I made this Tropical Happy Birthday Card for my DH. He is a wonderful guy. He will enjoy plants that require no watering or weeding. He can just look and enjoy. He has been especially great this year traveling to a Family Reunion over his birthday week.
1. Cut your Granny Apple Green card base at 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Score and fold at 4-1/4″.
2. Cut your Tropical Escape DSP at 4″ x 5-1/4″. Attach to card base.
3. Stamp your Happy Birthday in Shaded Spruce ink onto Granny Apple Green card stock. I personally just hand cut around the words with long-bladed scissors. If you want to cut the cardstock first the measurements are about 3/4″ x 3-1/4″.
~Then cut a mat around your sentiment. I just hand cut it. The measurements are about 1″ x 3-1/2″.
~Attach the layers together, then attach to your card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
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This Truly Tailored Dapper Day Card is in honor of my Dad who passed away a year ago. The label looks rather elaborate, but uses a simple Punch technique as shown in This Video.
True Gentleman Designer Series Paper (DSP) (Retired) Choose one you like and coordinating cardstock.
1. Cut your Tranquil Tide card base at 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Score and fold at 4-1/4″.
Watch This Video to get the basic idea of how to layer the tags. You will be adding one more layer.
~Punch your Tags: Three in Tranquil Tide cardstock, Two in Very Vanilla cardstock.
~One Tranquil Tide Punch will be on the top of the layers. Put SNAIL on the back.
~Take the Very Vanilla Tags. Cut one in half lengthwise and the other in half width-wise. Take a piece with the top point and attach it to the Tranquil Tide tag with SNAIL on the back trying to get the Very Vanilla to show evenly along the top of the Tranquil Tide Tag. Repeat on the bottom side. Attach more SNAIL to the back of the base tag. Now attach a Very Vanilla end piece using your fingers to line up the sides. Repeat with the other end piece tag. You now have two layers.
~Repeat the Tag Layering process with the last two Trangil Tide Tags. Cut one in half lengthwise and the other in half width-wise. Put SNAIL on the back of the layered Tag. Attach the pointed part to the top and bottom., then the end parts. Wahoo! Your basic Tag is layered!
~Stamp Wishing You a Dapper Day on Very Vanilla cardstock in Tranquil Tide ink. Cut apart as shown. Attach to the Layered Tag with Stampin' Dimensionals and Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.
3. Measure your Layered Tag to see if you need to adjust this measurement: Cut your Very Vanilla rectangle at 2-1/4″ x 3″. You will use this to mount your layered tag on. Attach your Layered Tag.
4. Cut your DSP at 4″ x 5-1/4.. Lay your Layered Tag and Burlap Ribbon on top. Attach your Tag. Cut your Burlap about 4-1/2″ long. Run SNAIL along both sides of the back of the Burlap. Attach to DSP. Trim excess. Attach DSP to card front.
We made this fun Magical Day Castle Card at Stamp Class this month. It was a favorite with everyone. It is easy, but takes some time to put together. Thank goodness for matching Thinlits to cut things out!
~Sahara Sand card base at 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Score and fold at 4-1/4″.
~Sahara Sand card front at 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″.
~Stamp your sentiment in Memento Black ink on Whisper White cardstock. Cut your sentiment out with the coordinating Framelit.
~Cut out the shapes from Whisper White cardstock and a contrasting color cardstock (place them on top of each other and cut at the same time) for the Dragon, Knight, Mermaid, and flame. That's right, do not stamp them yet.
~Place your White die cuts in the shapes of the contrasting color cardstock shapes. The contrasting color cardstock makes it easier to see exactly where you need to stamp.
~Get out your Stamp-a-ma-jig. Stamp an image in each corner using the T-Handle and the imaging sheet. Make sure and use Memento ink or Classic ink. Archival or permanent ink will ruin your Imaging Sheet.
~Get out the stamp you want and ink it with Memento ink. Line up the imaging sheet stamp with the cardstock shape. Remove imaging sheet and stamp. Repeat with the other die cuts.
4. You can either leave the die cuts in the contrasting cardstock or remove them for coloring. Put a sheet or two of paper underneath to protect your work surface from bleeding colors. Color with Blends Markers. Shade as desired by coloring some of the Dark Marker along one side, then color with the light Marker over the whole area until no line shows.
