Category: birthday

Frog-themed Birthday Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a card created for a special crafty friend who likes frogs. She customizes her handmade cards based on the recipients’ interests, professions, etc. and the ideas that she has shared sound amazing. I had been mulling over different winter birthday ideas (such as Happy BRRRthday) but threw them out the window and went with the frog theme instead.

Frog-themed Birthday Card

I figured if you like frogs, the more the merrier! I used patterned paper from my stash for the background within the Avery Elle Photo Mat as well as for the card base. The MFT sentiment is not from a birthday set, but I thought it would be a fun one to use.

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Spellbinders Exquisite Splendor Collection by Marisa Job

Hello! Today I am sharing two projects created with the recently-introduced Spellbinders Exquisite Splendor Collection by Marisa Job – beautiful botanical dies that can be used for a number of occasions including birthdays and weddings! I used the Tulip Flower Frame Card Creator die set to create the background for both of my CAS cards. Let’s take a look.

Spellbinders Exquisite Splendor Collection by Marisa Job

On my first project, I began by cutting the card panel with the rectangle die in the Tulip Flower Frame Card Creator set, (the set includes an A2 size 4.25 x 5.50 in. outline frame and an intricate tulip design insert), from Whip Creme cardstock. I then cut the tulip design from the A2 panel. I did this a second time and adhered the layers together. I backed the assembly with coral cardstock. I used the tulip design to cut soft blue, soft yellow, and soft gray pieces which I adhered to the coral base with glue. Having the two layers makes this technique easy!

Spellbinders Exquisite Splendor Collection by Marisa Job

Spellbinders Exquisite Splendor Collection by Marisa Job

I dry-embossed a strip of soft yellow cardstock with the Beach Towel embossing folder and added a sentiment stamped with the Every Moment stamp set, cut with a Spellbinders circle die.

My second project is of a similar design, and I followed the same steps as for my first card. I created the sentiment with the Happy Birthday Banner, another die set in the Exquisite Splendor Collection.

Spellbinders Exquisite Splendor Collection by Marisa Job

I adhered the sentiment letters to a single piece of floss with liquid adhesive and attached the ends of the strings to the back of the dry-embossed strip, which was then adhered to the card base.

Spellbinders Exquisite Splendor Collection by Marisa Job

Spellbinders Exquisite Splendor Collection by Marisa Job

Thanks for visiting today!

It’s a Dog Party! – Penny Black Simplicity

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a colorful birthday card featuring the Penny Black #30-368 Love Me stamp set.

Penny Black Simplicity Dog Party

I was inspired by the final scene in the book Go, Dog. Go! where the colorful dogs have a party. (One of my favorite scenes as a child!)

I stamped the punny sentiment on to a cloud die cut with #51-003 Silver Linings set and added balloons cut with #51-004 Uplifting to fill the white space in the sky (and balance out the color on the card).

Penny Black Simplicity Dog Party

HB2U – Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #51

Hello! I’m playing along with Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #51.
TE Share Joy Challenge #51

I used the sketch to create a birthday card:

TE Share Joy Challenge #51

I used just one of the layers in the Build a Cake set (this die set is so versatile!). I let the colors in the TE 6×6 Paper Pack – Hello Happiness dictate the other colors in the card. I heat-embossed a sentiment from Bold Brushstrokes.

When I finished, the Strawberry Milkshake cardstock panel looked unfinished, so I added a hand-drawn dotted line with a Uni-Ball Impact Gel Pen – White.

TE Share Joy Challenge #51

Be sure to head over to the Share Joy Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and to link up your entry!

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Did Someone Say “Cupcakes”? with Multi-Step Stamping Tutorial

Welcome to the Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release! All of the products that we have been sharing this week are now available in the TE store!

Before you head off to shop, I have one more project to show you! My card showcases the Simply Stamped – Cupcakes stamp set with coordinating dies.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

The stamp set includes two different cupcake top options, the cupcake base, lots of fun sentiments and toppings! I used the TE Premium Dye Inks to stamp the cupcakes and bases.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

I used Salt Water Taffy ink for the cupcake base solid stamp and Cookie Monster ink for the detail.  On the pink cupcakes, I stamped the solid image with Pink Champagne, stamped the next detail stamp with Strawberry Milkshake and used Lollipop for the other detail stamp. For the blue cupcake, I stamped the solid image with Salt Water Taffy ink, then Sugar Cube white pigment ink and lastly Cookie Monster.

Let’s take a look at the multi-stamp stamping process. In the tutorial, I’m showing how I stamp the cupcake base (which is a two-stamp process) using the MISTI and the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig image pad.

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Simply Stamped - Cupcakes

Simply Stamped - Cupcakes

For the cupcake tops, which are a three-step process, I did the same as above, repeating the last four steps with the most detailed stamp.

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Thanks so much for stopping by! If you’d like to see more projects and new product information, head over to the TE Blog for a complete blog roll of our participating designers!