birthday card, thinking of you card, friendship card or any other occasion that you need. My card features the Bloom by Bloom stamp set found on page 25 of the Occasions Catalog:

Bloom By Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set
$17.00

This super cute set has no phrases so combine the images here with phrases from other sets that you love. 

I was inspired for the colors on my card from the Happiness Blooms designer paper:

Happiness Blooms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$11.00

 

This paper has bold and bright florals and patterns, using the following Stampin' Up! colors: Call Me Clover, Calypso Coral, Lovely Lipstick, Night of Navy, and Pineapple Punch. So I chose two of these colors for my card. 

During my video I mention a stamping term: fussy cutting. Basically this means stamping and cutting out images using your paper snips, which is how I created the flower images for my card. A pair of high-quality scissors is a crafters must-have so don't cut costs for this item!

For my card I chose Lovely Lipstick and Pineapple Punch for my focus colors. Here's my card:

Bloom by Bloom greeting card

Supplies

Stamp sets: Bloom by Bloom #148820; Love What You Do #148042

Ink: Pineapple Punch, Lovely Lipstick

Paper and cutting dimensions:
          Whisper White: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 3 3/4" x 5"; three pieces 1 3/4" square (large flowers);
          three pieces 1 1/2" square (small   flowers)

Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips

And as promised, here's how I decorated the inside of my card - using one of the small stamps in the Bloom by Bloom set. 

Would you like to see how I created my card? Here's a video to show you how:

Announcing new, time sensitive Sale-a-bration products

I am so excited to announce that Stampin' Up! will be release a second set of Sale-a-bration products this week and you can earn them for free with a qualifying order beginning February 15th!

Click on the photo of the Sale-a-bration brochure below for a sneak peek of these additional items;

As demonstrators, we get the opportunity to acquire these items a couple of weeks before you so that we can create some sample ideas to share. So that's what I did.

The sample below uses the Painted Seasons bundle - and I chose a strip of the designer series paper to feature on my masculine birthday card. When I saw the patterns on this particular design I immediately thought of Lovely as a Tree so chose that for my set.

My one issue was that the Painted Seasons paper has Whisper White as its neutral color and when I first laid out my card design it seemed too white. So I grabbed one of my Stampin' Sponges and brushed Early Espresso and Call Me Clover around the layers to give them a more vintage and less stark look. 

I also used my Early Espresso and Call Me Clover Stampin' Write Markers to color and stamp the pine cone image from Lovely as a Tree. Each time I inked this image I stamped off onto a scrap piece of paper before stamping onto my card layer to achieve a more muted and vintage look there as well. 

Here's my Lovely as a Tree card: 

 

Some of you have emailed me to ask me to show you what I would do for my card insides as well. I usually keep the insides pretty basic because I love to write a note as well. Plus I am aware that a lot of extra bits add weight which will affect my costs for mailing.

Here's what I did for the inside of my card:

 To place a qualifying order and earn the Painted Seasons bundle for free, click the image below to link over to my online store! Let's have fun crafting together! 

How to coordinate colors for your next card

Don't you love it when stamp sets match designer paper, or the other way around? Paper crafting doesn't have to be difficult and I love that Stampin' Up! coordinates everything for us busy crafters. 

As an example, the Happiness Blooms product suite. There are so many products that are color coordinated for you and you can even get a cardstock pack of the main colors: Call Me Clover, Lovely Lipstick and Night of Navy. Makes crafting easy doesn't it?

In the card below I simply layered solid and patterned paper, then added two coordinating colors and then added the phrase circle using the Stitched Shapes framelits. Do you like Call Me Clover as my ink choice?

Below my card is a list of instructions in case you want to copy my idea the next time you craft. And if you don't own the Happiness Blooms product suite, try my idea using products you have on hand!

