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CASE the Catalogue Free As A Bird Happy Birthday Itty Bitty Greetings

Your friendship means the world to me (Free As A Bird)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, the Free As A Bird stamp set remains one of my favourites at the moment. I really love colouring the images and playing around with different colour combinations. I was flicking through the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue and saw a card example (page 190) which looked so good I had to CASE it (Copy And Share Everything). The designer had stamped directly on to the front of the card base and then cut around the top of the image. In the example, the designer had used an embossing folder to create the background. In the two examples I am sharing today, I’ve used patterned paper.

Here’s the first Card…

The second card I am sharing today is actually the card I made for my Mum for her birthday. She loves blue so I used Balmy Blue patterned paper for the background. I added a die-cut square of cardstock to the inside of the card so I could write my message.

Here’s the Card…

I really love this style of card. I haven’t made anything like this in a long time but hopefully, it won’t be too long before I try it again. It looks so good! I hope you’ll give it a try too.

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October 18, 2019 0 comment

Butterfly Gala Happy Birthday Itty Bitty Greetings

Happy Birthday (Butterfly Gala / Itty Bitty Greetings)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, after making the two cards (which you can see here and here) with the Floating Die Cut Frames technique I had a lot of leftover coloured and punched our butterflies. I had used the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the coordinating Butterfly Duet punch (available as a bundle). If you like butterflies you will love this set. I was toying with the idea of making another set of cards using the above technique. Instead, I decided to go for something super quick and simple.

In the end, I decided to simply scatter the butterflies all over a white panel and then pop up a small sentiment. I used the Happy Birthday stamp fro the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set.

Here’s the card…

I really like the bright and happy colours with the simple little greeting. A couple of different ways you could switch this card up would be to add a wash of blue to the background. You could also add Stampin’ Dimensionals to the butterflies and have them pop up off the page. I think that would look super cute!

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April 13, 2019 0 comment

All That You Are Happy Birthday Stampin' Blends

Happy Birthday (All That You Are)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, a little while ago I shared a card where I had coloured the floral image from the All That You Are stamp set with really bright and happy colours. I ended the post by saying I would like to try this card again using a different colour palette. Today’s card is the result of this challenge to myself. I’ve also changed the orientation of the card. I’m so happy with it. The colour palette I chose was – Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green and Mango Melody. Isn’t this a gorgeous combination? I’m loving it!

This card is super easy to make but I think it is quite pretty. All you need to do is repeatedly stamp the floral image and then colour it in with your preferred colouring medium. After you’ve finished, add the sentiment.

Here’s the card…

I hope you’ll also challenge yourself to use a different colour palette the next time you sit down to create.

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April 12, 2019 0 comment

Birthday Blooms Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Gorgeous

Happy Birthday to you (Happy Birthday Gorgeous/Happy Birthday Thinlits)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, I was having a great conversation with a crafty friend and we were discussing patterned paper. Stampin’ Up! has some amazing designs in its range. I know a lot of people are paper hoarders and I’ve certainly been guilty of this in the past too. Our conversation inspired me to create a card where the patterned paper was prominent. The card design is based on a card I made previously and which I LOVED so much I’ve been wanting to try again for a long time. (This card remains one of my all time favourites).

The paper I’ve chosen is from the Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper pack. I love the bright and happy colours but sometimes I find they are a bit overwhelming especially when compared with my usual colour palette. In instances such as these, vellum is your best friend! I die cut a rectangle of vellum with the Big Shot and it immediately softened the look of the paper. I’m a big fan of this technique!

To create the sentiment, I first added Multipurpose Adhesive sheets to Whisper White and Night of Navy Cardstock before die cutting the Happy Birthday. I always try to remember to add this adhesive to my paper before die-cutting as it makes it SO much easier to adhere the more fiddly parts of the die cut. I actually left the die cut in the paper while I sponged on the ink. It was easier to hold the die cut piece.

I used the fine-tip glue to adhere the vellum panel to the patterned paper. If you use a light hand you won’t have any squeeze out from behind the die cut and it will look seamless. Unfortunately, I didn’t realise there was a bit of a blob of adhesive so you can see a bit of a mark above the ‘pp’ of happy. Still, it’s not so bad. I also used the Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots to add a bit of interest to my card as it was pretty plain. An added advantage of this embellishment is that I could use one of the dots to secure the vellum at the bottom of my card.

Here’s the Card…

It really is a quick and easy card to make so you could have a few in your stash for any last minute requirements. I hope you’ll give it a try.

