It’s my birthday week. To celebrate, I’m going to give away some goodies. 🛍️ (Sneak peeks will be scattered in my Stories in Facebook and Instagram this week. 😉) To be entered to win this set of goodies, comment on this post with you favorite colors. I’ll pick a random winner on October 16th.
Celebrate is today’s blog post today, and it’s definitely a day to celebrate as it’s my birthday! I’m not exactly sure what the family has on the agenda today, but it will definitely involved a homecooked dinner by the hubby.
Today’s design is another card from a recent custom order. Knowing the intended recipient of this birthday card really helped shape the design. I just love this foiled polka-dot cardstock. It’s one of the last sheets from a custom order I completed about a year or so ago. I’ve been hoarding it. LOL! The polka cardstock pairs beautifully with the sheet of Sweet Sorbet designer paper by adding a soft and playful feel. The lighter background of the patterned paper also provides the perfect relief for the sentiment to really take the floor. To add another layer of sparkle and pizzazz, I added a strip of sequin trim between the two paper panels. I’m thrilled with how this came out and think it spells FUN — just like its recipient!
Products used:
Bazzill Foil Candy Necklace cardstock (retired)
Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Kaiserkraft glitter cardstock
Papertrey Ink dies
Sequin trim
Dimensionals
Adhesives
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I recently had the opportunity to complete a custom order with the recipients being friends of mine. It’s always fun when you get to design cards for friends because you have the opportunity to tailor to the recipient.
I had just gotten a delivery of clearance product, and I knew the Regency Park paper was going to be perfect. The base of this card is Blushing Bride with the sheet of Regency Park taking center stage. The sentiment panel is punched from white cardstock using the Heartfelt Hexagon punch. I used two different shades of pink to give visual interest to the sentiment and help it to stand out against the busy floral background. The ribbon helps break up the background, as well. The sparkle from the sequins gives a festive look and helps draw the eye across the design to the sentiment. I love this bright and happy design, don’t you?
Products used:
Blushing Bride (retired), white cardstock
Regency Park DSP (retired)
Heartfelt Hexagon stamps & punch
Adhesive-backed sequins
Ribbon duo
Dimensionals
Adhesives
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Welcome to this shiny new week! It’s going to be a busy one for me with appointments, rehearsals, and professional meetings, but I’m ready for it.
Did you see the SU! Clearance Rack refresh last week? I love swiping things on sale. My hubby thinks I’m just about the most frugal person who ever lived. I mean, I save my paper scraps. Lol! But when there’s so much pretty paper, who wants to throw even the tiniest bit away?!
Speaking of swiping sale items, I nabbed the lovely Regency Park designer paper last week and was excited when it arrived on Friday, along with all of the other goodies I got on clearance. The whole paper pack is full of bright and cheery patterns, and I couldn’t wait to get started making some things.
A sheet of Blushing Bride cardstock serves as the base for this birthday card. The sheet of Regency Park is front and center here. To allow relief for the sentiment, I added ribbon under the patterned paper. To really draw the eye to the sentiment, I added the trio of sparkly sequins. This birthday bouquet just makes me happy. What about you?
Products used:
Blushing Bride cardstock (retired)
Regency Park DSP (retired)
Ribbon duo
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives
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We made it to the weekend! I hope your weekend has gotten off to a good start.
Today, we’re taking a look at one of the complementary birthday designs that I mentioned yesterday. As I was working on September birthday cards for friends, I found myself in a groove making a set of complementary birthday cards.
You’ll notice that this design also has a base of Lost Lagoon cardstock and that the gold elements from the Expressions in Ink Ephemera serve as the focal point of the design. The pattern of the designer paper is more delicate in this design, as are the focal elements. The leaves and berries complemented the designer paper pattern well. I have found that, with a little creativity, you can use just about every element in the ephemera set, even the negatives that may have otherwise been discarded. Here, I’ve used two negatives and selected them because of the interesting details in the interior corners. To me, it feels as though these details point to the sentiment, which is embossed on vellum to allow all of the beauty underneath to show through. I added some sequins for a bit of sparkle and to help the eye move more easily across the entire design.
Products used:
Lost Lagoon, vellum cardstock
Ever Eden DSP (retired)
Expressions in Ink Ephemera (retired)
Gold embossing powder
Dimensionals
Adhesives
Do you ever get in a groove when you’re creating projects? As I was making a whole host of birthday cards for my friends with September birthdays, I found myself making a complementary set of designs. When I’m designing cards for friends, the designs are usually very reflective of the person. In the case of this set of complementary designs, the colors and sparkle were “just right” for each card recipient.
Here, a sheet of Lost Lagoon cardstock serves as the card base. I really love how it pulls the lighter details from the designer paper to the forefront. The Expressions in Ink Ephemera provides so many different looks depending on which of the gold elements you use. I wanted the gold elements to have more prominence and weight, and I especially loved using the solid centers as accents to the detailed hexagons in the middle. The sentiment is heat embossed in gold on vellum to allow the sentiment to be part of the geometric focal point without covering the beautiful details. A scattering of gold sequins helps draw the eye across the design and ensure the gold accents in the designer paper catch the eye, as well.
Products used:
Lost Lagoon, vellum cardstock
Ever Eden DSP (retired)
Expressions in Ink Ephemera (retired)
Gold embossing powder
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives
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When you have kids, you suddenly learn and use a lot of punnies in your day-to-day. Have you noticed this, too? Perfect example: it’s your birthday and it’s a big dillo. As in, it’s a big deal-io. I know, I know. Slow clap, right?