 

Supplies

Stamp sets: Beauty Abounds (148726)

Ink: Call Me Clover (147139)

Paper: Whisper White (100730); Happiness Blooms designer series paper (148795), Calypso Coral (122925), Call Me Clover (146969)

Other: SNAIL adhesive (104332), Stitched Shapes framelits (145372), Big Shot (143263), Magnetic Platform (130658), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Measurements    

•   Whisper White: 3 3/8” x 5 1/8”; 2 1/4” square
•   Calypso Coral: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”; 3 1/4” x 1/2”
•   Call Me Clover: 3 1/4” x 1/2”
•   Happiness Blooms: 3 1/4” x 5”

Instructions

1. Fold Calypso Coral card stock in half to create card base. 
2. Adhere Happiness Blooms layer to Whisper White layer, using SNAIL adhesive. 
3. Ink phrase using Call Me Clover ink and stamp onto Whisper White square. Diecut using Stitched Shapes circle. 
4. Adhere Call Me Clover strip across card front, adhering to Happiness Blooms paper. 
5. Adhere Calypso Coral strip across card front, having a bit hang over Happiness Blooms paper. 
6. To complete card, add phrase circle using Stampin’ Dimensionals. 

How to create a card with lovely feminine details

Today is my monthly Crafternoon class and I thought it would be fun to make a video showing you one of my class cards. In this video I am going to show you how to create a Itty Bitty Greetings birthday card with some lovely feminine details. You can take my idea and turn it into a Valentine card, a wedding card or a thank you card using a brand new product that arrived this week. 

When I spotted the Well Written framelits in the Occasions catalog (page 27) I knew immediately that they would provide so many possibilities for card making and paper crafting. I put this product on my Occasions Wish List (yes I have one too!) and when the opportunity came up for me to order them last week I did - and am so happy to now own them!

Well Written Framelits Dies
$40.00

You can't see it very clearly in the photo above (which links you over to my online store) so here are the phrases:

-- happy; you; baby; thanks; hooray; love; groom; friend; bride; welcome; miss; birthday; wishes; sympathy--

You also get an exclamation point (!) and an ampersand (&), and some other framelits that can be used as embellishments. A great value: 24 dies in the pack

Did you also spot the coordinating stamp set called Well Said? I made a tough decision here. I decided not to purchase the bundle and save 10% because I needed some cardstock and other supplies and had to prioritize them over the bundle. (sigh) Fingers crossed I can add the set to my collection before the Occasions catalog retires. 

Here's my Itty Bitty Greetings card and my video below: 

Stamp set: Itty Bitty Greetings (146667)

Stampin' Write Marker: Flirty Flamingo

Paper and cutting dimensions:
          Whisper White: 2 3/4" square
          Flirty Flamingo: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
          Soft Sea Foam: 3 1/2" x 5 1/4"; two pieces 1 3/4" x 2 1/2"; one piece 2 1/2" x 1 1/4"
          All My Love (#148576): 3" x 4 3/4"

Accessories: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Well Written Framelits (148534), Layering Circles framelits (141705), Multipurpose Adhesive sheets, SNAIL adhesive, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Take Your Pick tool (144107)

Here's my video - don't miss my additional crafting tips as I show you how to make this card!

 

How to be so hoppy together

I love having fun with words and so have such fun creating the titles for my blog posts too! The So Hoppy Together stamp set is one of your FREE Sale-a-bration selections and I thought you might like to see a super cute sample using this fun set:

This set is all the rage on Pinterest now and the best part is that you can choose it for free with a $50 order (ends March 31st). If you haven't heard about Sale-a-bration yet, click here to read about our biggest promotion of the year. 

There are so many occasions for this set:

• friendship
• child's birthday or greeting cards
• encouragement
• notecard (no phrase needed!)
• just a fun way to connect with a friend

If you love to color, grab your Stampin' Write markers or Stampin' Blends and have a blast creating this card. Don't miss the instructions and supplies list below!

If you love this card, please leave me a comment under this blog post - I love hearing from you!

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – So Hoppy Together (Sale-A-Bration 2019 #149725)
• Card Stock – Whisper White (#100730), Lemon Lime Twist (#144245)
• Stamp Pads – Pool Party (#147107), Tuxedo Black Memento (#132708)
• Misc. – Brights Stampin’ Write Markers (#147157), 2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers (#144033), Regals Stampin’ Write Markers (#147155), Big Shot (#143263), Lakeside Framelits (#146351), Layering Ovals Framelits (#141706), Sponge Daubers (#133773), Clear Wink of Stella (#141897), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755), Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), Pencil

Measurements:  

• Whisper White (base): 4 ¼” x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼” 
• Whisper White (layer): 4” x 4”
• Whisper White: scraps
• Lemon Lime Twist: scrap

Instructions:

