Sweet Cupcake

Since it is July, I thought a patriotic birthday card would be very appropriate even though the Fourth of July has passed.  It is still July and we should celebrate our freedom anytime and especially birthdays.  I made this for a demo friend of mine who has a birthday next week, so I need to get it in the mail today if it is going to arrive on time.  The base of my card is Night of Navy, then Tempting Turquoise.  The Whisper White layer is next using the Lucky Stars TIEF.  Then I used Endless Birthday stamp set for the "Happy Birthday" sentiment.  The cupcake is from the new set in the catalog called Sweet Cupcake and I also used the Cupcake Cutouts Framelits which can be purchased as a bundle.

Products I used: 

Sweet Cupcake Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.00

Cupcake Cutouts Framelits Dies
$27.00

Sweet Cupcake Photopolymer Bundle
$43.00

Endless Birthday Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set
$16.00

Big Shot
$110.00

Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders
$7.50

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.00

Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$9.00

Snail Adhesive
$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals
$4.00

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Balloon Celebration

This is a card I made on this beautiful Friday morning.  I used the Balloon Celebration set from the 2016 Occasions Catalog as well as the Balloon Bouquet Punch.  The colors I used were Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, and Whisper White.  I punched out the balloons from the Bermuda Bay cardstock and attached Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine.  I used the White Gel Pen on the balloons. I inserted the Whisper White into the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder and ran it through the Big Shot.The stars are punched out of Silver Glimmer Paper using the Itty Bitty Star Punch and adhered with Glue Dots. I made the banner by using Whisper White cardstock and used the Hexagon Punch on the ends.  Then I sponged it with Bermuda Bay ink.  It will make a nice birthday card for someone special!

Balloon Celebration

Balloon Celebrations is such a fun stamp set to make for birthday cards.  This one is made with Melon Mambo as the base.  Whisper White was inserted into the Lucky Stars TIEF and run through the Big Shot.  I used Gorgeous Grunge stamp set for the background too.  I punched out some Silver Glimmer stars with the Itty Bitty Star Punch and attached with Glue Dots.

These are the products I used:

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set
$26.00

Gorgeous Grunge Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$25.00

Gorgeous Grunge Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$18.00

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$7.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.50

Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders
$7.50

Big Shot
$110.00

Silver Glimmer Paper
$5.00

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack
$17.00

Glue Dots
$5.25

Snail Permanent Adhesive
$7.00

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To You and Yours Too

This is my To You and Yours Too card inspired by the one Sara made at Convention.  I loved her card so much that I wanted to make one too.  I think I would have made my white frame smaller to show off the stars on the Soft Sky in the background.  Here is how I made mine:

Stamp Set:  To You and Yours Too

Cardstock:  Soft Sky, Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Silver Glimmer, Tea Lace Doily,

White Vellum

Ink:  Whisper White Craft, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay,

Other:  Big Shot, Lucky Stars TIEF, Snowflake Elements, Lots of Labels Framelit Dies, Square Collection Framelits Die, Silver Metallic Thread, Sponge Daubers, Iced Rhinestone Elements, 2-Way Glue, Dimensionals, Rhinestones, Glue Dots

 

1.      Base of card is Soft Sky cut at 8½” x 5½” and scored at 4¼” in the middle.

2.    The second layer is also Soft Sky but cut at 4” x 5¼” and inserted into the Lucky Stars TIEF and run through the Big Shot.  Ink up a Dauber with Whisper White Craft ink and sponge each star.  Let dry!

3.    Cut Silver Glimmer at 4¼” x 4¼”.  Attach to front center of card. 

4.    Use White Vellum and Smoky Slate and cut one of each using the Square Framelit.

5.    Ink up the small stars from the set with White Craft ink onto the Smoky Slate Square.  Let Dry!

6.    Stamp the sold image with the trees and deer on the Vellum with Craft White.  Fill it in with a Dauber and White Craft ink, if necessary to fill in.  Let dry!

7.    Cut Whisper White rectangle frame at 3¾” x 4¼” leaving about ½” border at the top and both sides, and leaving 1” at the bottom.

8.    Attach White Vellum to Smoky Slate square.  Attach white rectangle frame.

9.    Cut a Doily and attach to bottom of frame with 2-Way Glue.

10.  Stamp “Happy Holiday Wishes” on Whisper White cardstock with Pool Party ink, and use the Lots of Labels Framelit Die to cut it out.  Attach Silver Meltallic Thread on the back and attach to the doily with Dimensionals.  Add Rhinestones to label.

11.  Use Craft White on the Snowflake Element. Let Dry.  Add an Iced Rhinestone in the center and attach to the top of the card with Glue Dots.

Howl-o-ween Treat and Cheer All Year

The new Holiday Catalog comes out September 1 but I couldn't wait to pre-order this cute Howl-o-Ween Treat stamp set.  This was an idea for a card similar to one that I did a few years ago with Carved and Candlelit so I wanted to recreate it using the new stamp sets.  I will have to scan my original card so you can see how I did that one too. The hat is attached with a dimensional so that the hat can be work by the owl and when you pull up the insert, the hat is worn by the skull. The other stamp set I used for the "Happy Haunting" is the Cheer All Year, also is the 2015 Holiday Catalog.

Happy Graduation

This was another card we made at my workshop using the Celebrate Today stamp set from the 2015 Occasions catalog.  It is a Photopolymer set.  The idea came from a swap I received from Audrey.  I gave my guests a choice as to whether they wanted it to be Happy Graduation or Happy Birthday.  The base of the card is Real Red cut at 4 1/4" x 11 and scored and 5 1/2" and 2 3/4". I also used  Basic Black and Whisper White.  The inside of the card says "Celebrate". For the birthday card, we used Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine for the tail using a Glue Dot.