Double Feature Friday- Birthday Cards

 

Double Feature Friday with Birthday Cards! 

In honor of my Birthday week, here are 2 Birthday card ideas from the Stamp & Share Crew!

Cutest Crew

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Supplies:

 

·       Stamp Sets: Cutest Crew Stamp Set (167146)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Misty Moonlight Card Stock (153081); Cloud Cover Card Stock (165621); Basic White Card Stock (166780);Fresh Freesia Card Stock (155613)

·       Stamp Pads: Smoky Slate Ink (147113); Misty Moonlight Ink (153118); Blends: Granny Apple Green (154885); Petunia Pop (163828); Fresh Freesia (155518); Lemon Lolly (161673); Soft Sea Foam (154902); Cloud Cover (165287); Timid Tiger (165291); Pool Party (154894)

·       Tools: Cutest Crew Dies (167148)

·       Miscellaneous: Garden Epoxy Dots (167124); Stampin’ Positioner (167768); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive (110755)

 

Measurements:

 

·       Misty Moonlight Card Stock: 4 ¼” x 11”

·       Cloud Cover Card Stock: 4” x 5 ¼”

·       Basic White Card Stock: 2” x 1” for stamping & die cutting

·       Fresh Freesia Card Stock: Scrap for die cutting

 

Instructions:

 

1.     Using the Stampin’ Positioner, place the three-bird stamp together with the flower stamp on the small alignment plate. Position your Cloud Cover cardstock with the long side parallel to the top of the positioner so the first stamped line lands near the top of the paper. Ink with Smoky Slate and stamp. Keep the cardstock on the same vertical alignment line, moving it up or down as you ink and stamp. Each time, move the small plate one peg to the right to create evenly spaced rows.

2.     Stamp the bird tracks onto the card as shown, flipping the stamp as needed depending on which side of the card you are stamping.

3.     Stamp the birds only onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock. Color with Blends, then die-cut. Adhere the birds to the Cloud Cover panel three rows down using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

4.     Stamp the “Happy Birthday” greeting with Misty Moonlight ink as shown.

5.     Die-cut the butterflies from Fresh Freesia cardstock and adhere them to the card using Liquid Adhesive.

6.     Color the flowers with Blends and add a Garden Epoxy Dot to the center of each large flower.

7.     Stamp the inside of the card and the envelope to coordinate.

 

Lovely Arrangements

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Supplies:

 

·       Stamp Sets: Lovely Arrangements BUNDLE (167176)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Old Olive (100702), Secret Sea (165624), Cloud Cover (165621), Lovely Blossoms Designer Series Paper (167168)

·       Stamp Pads: Secret Sea (165285), Old Olive (147090)

·       Tools: Lovely Stripes 3D Embossing Folder (167179), Lovely Arrangements Dies (167175)

·       Miscellaneous: Moody Palette Glossy Dots (167180), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

 

Measurements:

 

·       Old Olive 8 ½ x 5 ½ (card base)    

·       Designer Series Paper (Old Olive) 4 1/8 x 5 3/8

·       Secret Sea 5 x 3 ¾

·       Cloud Cover 4 7/8 x 3 5/8

·       Basic White/Old Olive/Secret Sea for stamping/diecutting

 

Instructions:

 

1.     Fold card base in ½

2.     Add Designer Series Paper to card base

3.     Emboss Cloud Cover with Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder (or embossing folder of choice) and layer on Secret Sea.  Add layer to card base

4.     Stamp 2 full flowers in Secret Sea on Basic White and diecut

5.     Diecut 2 Old Olive leave sets

6.     Stamp leaves in Secret Sea ink on Secret Sea cardstock and diecut

7.     Layer flowers/leaves using Dimensionals and add to card base

8.     Stamp sentiment in Old Olive on Basic White, diecut and add to card with Mini Glue Dots  

9.     Stamp “friend” only from Hello Friend sentiment in Old Olive ink on Basic White, hand cut and add to card with Mini Glue Dots

10. Embellish with glossy dots  

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!