1. Die cut the smallest oval in the center of the Whisper White layer.
2. Apply a light layer of Pool Party ink in the center of the card base using the Sponge Dauber. 
3. Center and align the Whisper White layer on the card base. Use the pencil to lightly trace the oval onto the card base. Stamp the greeting using Memento ink in the center of the traced oval. Carefully erase any pencil lines that will be visible.
4. Adhere the Whisper White layer to the card base using Dimensionals. Be certain to place Dimensionals at the top and bottom of the oval so the card will not sag.
5. Stamp the frog image using Memento ink on Whisper White scrap cardstock. Color in the image using the Lemon Lime Twist marker and the spots using the Granny Apple Green marker. Cut out the frog using your scissors. 
6. Stamp the crown image using the Memento ink on Whisper White scrap cardstock. Color in the image using the Crushed Curry marker. Cut out the crown using your scissors.
7. Adhere the frog to the right side of the oval using Dimensionals. Adhere the crown in the frog’s hand using a half of a Dimensional. 
8. Die cut the sea grass using the Lemon Lime Twist scrap cardstock. Place a small amount of liquid glue at the bottom and top of the die cut image and adhere it slipping the end into the left side of the oval so the top is exposed, as shown. Let dry. 

Send sweet birthday wishes to someone special

Sale-a-bration is now on and orders are flooding my online store this month! A very popular FREE choice is the Hello, Cupcake stamp set with 10 photopolymer stamps, including three sweet (no pun intended) phrases.

Which phrase is your favorite? Leave me a comment under this post to let me know: I love hearing from you!

Yes, you can earn this set for FREE with a $50 product order. To learn more about Sale-a-bration, click HERE to download the brochure for free. 

So now that you know you can earn Hello, Cupcake for free, let me show you a card idea using this fun set. Don't miss a full set of instructions below:

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Hello Cupcake (149714)
• Card Stock – Grapefruit Grove (146972)
• Stamp Pads – Grapefruit Grove (147142); Lovely Lipstick (147140); Soft Suede (147115)
• Misc. – Gingham Gala 6x6 Designer Series Paper (DSP) (148554); Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes (131527); Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897)

 

Measurements:  

• Grapefruit Grove: 5” x 7”, folded in half for card base
• White card stock (cut from Note Cards): 2-1/2” x 4”; 4-3/4” x 3-1/4” 
• DSP: 3” x 4-1/2”

 

Instructions:

1. Stamp cupcake base at bottom of smaller white cardstock with Soft Suede ink.  Stamp middle part of icing and top icing with Grapefruit Grove ink.  Stamp heart pick with Lovely Lipstick ink.  Stamp “Celebrate your day!” at the top with Soft Suede ink.
2. Adhere gingham DSP to folded card base.  Adhere stamped piece to card base.  Paint heart pick with Wink of Stella.
3. Stamp “Sweet wishes” with Soft Suede ink on larger white cardstock piece.  Stamp several flowers using Grapefruit Grove and Lovely Lipstick.  Adhere to card inside.  
4. Stamp several flowers on envelope, too, if you like.

Many of you have commented that you would like to see the inside of my card samples - here's an idea for the inside of this card; a perfect match for the envelope!

You need to try the amazing Beauty Abounds bundle!

Today I am going to reintroduce the Beauty Abounds stamp set and partner it with the Butterfly Beauty thinlits dies to make a beautiful 'hello' card.

Butterflies are all the rage in the crafting world this year and I know this bundle will be a hot selling item in the Occasions catalog. So let me show you one card idea and how to make some magic with the framelits. 

My card is quite simple in that it doesn't require a lot of supplies:

Beauty Abounds Cling Bundle
$55.75

Needlepoint Nook 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$11.00

 

Beyond these two items you can use what you have on hand for embellishments. I have listed what I used below and have also made a video so you can see my steps. Don't miss the extra tips in my video!

Beauty Abounds card

Stamp set: Beauty Abounds bundle (150617) 

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper and cutting dimensions:
          Needlepoint Nook designer series paper (148807): 4" x 5 1/4"
          Whisper White: 3 1/4" x 5" (layer); 1 1/2" square (phrase); 11" x 4 1/4"; 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (butterfly)
          Night of Navy: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (butterfly)

Accessories: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (two pieces to match Night of Navy and Whisper White), SNAIL adhesive, 1" punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Metallic Pearls

Here's my video - have a look and then please answer my question below - I love hearing from you! 

