Birthday Fun with Birthday Pals

Hi Sweet Friends! 

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  This card was created with the brand new  from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (SNSS), Birthday Pals Clear Stamp Set along with the coordinating dies (the coordinating dies are only available in the Birthday Pals Bundle) and I paired it with the previously released set,  Grunge Elements 2.

This fun stamp set is perfect for birthday cards for kids of all ages!  

I incorporated the Freshly Made Sketches FMS250 Challenge for the design and it is also one of the cards I created for the August 2016 Splitcoaststampers’ MISSION- Cards for A Cause (The Birthday Party Project conducts birthday parties for homeless children in shelters and other transitional housing- see more details here). 

To create this card:

Create your own background paper by stamping the Grunge Elements 2 images with turquoise, melon and tangerine ink onto a piece of white cardstock.

Trim the stamped background into the angle per the sketch, mount onto melon cardstock and add to the white cardstock background panel. 

Stamp the sentiment from SNSS Birthday Pals Clear Stamp Set using archival black ink.

If needed, trim the background panel once more and mount onto the melon card base.

Ink the frog and balloons from the SNSS  Birthday Pals Clear Stamp Set with archival black ink, heat set the ink and color the images with water-based markers (I used a bright melon, turquoise and olive green),  Use a water brush to blend the color and die cut with the coordinating dies.

Added a few sequins for more fun!

Add highlights to the balloons and spots to the frog with the Sharpie® White Extra Fine Paint Pen.

Adhere the balloons and frog with dimensional foam to the card front to finish off the card.

Quick, easy and fun!!

Stamp Sets:  Birthday Pals, Grunge Elements 2 (Sweet ‘nSassy Stamps)

Ink: Stampin’ Archival Pad™- Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink; Stampin’ Write Markers- Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi;  Sharpie® White Extra Fine Paint Pen

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo

Accessories/Tools:  Big Shot™, SNSS Birthday Pals Dies

Thanks for taking the time to visit- hugs and I hope you have a blessed weekend, my friends!

Sweet ′n Sassy Stamps- Grunge Elements 2

July's MISSION- Cards for A Cause

Hi Again Friends!

It has been a busy summer and it seems as though the days are just flying by!! 

This past week I started working on a few cards for this month’s Splitcoaststampers’ C4AC41 "MISSION- Cardsfor A Cause" and the cards for July will be sent to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (see details here). 

I decided to keep the cards fairly Clean and Simple (CAS) and for most of them used some of my retired Stampin’ Up! Paisley Prints Designer Series Paper (DSP) and incorporated a few online challenges with some of the designs (I will the online challenge cards separately).

 

Since the cards are pretty straightforward on design, I will be just listing the additional stamp sets used, etc.  If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments :-)

Card #1- Because I Care (retired SU! Hostess Set),  Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  Barooque Burgundy cardstock, Rhinestones, Faber-Castell® Pitt Pen White Marker, Gray Watercolor Pencil, AquaPainter™, Rhinestones

Card #2- Lovely & Lacy (retired SU!),  Versamark™ Ink, Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  retired Barooque Burgundy & Not Quite Navy cardstock, Faber-Castell® Pitt Pen White Marker, Gray Watercolor Pencil, AquaPainter™, Sequins, White Tea Lace Doily

Card #3- Lovely & Lacy (retired SU!),  Versamark™ Ink, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  retired Barooque Burgundy & Not Quite Navy cardstock, Faber-Castell® Pitt Pen White Marker, Gray Watercolor Pencil, AquaPainter™

Card #4- Absolutely Fabulous (retired SU!),  Versamark™ Ink, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  Early Espresso & Whisper White cardstock

Card #5- Butterfly Basics (SU!), Lovely & Lacy (retired SU!), Versamark™ Ink, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  Always Artichoke & Whisper White cardstock

Card #6- Floral Phrases (retired SU! Hostess Set),  Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  Early Espresso cardstock, MFT Stitched Circle STAX Dies, 1” Dark Brown Satin Ribbon, White Tea Lace Doily

Card #7- All Year Cheer I (retired SU!),  Versamark™ Ink, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  Early Espresso cardstock, MFT Stitched Oval STAX Dies, 1” Dark Brown Satin Ribbon, White Tea Lace Doily

Card #8- TLC591 Mega Background; Elegant Greetings (retired SU!),  Versamark™ Ink, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  Early Espresso cardstock, MFT Stitched Oval STAX Dies, 1” Dark Brown Satin Ribbon

Card #9- Absolutely Fabulous (retired SU!),  Versamark™ Ink, SilverEmbossing Powder, Heat Tool, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  retired Not Quite Navy cardstock, 1” Gray Satin Ribbon, Distressing Tool, retired Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch, Sequins

Card #10- Favorite Greetings (retired SU!), Versamark™ Ink, Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  retired Baroque Burgundy and Not Quite Navy cardstock, Faber-Castell® Pitt Pen White Marker, Gray Watercolor Pencil, AquaPainter™. White Tea Lace Doily, MFT Stitched Oval STAX Dies, ½” Dark Cherry Satin Ribbon

Card #11- TLC591 Mega Background; Papillon Potpourri, Because I Care (retired SU! hostess set),  Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink , Versamark™ Ink, Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  Early Espresso cardstock, MFT Stitched Circle STAX Dies, 1” Dark Brown Satin Ribbon, Honeycomb Stencil, Old Paper Distress Ink; Elegant Butterfly Punch

Card #12- Absolutely Fabulous (retired SU!),  Versamark™ Ink, Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, retired Paisley Petals DSP,  Early Espresso and retired Mossy Meadow cardstock, 1” Dark Brown Satin Ribbon, Hexagon Punch, Gray Watercolor Pencil, AquaPainter™

As I mentioned above, I have a few more that will be posted separately and there were some that were so similar that I will not post them at all :-)

I am thankful for Teresa Kline who is the hostess for the MISSION- Cards for A Cause project at Splitcoaststampers and I also hope that I have inspired you to come join us each month!! Again, details for July can be found here. 

Thanks for stopping by- hugs and have a great day!