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March 23, 2019 0 comment

Happy Birthday Happy Celebration Occasions

Two Birthday Cards (Happy Celebration)

written by Kylie

Hi, one of the benefits of the Celebrations Duo Textured Impressions Embossing Folders is that you can very easily create two cards at the same time. It’s so easy and I cannot wait to share this idea with you. Firstly, cut a piece of cardstock into four card front panels (put two aside to use at another time). Place one panel into the embossing folder and run it through your Big Shot. (I will be cutting this down later but I tend to start with a larger panel just in case the image is a little wonky). While I had the Big Shot out I also ran a piece of Berry Burst cardstock through in the Scattered Sequins Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder as this is the background of my first card.

Next up is the stamping. Select the colours you would like to use. For my cards, I was inspired by the colours used in the Picture Perfect Party Suite – Berry Burst, Peekaboo Peach, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party and Bermuda Bay. I started with the centre letter of the word ‘Happy’ and stamped on it with Lemon Lime Twist ink. It looked so good! Don’t clean off your stamp at this stage. Stamp it again on the second card front panel you cut earlier. Now, it isn’t going to be a perfect image but it still looks really good! Repeat for all the letters. Finish the card as you like.

Here’s the first card…

Here’s the second card…

For the second card, I had a few sections which didn’t stamp perfectly so I used the Tutti-Frutti sequins to cover up a few of the bigger blemishes. Isn’t this a cool technique? And, it is so easy too! Let me know if you give it a try! I’d love to see what you come up with.

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March 26, 2018 0 comment

Big on Birthdays Happy Birthday Petal Passion Stampin' Blends

Happy Birthday (Petal Passion Designer Series Paper)

written by Kylie

Hi, a few days ago I shared (on my Facebook page) that I had been colouring up a storm using the new Petal Passion Designer Series Paper (and how awesome is it that you can finally purchase it?! YAY!). Whilst I was happy enough to just colour the paper, I knew it would look amazing on a card.

I used Stampin’ Blends to colour the paper and I have to say that end result is bright and vivid. I would normally shy away from such a loud paper but I *love* it and I’m going to show you a little tip on how to subdue the colour if it is too overwhelming for you.

Here’s the card…

I cut the paper to size and mounted it on Basic Black cardstock. Next, I cut a piece of vellum so you could still see a border of the beautiful background. Yes, this is my tip – and isn’t it easy?! A panel of vellum is all you need. I put this aside and started working on my sentiment.

I knew I wanted to use the big Happy Birthday thinlits die for the sentiment. I also knew that I wanted it to match the colours I had used in the background paper. Thinking that one colour might look too harsh, I opted for a shaded look. There are two ways you can shade the die cut – cut out the die first and then add colour, or add ink to the cardstock and then cut out the die. With the second option, I didn’t have to worry about accidentally catching and tearing any of the letters. I put down a layer of the Daffodil Delight ink starting at one end and then working towards the centre. Next, I took the Pumpkin Pie ink and sponged it from the other end towards the centre. I made sure that I applied a lighter coating of ink as I moved towards the centre – I wanted a nice gradient effect. I cut out a second sentiment from Basic Black cardstock so that I could ever so slightly offset it under the main sentiment. The touch of black helps the sentiment to really pop! Before I adhered the sentiment, I thought it needed something else.

The “To You” sentiment comes from the Big on Birthdays stamp set and I love how it coordinates so beautifully with the big and bold Happy Birthday. I used Basic Black archival ink to stamp the sentiment. Normally, this ink dries very quickly and you can’t emboss with it, however, due to the slick surface of the vellum, it doesn’t dry quickly so you have time to add the embossing powder. Just be careful as you can easily smudge the ink (both when stamping and when applying the embossing powder).

I used the fine tip glue to adhere the sentiment to the vellum. Have I told you how much I love this glue? It’s fantastic – plus the fine tip makes it so easy to add glue to small areas. Since you can see through vellum, a lot of adhesives also show through. Now, there are a few different ways you can adhere vellum, but for my card design, I was limited in choices. Here’s my tip: use the fine tip glue and trace the back of the sentiment as this hides the adhesive. I placed an acrylic block over the sentiment to hold it in place while it dried. I also put the smallest dot of glue in both of the bottom corners of the vellum panel to tack them in place. You can *just* see a little bit of the adhesive over the yellow flower but you cannot see it at all over the pink flower. WIN!

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January 4, 2018 0 comment