Demo Swaps- Birthday Cards Gate Fold

Demo Swaps for January!

Theme: Birthday with Gate Fold and using In Colors. 

By Marjeen Nation

By Cindy Hafner

By Me (Rachael Coon)

Click HERE to see blog and video on how to make it. 

Video Short 

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!

 

Double Feature Friday- Greenery Lane

 

Double Feature Friday with Greenery Lane!

Get two great ideas on how to use this stamp set and then visit my online store to order it by clicking HERE. 

Greenery Lane

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Supplies:

 

·       Stamp Sets: Greenery Lane (166870)

·       Cardstock and Paper: Pretty Peacock Cardstock (16150880); Pool Party CS (122924); Lemon Lolly CS (161720); Basic White CS (166780);

·       Stamp Pads: Pretty Peacock Ink (150083); Lost Lagoon Ink (161678); Pool Party Ink (147107); Lemon Lolly Ink (161666)

·       Tools: 2” Circle Punch (133782)

·       Miscellaneous: Iridescent Foil Gems (162842); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813);

 

Measurements:

 

·       Pretty Peacock CS: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”, scored at 4 ¼,

·       Basic White CS: 2 ¾” x 4 ¼”

·       Pool Party CS: ½” x 4 ¼”

·       Lemon Lolly CS: 2 ¾” x 2 ¼”; punch 2” circle

 

Instructions:

 

1.     On the Basic White cardstock, stamp the boughs outline in Pool Party Ink.  Using the “stamp off” technique, stamp the solid bough image in Pool Party over the outline.  Do the same with the larger sprig and 3-leaves solid image using Lost Lagoon ink.  Stamp small flowers in Lemon Lolly ink.

2.     Adhere the Pool Party Cardstock strip to the top of the Basic White Layer and adhere the whole piece to card front.

3.     Stamp sentiment in Pretty Peacock ink onto 2” circle.  Attach with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

4.     Stamp leaves image in Pretty Peacock ink onto the card front just below the circle.

5.     Add three Iridescent Foil Gems to card front.

 

Greenery Lane Thank You

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Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: Greenery Lane (166870); Bunde (166877)

·       Cardstock and Paper: Basic White Thick (CS) (159229); Basic White (166780); Pretty Peacock (150880)

·       Stamp Pads: Pretty Peacock (150083)

·       Tools: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Greenery Lane Dies (166876); Textured Notes Dies (165555); Nested Essentials Dies (161597)

·       Miscellaneous: Greenery Lane Washi Tape (166880); Linen Thread (104199); Muted Palette Dots (165155); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Multipurpose Glue (110755)

 

Measurements:

·       Basic White Thick: 4 1/4” x 11”

·       Basic White: 3 1/2” x 11”, 1 1/2” x 4”

·       Pretty Peacock: 4 1/4” x 5 1/2", 4 1/4” x 2”

·       Linen Thread: 12”

 

Instructions:

1.     Score Basic White Thick card base on the long side at 5 ½” and fold.

2.     Adhere Greenery Lane Washi Tape to Basic White CS then die cut using 2^nd from largest Textured Notes die.  Die cut various leaves using Greenery Lane dies from remaining Basic White Washi piece.

3.     Die cut Pretty Peacock CS with largest Textured Notes die.  Stamp around edges with leaf image using Pretty Peacock ink.

4.     Adhere Basic White Washi piece to Pretty Peacock layer then to card front.

5.     Die cut Pretty Peacock CS with 2^nd from smallest Nested Essentials die.

6.     Stamp sentiment on Basic White CS with Pretty Peacock ink then die cut with smallest Nested Essentials Die.  Adhere to Pretty Peacock die cut. 

7.     Adhere Linen Thread and Basic White Washi die cuts behind Nested Essential die cut unit. Then add to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

8.     Finish by adding Muted Palette Dots to card front.

 

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!