birthday - Right as Rain

Mixed Media Birthday Card | Newton’s Nook

Hello! Birthdays are all about fun, friends, and of course—presents! Today, I am sharing a card featuring an adorable Newton’s Nook stamped image featuring two playful cats, a happy pup, and a stack of brightly colored packages. To add to the celebration, I created a cheerful balloon-filled background with a stencil.

- Ink Bristol cardstock with a light ink color – I used Tumbled Glass Oxide. Add balloons through the Bokeh Balloons stencil. I used darker inks at the top and lighter towards the bottom.
- Stamp the Sky High Celebrations sentiment in black ink on the stenciled panel. Cut panel with A2-size Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle die and add to a card base.
- Stamp Sky High Celebrations image with VersaFine ink on Cold Pressed Watercolor paper and heat set. Color with medium of choice. I used Zig and Tombow markers: Zig Dark Gray 95, Zig Orange 70, Zig Mustard 67, Zig Sand 601, Tombow Purple 665, Zig May Green 47, Zig Persian Blue 32, Zig Yellow 50, Tombow N15 Black, Tombow Burnt Sienna 947, Zig Medium Beige 76, Zig Geranium Red 29, and Tombow Dusty Rose 772.
- Add additional color with Derwent Inktense pencils: Poppy Red, Neutral Gray, Yellow.
- When dry, cut image with the coordinating die set.
- Add image to card base with foam adhesive.

Note: The Sky High Celebrations stamp set and coordinating die set can be purchased directly from Newton’s Nook and Frantic Stamper.

I shared another birthday card HERE that showcases the other image on the Sky High Celebrations set.

Spellbinders Oink-tastic Birthday Card

There’s something irresistibly charming about farm animals, and this birthday card is no exception! Featuring an adorable pig set in a picturesque country scene, this lighthearted design is perfect for bringing smiles. I used products in the Spellbinders On the Farm Collection to create this playful card, complete with a punny sentiment that adds a touch of humor. Whether you’re crafting for a farm lover or just looking for a fun and whimsical birthday greeting, this card is sure to be a hit!

- Cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper.
- Cut white cardstock with an arch in the Essential Arches set and add to the card base.
- Stamp the Ham It Up sentiment on blue cardstock and cut the panel with the next smallest Essential Arches die.
- With the same arch die, cut white cardstock and two shades of green. Use the Landscape Edges dies to cut clouds, hills, and grass. Add the layers to the sentiment panel. Add the assembly to the card base.
- Cut the pig, hat, and scarf with dies in the Ham It Up set from a variety of cardstock colors. Assemble and add to the card base with foam squares.

The Ham It Up set, which includes both a focal die set and coordinating stamps, offers many creative possibilities.

Spellbinders | Bougie Birthday Collection

Hello! I’m thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards created with the Bougie Birthday Collection by Nina Boettcher at Spellbinders. Whether it is a birthday, anniversary, or another special occasion, the collection has supplies with which to create stylish cards. I hope you will take a look and leave me a comment!

Now through January 26, 2025, Spellbinders is having a Paper Party Sale.

Out-of-This-World Alien Birthday Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a birthday card that’s truly out of this world! Using Spellbinders products, I created a playful scene featuring a UFO and an alien with balloons.

- Dry-emboss an A2-size Blue Jay cardstock panel with the Stargazer folder. Attach to a card base.
- Cut UFO and aliens with the UFO Friend die set, which is one of several sets in Simon’s Space Adventure Collection. Assemble.
- Cut the balloons with dies in the Birthday Bliss set. Assemble.
- Press the Let’s Celebrate sentiment on to a yellow cardstock panel. With the UFO beam die in the UFO Friend set, cut the beam from scratch paper. Using the negative of the beam piece, draw the longer beam on to the sentiment panel. Use scissors or a paper cutter to cut the longer beam.
- Attach the sentiment beam under the assembled UFO. Add elements to the card base with glue and foam squares.

Penguin Birthday Card Idea Using Winter Supplies

Hello! Winter-themed crafting products aren’t just for Christmas! Today, I’m sharing a playful winter birthday card featuring a penguin holding balloons, set against a snowy, dry-embossed sky. You can easily repurpose supplies designed for holiday cards, like snowflakes, snowy skies, and winter-themed focal die sets, to celebrate birthdays during the cold winter months. It’s a great way to stretch your crafting supplies. For more inspiration, I did something similar on this card. Spellbinders is holding a Big Holiday Wrap-Up sale, now until December 25, 2024, at 11:59 PST.

- Create an A2-size card base with gold cardstock.
- Cut a soft blue cardstock with a die in the Essential Stylish Ovals set and dry-emboss with the Sparkling Snow folder.
- With the next larger oval in the set, cut textured white cardstock. Add the dry-embossed panel and add the assembly to the card base.
- Cut the penguin with dies in the Playful Penguins set and assemble.
- Cut the balloons with the Birthday Bliss set (the November 2024 Small Die of the Month offering) and assemble. Trim the bottom of the balloon strings.
- Press the Let’s Celebrate sentiment in black on Snowdrift cardstock. Cut with a die in the Essential Stylish Ovals set and one of the Color Block Scenic Scape dies.