What two colors would YOU use for this butterfly duo? Leave me a comment below to let me know - I am always looking for new ideas to try, including color combos!

How happiness blooms on a colorful greeting card

On a recent Facebook Live video I introduced my favorite product suite on pages 24-26 in the new Occasions catalog. It's called Happiness Blooms.

I love the jewel tones in the designer paper and I especially love the Happiness Blooms Memories and More card pack. In the video below I am going to show you how to create a fun greeting card using the card pack so you see that memory keeping products can also be used for other paper crafting projects. 

Happiness Blooms Memories & More Card Pack
$10.00

 

A second product in this suite is a super cute set of punches, called Bitty Blooms. I used two of these punches on my card as well - to create two coordinating flower embellishments:

Bitty Blooms Punch Pack
$23.00

 

Combine the card pack with the punches and you can make this colorful greeting card in just a new minutes:

Happiness Blooms Friendship card

Stamp set: none

Ink: none

Paper and cutting dimensions:
          Whisper White: 11" x 4 1/4"; scraps for punching
          Call Me Clover: scraps

Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, Fine Tip Glue pen, Bitty Blooms punch pack (148532), Happiness Blooms Memories & More card pack (148531)

Here's my video showing you how I created this card along with other stamping tips along the way:

 

Do you do memory keeping? Would you like me to start making videos showing you amazing page ideas? Let me know in the comment section under this blog post. I would love to hear from you!

See my favorite bundle in the Occasions catalog

I wonder if you can figure out what my favorite bundle is in the Occasions 2019 catalog? (smiles) It's a Piece of Cake! (wink)

Ok enough with being silly. I simply love this bundle (page 18) - you simply stamp, color, punch/cut, assemble and you are done. I also love the images - they have a very modern feel, don't they?

Piece Of Cake Photopolymer Stamp Set
$17.00

 

How many occasions can you see as possibilities? I see: wedding, birthday, friendship, engagement, anniversary...what am I missing? Tell me in the comments below this post and I will add your ideas to my list. 

What is your favorite Stampin' Up! color? I changed with the seasons but for now my favorite is Highland Heather so I chose this color to feature on my card below. And as I am a Lemon Lime Twist addict I used a touch of this on my card as well. 

Isn't this super cute? If you want to make this card at home, place an order HERE at my online store and then follow the instructions below. 

 

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Piece of Cake (148610)
• Card Stock – Highland Heather (146986), Whisper White (100730)
• Ink: Lemon Lime Twist ( 147145), Highland Heather (147103), StazOn Jet Black (101406)
• Misc. – SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Big Shot (143263), Layering Circles framelits (141705), Magnetic Platform (130658), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack* (149623), Blender Pens (102845), Tear & Tape adhesive (138995)

Measurements: 
Highland Heather: 5 1/2” x 3 3/4”; 2 3/4” square; 2 1/2” x 6/8” (phrase)
Whisper White: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”;  5 3/8” x 3 6/8”; 2 1/2” square; 2 1/4”  x 1/4” (phrase)

Highland Heather ribbon: 4 1/2” strip

 

Instructions:

1. Fold Whisper White card stock in half to create card base. 
2. Using SNAIL adhesive, adhere Highland Heather card stock to Whisper White card base.
3. Wrap Highland Heather ribbon around Whisper White card stock layer and adhere to back using Tear & Tape adhesive. Adhere this card layer to card front using SNAIL.
4. Ink cake stand and card top using StazOn ink and stamp onto Whisper White square. Color cake and stand using Blender Pens, and Lemon Lime Twist and Highland Heather ink pads. 
5. Die-cut cake using Layering Circles framelit. Die-cut Highland Heather using scallop circle framelit. Adhere cake circle to scallop circle using SNAIL. Adhere cake layer to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
6. Ink phrase using Lemon Lime Twist ink. Stamp onto Whisper White strip. Layer to Highland Heather using SNAIL. Adhere to bottom of card front using SNAIL. 

* FREE Sale-a-bration 2019 product choice 

How to make a beautiful piece of cake birthday card

In this video I am going to introduce two brand new Occasions Catalog products and show you how to use them to make a super cute birthday card. You don't need a lot of supplies to make this card and once you see how I created it (in the video below) you can copy my layout idea to make cards for many other occasions!

