Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!
This month’s theme is “Birthday Celebrations.” The Pals hope to inspire you with card ideas and paper craft creations using Stampin’ Up! products. Links to the participants’ blogs can be found at the end of each post to help you “hop” along!
My card was made with the beautiful suite of products called the Wildflower Birthday Suite Collection. The designer series papers not only have gold-foiled images, pretty checks and stripes, and fun birthday patterns, but include birthday and floral patterned cut-outs. The stamp set has some great birthday sentiments, and the dies include numbers and fun banners elements as well. All in all, the whole suite sings, “Happy Birthday to You!” Here is my project:
I used the ‘faultline’ technique to create visual interest on the card front. I started with one of the card bases from the Stripes and Florals Mix & Match Cards & Envelopes, a nice soft pink textured card base. I then cut two panels of DSP from the Wildflower Birthday DSP at 3″ x 5 1/4.” I tore down the long side of each of the DSP panels to create torn edges while keeping the outside edges square. I then cut a 1 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ piece of the Ombre Glimmer paper.
I then adhered the glimmer paper down the center of the card front, and then fit the two pieces of torn DSP, one on each side, to the card base. I took a gold foil banner from the punch-out images, and draped that across the corner of the card, trimming each side of the banner to fit the card.
I cut a circle die in Vellum cardstock from the Spotlight on Nature dies. I adhered that to the bottom center of the card. I then used a pre-cut cake from the DSP and popped it up on the card over the vellum circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals, along with a small floral bunch.
I used the Textured Notes dies and two stamps from the Wildflower Birthday stamp set to stamp a “Happy” and a “Day” with Blueberry Bushel ink. I stamped each word on a rectangle die, and then cut the rectangles so each would tuck into the back of the cake. I wanted the cake image to actually be a PART of my sentiment — Happy Cake Day — get it? I then use Stampin’ Dimensionals and slid the sentiments in back of the cake.
I finished the card with a couple of Adhesive Heart Sequins. I used some matching DSP to decorate the flap of my envelope as well. I hope you enjoy my project. You can shop for all of these beautiful birthday card supplies by clicking on any of the products toward the end of this post.
We have more inspiration to share, so use the lineup below to visit each team member’s page for fresh ideas, unique styles, and endless inspiration. And get ready—next month, we’re designing for “The Male Room” theme, where we’ll be making cards for the men in our lives.
Until then, have fun in your craft space.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot
- Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
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Happy Stamping! Mary
Up North Stampin' 
Awesome card. Love how you displayed the sentiment! Windy Ellard
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Love your card, Mary! The “faultline” technique looks great!
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Love this Mary! The read-to use die-cuts really make you card special.
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YAY – CAKE! And “yay” for a lovely card, Mary! Congrats on a great hop! I nearly forgot how lovely Balmy Blue is… and perhaps I need to think about getting more of that paper before the new catalog comes out. HUGS & blessings,
Chrissy
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