Well, that little pun is the inspiration behind this birthday card with the cute armadillo bringing the birthday gift. This little fella is one of the characters included in the Zoo Crew designer paper. And I knew it would be perfect for my friend who celebrated a birthday last week.
A sheet of Pretty Peacock serves as the card base and the hearts from the Delightfully Eclectic designer paper pack is the perfect backdrop for the birthday theme. Since pink is my friend’s favorite color, I wanted to make all of the pink elements *pop*. I used the ombre sheet of pink stripes from the Bright & Beautiful designer paper pack to serve as the sentiment panel and base for the cute armadillo, which is fussy cut from the Zoo Crew DSP. Some Wink of Stella on the package really helps it shine. The faceted pink gems keep the focal point tight. And the gusseted taffeta Pretty in Pink ribbon adds an additional feminine touch to the design. But my favorite part of the whole design is that armadillo! Maybe it’s the Texan in me….
Products used:
Pretty Peacock cardstock
Delightfully Eclectic, Zoo Crew, Bright & Beautiful DSP
Faceted gems
Linen twine
Pretty in Pink ribbon (retired)
Wink of Stella
Dimensionals
Adhesives
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This week I’ve enjoyed having the opportunity to use the newly released Heartfelt Hexagon stamps and punch on some of my latest designs. This bundle is one of the featured sets to be used in the virtual stamp-along Stampin’ Up! is hosting as part of World Card Making Day on October 7.
September is a busy birthday month for us, so I’ve made quite a few birthday cards over the last several weeks. For this design, I was pleased to discover that the Heartfelt Hexagon paired so well with the Ever Eden designer paper and Expressions in Ink Ephemera accessories. I really love how all the bits of gold work make this design feel so festive.
Products used:
Lost Lagoon cardstock
Ever Eden DSP (retired)
Heartfelt Hexagon stamps & punch
Expressions in Ink Ephemera (retired)
Gold trim
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives
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For the last couple of days, we’ve been looking at cute gift packaging ideas for small gifties. And what package would be complete without a gift tag?
It doesn’t take much to whip up a cute tag to dress up a package. This tag is comprised of 3 basic components: a base, a decorative element, and the sentiment panel. For the base, I used some retired paper I had on hand and diecut it using the tag die from the Merriest Trees dies. Because I chose a decorative paper and not cardstock, I elected to cut a solid-colored piece to serve as the backing on the dot pattern to add a little more structure to the tag and give a place for a quick message to the gift recipient. The sparkly star is diecut using the So Many Stars dies. I really love that set of dies for its decorative stitching around the edges which adds a bit of pizzazz. The sentiment panel is punched from white cardstock using the 2 3/4″ circle punch and the Circle Sayings stamp set provides the elements for the adorable sentiment panel. A few strategically placed fine sparkle adhesive-backed gems and the iridescent trim give another touch of sparkle and complete the festive look.
Products used: White cardstock; Oh So Ombre DSP (retired); So Many Stars (retired), Merriest Trees dies; circle punch; Circle Sayings stamps; fine sparkle gems; iridescent trim
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The end of August presents many opportunities for new birthday designs as we have lots of friends celebrating birthdays. So this week I cranked out several cards for friends with birthdays in the next week.
First up is this cute fella buzzing in to bring some birthday cheer. This design is for one of my son’s friends. They’re in those awkward preteen years so it’s always hard to know which way to go with card themes, but something whimsical really fits this particular kiddo’s personality. So I pulled out the Zoo Crew designer paper and fussy cut this scootering fox as the focal image. I added a little color and some Wink of Stella here and there on the image from the DSP to add more color and realism to the image. I thought it would be cute to have foxy motoring in the birthday balloons, so I diecut a set from various shades of cardstock and added a little Wink of Stella for some added pizzazz. The whole scene sits atop a piece of embossed cardstock matted on Pretty Peacock cardstock to really help the whole scene stand out nicely.
Products used: Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green cardstock; vellum; Zoo Crew DSP; So Many Stars (retired), Bunch of Banners (retired), Zany Zoo dies; Sizzix embossing plate; PTI sentiment; glitter sequins; dimensionals
I had a lot of fun building this cute birthday scene. Once again, I pulled out my Zoo Crew designer paper for this adorable croc pedaling in some flowers. I kicked up the color by adding some to the bike and flowers and also added a bundle of balloons to punch up the birthday theme here. To help it feel as though the croc is trekking to a party, I added some simple trees and a cloud as background scenery.
Products used: Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Granny Apple Green cardstock; Bright & Beautiful DSP; vellum; Zoo Crew DSP; PTI scalloped circle (retired), Zany Zoo dies; adhesive-backed discs; twine (retired); dimensionals; adhesives
Have any adventure types in your circle of friends or family? There’s a terrific sheet of Zoo Crew DSP for that! And I pulled it out and started working on a scene for my outdoorsy friend. I used a circle punch to cut out the scene with the lion roasting a marshmallow. I used the Zany Zoo dies to cut the adorable birdwatching skunk and then fussy cut the mountains and trees. I filled in with a lot of color using the Stampin’ Blends markers to really help the scene come to life. On a scale of 1 to 10, I rank my coloring skills about a 4, but I’m pretty pleased with how things came out for this design.
Products used: Shaded Spruce, Basic White cardstock; Zoo Crew, Bright & Beautiful DSP; PTI stamps; tinsel gems; adhesives
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