Note: the Occasions Catalog goes live January 3, 2019 - make sure you put these *hot* products on your wish list! Learn how to get a FREE Occasions catalog here. 

Introducing the Piece of Cake stamp set - perfect for birthdays, weddings, new years and friendship. Maybe you can see more possibilities:

I also introduced the Gingham Gala designer series paper in my video. Here's a quick peek:

I love the colors in this paper - perfect for spring!

In my video, I used very few products so you can give this a try at home - add a pack of Blender Pens and you can color up a storm!

Piece of Cake birthday card

 

Stamp set: Piece of Cake (148610)

Ink: Highland Heather, Memento Jet Black

Paper and cutting dimensions:
          Whisper White: 11" x 4 1/4"; 2 1/4" x 3 1/4"
          Highland Heather: 4" x 3 3/4"
          Gingham Gala (148554): 4" x 2 1/2"
          Basic Black: 2 3/8" x 3 3/8"; 1/4" x 4"

Here's my video tutorial:

 

I'd love to hear from you in the comments below - what kinds of projects would you like next? 

How to make 5 unique cards with 1 beautiful pack of paper

I know that your time is precious so today's post is going to feature how to take one pack of Sweet Soiree designer paper to create several unique card ideas. 

First let's start with the paper:

Sweet Soiree paper #145564: silver foil adds a textured look to these hand-painted designs. Silver foil accents on one side, colorful printed images on the other. Gorgeous! 

I know what you are thinking: wait a minute here - this paper is retired! Well yes, but.... no. It is now featured in my online store Clearance Rack and at half price too! So I thought you would like to see some card ideas for this paper, using some current and upcoming products!

First, let's start with my Pretty Kitty (#141864) card:

 

Design features:

• the bottom half of the card features the Sweet Soiree paper
• I colored the kitten stamp with Stampin' Blends to match the paper color
• New product alert: Gingham Gala designer paper - see page 35 of the Occasions Catalog (going to be a BIG hit!)

 

Next, here's my Bloom by Bloom #148820 card:

Design features:

• the top and bottom of the card layers are from the Sweet Soiree paper pack
• New product alert: Bloom by Bloom stamp set (flower) - see page 25 of the Occasions catalog
• New product alert: Beauty Abounds stamp set (for phrase) - see page 13 of the Occasions catalog

A customer recently asked me to show how I design the inside of my cards so here's what the inside of this Bloom by Bloom card looks like:

I added another strip of the Sweet Soiree paper on the inside layer to pull the whole card together. 

When I was making these cards I got on a crafting roll and created 3 additional card ideas and I would love to share them with you! I will email three additional card ideas to all of you who order the Sweet Soiree paper in my online store.

Click the link below to head over to my store and while on the Clearance Rack have a look at the great deals you can get on all sorts of other products! Note: these products are only while supplies last - so don't wait and be disappointed. 

Are you looking for the crafting easy button?

We all look for that easy button every now and then so I have some great advice to share with you! Today's card idea uses the Darling Label Punch Box - a cute tin filled with crafting must-haves that make your crafting a breeze. If you are a super busy person like I am, consider this fun-filled box. 

Here's the punch box - click on the photo below to link over to my online store. 

Darling Label Punch Box
$45.00

Start with this cute tin filled with crafting must-haves, add your favorite paper and adhesives, and begin creating!

Box includes:
* Darling Label 6-piece photopolymer stamp set
* Clear stamp block
* Grapefruit Grove and Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Spots
* Darling Label Punch
* 8" x 8" x 3" (20.3 x 20.3 x 7.6 cm) tin

Coordinating colors: Gold, Grapefruit Grove, Night of Navy

And here is a super fun card idea using the Darling Label punch box:

 

Supplies:  

• Stamps – Darling Label Punch Box (146855P)
• Paper – Whisper White (100730), Lovely Lipstick (146970), Lemon Lime Twist (144245)
• Stamp Pads – Lovely Lipstick (147140), Memento Tuxedo Black (132708)
• Misc.- Big Shot (143263), Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (147923), Glitter Enamel Dots (146934), 2” Circle Punch (133782), Lemon Lime Twist 3/8” Mini Ruffled Ribbon (146947), Paper Snips (103579) SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683) 