-Use Smoky Slate Dark to color along the left side of the armor parts.
-Now color the armor parts with Smoky Slate Light swirling the Marker over the Dark part until it is blended in.
–Use Old Olive and Night of Navy Markers.
~Cut off the tail where it starts to curve up.
~Hair-I colored alternate strands with the Daffodil Delight Dark, then blended and finished coloring with the Daffodil Delight Light.
~I added the top and sleeves to her 'dress' with Rich Razzleberry Light.
~Pink Pirouette was used for the rest of the 'dress'.
~Get your Brick Wall embossing folder. Find the side where the brick dividers are raised (poke up). Rub your Crumb Cake ink pad over the top of all those lines that poke up. Let the ink pad also lightly cover parts of the 'bricks' so they will look more realistic and distressed.
~Put your Sahara Sand card front on the uninked side of the embossing folder and line it up how you want it. Close the folder, holding the paper in place. Now run through your Big Shot. Open up and see your distressed bricks!
~Glue your sentiment to Basic Black cardstock and cut out a mat for it.
~Look at your Brick card front and decide which will be the top and bottom.
~Glue your Old Olive grass to the bottom.
~Lay your Princess on the Black Label. Cut off the Princess and the window where desired. Now glue on your Princess since the pesky tail is gone.
~Lay out all your pieces and decide where you want them.
~Glue on the Dragon, Knight, Flame, and Princess in the window.
~Now glue your card front onto your card base.
Whew! Your card is finished!
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The Rock n' Roll Technique is a quick and easy way to add colorful stamped images to a card. Just choose a stamp and a light color ink and a dark color ink. Stamp in the light color ink first, then roll the dark ink pad around the edges of the stamp. Stamp as normal.
Cardstock: So Saffron Cut at 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Score and fold at 4-1/4″.
Have fun playing with this Rock n' Roll Technique!
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I am away helping my parents as my Dad is not doing well. The next couple of weeks will be cards and gifts for men in honor of him.
HERE is a link to the post & instructions.
Here is a super quick and easy Birthday card using the Confetti Embossing Folder and the Big on Birthdays stamp set. This card is perfect for men, women, and children.
2. Cut your So Saffron card front at 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″. Run through your Big Shot with the Confetti embossing folder.
3. Stamp in the flat Oval on your card front: Happy Birthday and To You and the stars in Pacific Point ink.
4. Glue your card front to your card base.
Choose different colors and make your own Confetti Birthday card.
Two of my adult children had birthdays last week. Their favorite color is green so here is a birthday card both of them can enjoy. I usually make them each a different card, but did not have time this year.
1. Cut your Garden Green or Cucumber Crush card base at 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Score and fold at 4-1/4″.
2. Cut your Garden Green card front at 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″. Center in the Confetti embossing folder and run through your Big Shot. Use a sponge wedge and sponge the confetti with Cucumber Crush ink. Glue to your card base. You can also sponge the card edges if desired.
3. Stamp your Marquee Messages large stamp in Memento Black ink on Thick Whisper White card stock (twice) and either Wild Wasabi or Cucumber Crush card stock (once).
~Leave one Whisper White Marquee for your base to layer everything on. Stamp "It's Your" in Memento Black ink. Color in the letters with either the Garden Green or Cucumber Crush Marker. Color in the shading with the Smoky Slate Marker.
~Stamp "Birthday" in either Garden Green or Cucumber Crush ink on the other Marquee Banner. Cut out the Banner. Put Dimensionals on the back to attach later.
~Color in the dots with the Garden Green Marker on the Green Arrow and the lines on the left side of the stamped Marquee. Cut them out. Put Stampin' Dimensionals on the back of the Arrow.
~If desired, stamp two stars in Memento Black ink on Daffodil Delight card stock OR you can just cut out the green ones from your green Marquee card stock. Attach to the "Birthday" Banner with Glue Dots.
4. Assemble your card by lining up the piece you are adding over the same lines on your Marquee base.
~Glue the Green Lines over the Lines on the Marquee Base.
~Add your Birthday Banner next.
~Last add your Arrow making sure to line up all the sides and the tip of the arrow over the Birthday Banner.
5. Add your Marquee base to your card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Enjoy making this Confetti Marquee Birthday card using a variety of colors.