Similar but Different (Birthday Blooms)

by Kylie

Hi Everyone, I hope you are ready to see a LOT of cards today. They are all ‘similar but different’. I make a lot of cards this way because I am always thinking about what the design might look like if I changed the colour, or the colouring medium, or the sentiment, or even the card orientation (portrait or landscape). I don’t always share all of my different combinations but I have decided to do so today as I want to show that even with one basic design there are countless ways we can change it up. I know I am guilty of using a stamp set once and then moving onto the next thing, but I think if we really stop and just PLAY with our stamps we can create any number of amazing card designs. I know I love when I see people returning to stamp sets again and again to share new designs and techniques.

The cards I am sharing today are all quite similar, as I have said, but I think you can see how I have only begun to scratch the surface when it comes to how you can use the stamp set Birthday Blooms. I *love* the Birthday Blooms stamp set. Colouring the main floral image brings me great joy. I find it relaxing to stamp up a bunch of images and then just play with colours and colouring mediums. I hope you find some inspiration from the following thirteen cards! WOW!

Here’s the first card…Just for You
Just For You

Just For You
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658), Watercolor Wings (139424); Cardstock – White, Black; Ink – Black, Whisper White Craft Ink; White Embossing Powder; Rhinestones and Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.

 

Just for You
Just For You

Just For You
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658), Watercolor Wings (139424); Cardstock – White, Black; Ink – Black, Whisper White Craft Ink; White Embossing Powder; Rhinestones and Copic Markers.

Thank You
Thank You

Thank You
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658), Endless Thanks (138796); Cardstock – White; Ink – Black; Dies – Layering Circle Framelits; Rhinestones and Copic Markers.

For You
For You

For You
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658); Cardstock – White; Ink – Black; Dies – Layering Circle Framelits; Rhinestones and Copic Markers.

Happiest of Birthdays to You
Happiest of Birthdays to You

Happiest of Birthdays to You
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658); Cardstock – White, Black; Ink – Black; Rhinestones and Copic Markers.

Just For You
Just For You

Just For You
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658), Watercolor Wings (139424); Cardstock – White, Black; Ink – Black, Whisper White Craft Ink; White Embossing Powder; Glossy Accents and Copic Markers.

Happiest of Birthdays to You
Happiest of Birthdays to You

Happiest of Birthdays to You
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658); Cardstock – White, Black; Ink – Black, Pink; Punch: Banner Triple Punch; Rhinestones and Copic Markers.

Thank You
Thank You

Thank You
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658), Endless Thanks (138796); Cardstock – White; Ink Colours – Black, Smoky Slate; Silver Washi Tape (discontinued), Glossy Accents; White Gel Pen; Punch – Banner Triple Punch and Copic Markers.

Thank You
Thank You

Thank You
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658), Endless Thanks (138796); Cardstock – White; Ink Colours – Black, Smoky Slate; Silver Washi Tape (discontinued), Glossy Accents; White Gel Pen; Punch – Banner Triple Punch and Copic Markers.

For You
For You

For You
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658); Cardstock – White; Ink – Black; Heart Punch; Wink of Stella – Clear; Glossy Accents and Copic Markers.

Happiest of Birthdays to You
Happiest of Birthdays to You

Happiest of Birthdays to You
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658); Cardstock – White, Black; Ink – Black; White Gel Pen; Rhinestones and Copic Markers.

Love
Love

Love
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658); Dies Sunshine Wishes Thinlets Dies (141489); Cardstock – White, Black; Vellum; Ink Colours – Black; Black Enamel Dots and Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers.

Dear Friend
Dear Friend

Dear Friend
Materials used: Stamps – Birthday Blooms (140658); Cardstock – White, Black; Ink – Black, Smoky Slate; Rhinestones and Copic Markers.

I hope you enjoyed this picture-packed post. If you would like any specific details about any of the cards or perhaps even see a video, please let me know.

I hope this inspires you to pick up some stamps and see the different designs you can come up with just varying a few details.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

 

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6 comments

Melissa Gifford May 28, 2017 - 2:58 am

OMG Kylie! Your beautiful colouring and attention to detail never ceases to amaze me – love, love, love these cards xxx

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Kylie May 28, 2017 - 6:14 am

Thank you so much, Melissa! 🙂 You made my day! 🙂

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Karrie laskay March 13, 2018 - 4:21 am

Love them….really love the black bkground with orange flowers…how did you get the background??

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Kylie March 13, 2018 - 6:55 pm

Hi Karrie, thank you! I love that stamp set! To create the black background I simply coloured it with a black marker. Thanks for commenting! 🙂

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Janice April 14, 2018 - 12:38 pm

Beautiful cards. How did you do the cards with the black backgrounds? They don’t look fussy cut.

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Kylie April 21, 2018 - 4:52 pm

Hi Janice, thanks for your comment and please accept my apologies for the delay in replying. For the black background, I simply coloured in all the white space with a black marker. 🙂 Much easier than fussy cutting! 🙂

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