 

Measurements:  

• Lemon Lime Twist - 8 ½” x 5 ½, scrap
• Basic Black 4” x 5 ¼”
• Lovely Lipstick - scrap

 

Instructions:

1. Run the layer of black through the Big Shot with the Swirls & Curls folder, wrap ribbon around it and tie a knot on the front.  Add this to the card base.
2. Ink birthday image in black and stamp on a scrap of white, repeat with Lovely Lipstick. 
3. Crop the white with the Darling Label Punch, snip out the word birthday from the Lovely Lipstick and add it over the image stamped in black.
4. Crop a label from Lemon Lime Twist, snip it in half and add it to the back of the stamped image so a bit of it shows at the top and bottom.  Add this to a 2” circle of Lovely Lipstick.  
5. Add main mage to the card with dimiensionals.
6. Finish with a few Glitter Enamel Dots.

How to make a beautiful, feminine birthday card

In today's video tutorial I am going to show you how to create a beautiful, feminine birthday card that is quick and easy to create thanks to my Big Shot and Happy Birthday thinlits. 

This card doesn't even require stamps and inks to create - although I did use the Perennial Birthday stamp set to add a phrase inside my card (see photo below). 

Here are the main products you need to create my birthday card - you can click on any of these photos to link over to my online store:

Happy Birthday Thinlits Die
$20.00

Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper
$11.00

 

Happy Birthday card

Stamp Set: Perennial Birthday (145760) - used inside the card (optional)

Ink: Blushing Bride - used inside the card

Paper and Cutting dimensions:
          Blushing Bride: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 3 1/2" x  3 1/4"; 1/4" x 4"
          Petal Promenade (146913): 4" x 2 1/2"
          Whisper White: 4" x 5 1/4"

Other: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Happy Birthday thinlits (143700), Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (144106), Snail Adhesive, Fine Tip Glue Pen, Metallics Sequins Assortment (144214)

As promised in my video (below), here's what I created for the inside of my card. (She LOVED it)

And now for my video - in case you want to give this card idea a try at home - make a bunch in one setting using different papers and colors so you will be ready for 2019!

 

How to craft using bold and beautiful paper designs

I am back with another fun card map challenge for you to try! This week's Paper Craft Crew challenge map is perfect for using bold and beautiful paper designs, perhaps those papers you have tucked away because you are not sure how to use them. 

 

For my card I chose the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set. I love the vertical birthday phrase in the set and made that the focus on my card front:

Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set
$17.00

 

For my paper choice, I selected a bold pattern from the Country Lane designer series paper:

Country Lane 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$11.00

 

Here's my card map challenge birthday card from the front:

And from the side:

 

Why not give my card a try? If you want to order the supplies I used, click the link below to link over to my online store:

 

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Picture Perfect Birthday (145519)
• Card Stock – Blackberry Bliss (133675), Whisper White (100730), Mint Macaron (138337), Crushed Curry 131199)
• Ink: Blackberry Bliss (147092), Mint Macaron (147106)
• Misc. – SNAIL adhesive (104332), Country Lane designer series paper (147804), Paper Snips (103579), Share What You Love Artisan Pearls (146927), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

 

Measurements:  

• Country Lane: 4: x 5 1/4”
• Whisper White: 2 1/4” x 3 1/4”
• Blackberry Bliss: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”; 1/4” x 3 1/2”
• Crushed Curry:  2 6/8” x 3 6/8”
• Mint Macaron: 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” 

 

 

Instructions:

1. Fold Blackberry Bliss card stock in half to create card base.
2. Adhere Country Lane paper to card base using SNAIL adhesive. 
3. Adhere Mint Macron layer to Crushed Curry Layer. Adhere to card front. 
4. Using paper snips, cut banner ends to Blackberry Bliss strip.
5. Ink phrase using Blackberry Ink and stamp into Whisper White layer. Add Mint Macaron stars above and below Blackberry Bliss phrase. 
6. Adhere Blackberry Bliss banner to Mint Macaron layer. Add phrase layer on top using Stampin’ Dimensionals. 
7. To complete, add one Artisan Pearl on each side of the Blackberry Bliss banner. 

Want to see what the other Paper Craft Crew design team members created for the above map? Click here!