Awash in Beauty Birthday Card

Stampin Up bring out lovely DSP all the time. I am enjoying the 'Awash in Beauty' DSP at the moment, it has a lovely watercolour look and feel to it. I particularly like the sheets with these pink ball flowers, however they do require a lot of fussy cutting as there are no coordinating dies for this DSP.

For this card I cut a lot of the pink ball flowers and different shades of green leaves, then bunched them together and added a linen thread bow. I used a frame to tuck the flowers behind and added my sentiment and pearls to finish off the card.

Products used

 

Dies: Stitched rectangular dies & handpicked framelits

Tools: 3D timeworn type embossing folder
Cardstock: Whisper white
DSP: Awash in beauty

Inks: Crumb cake

Sentiment: Stake your claim

Embellishments: White pearls & linen thread

 

Mixed Drinks Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a card that I made years ago which I cased from Monika Davis. I loved the bright colour combination Monika used, so wanted to do something similar. I did change a few things on my card to make it suit my own style and love how it turned out.

Products used

 

Stamps: Mixed drinks & perpetual birthday calendar

Tools: Itty bitty accents flower punch

Cardstock: Whisper white, gorgeous grape & vellum
DSP: Fresh prints

Inks: Memento black, coastal cabana & gorgeous grape

Sentiment: Mixed drinks

Embellishments: Enamel dots & silver thread

 

Cheerful Daisies Card

This card makes me feel so happy and brings a smile to my face everytime I look at it. I love the bright colours used and how the lemon lolly colour pops. The card bases were a free product from sale-a-brations a couple of years ago, and I am so glad I managed to get a pack, as they sold out very quickly. I used an old die set to create the bouquet, which works perfectly with the cheerful daisies dies.

Products used

 

Dies: Cheerful daisies, bouquet bunch, boho indigo

Cardstock: Whisper white, lemon lolly, granny apple green & crumb cake

Card base: Soft sea foam cards & envelopes pack

Inks: Verso mark & white embossing powder

Sentiment: True beauty  

Embellishments: Linen thread

Sunflower to Gerbera Birthday Card

The 'Celebrate Sunflowers' stamp set is quite versatile and can be coloured differently to represent other types of flowers. Here I have coloured the flowers in different shades of pinks, which makes my flowers look like gerbera's.

Products used

 

Stamps: Celebrate sunflowers
Dies: Sunflower dies

Cardstock: Whisper white, blackberry bliss
DSP: Subtles DSP stack

Inks: Memento black & rococo rose

Markers: Lovely lipstick & rococo rose

Sentiment: Stake your claim

Embellishments: Silver rhinestones 

Simple Wreath Card

I love the irresistible blooms dies, my favourite is the circular die, as I think it makes a lovely simple wreath. I have paired it with the cheerful daisies dies and I love the end result. I wanted to keep the colours subtle for this card, since I was working with a crumb cake base.

Products used

 

Dies: Cheerful daisies, irresistible blooms & wreath builder

Tools: Banner punch & subtle embossing folder
Cardstock: Crumb cake, whisper white, basic black, soft sea foam, pistachio pudding & bubble bath

Inks: Whisper white, verso mark & white embossing powder

Sentiment: Itty bitty greetings

Embellishments: White enamel dots & linen thread

 

Cute Critters Birthday Card

Who doesn't love cute little critters. I know I do, especially the cute furry kind!

I have a card today that uses the 'We Must Celebrate' stamp set that I cased from Maike Beimler but made a few subtle changes. Those little critters are so adorable, and the mushrooms are pretty cut too!

Products used

 

Stamps: We must celebrate

Tools: Banner punch & variety of blender markers

Cardstock: Whisper white & basic black

DSP: Wood textures
Inks: Memento black, old olive, verso mark & white embossing powder

Sentiments: We must celebrate

Embellishments: Linen thread & clear enamel dots

Brightest Beauty Card

Sharing another wattle card, but this time I am not using the traditional wattle colours, as I wanted to do something different. I used the candy canes background die and cut the die-cut piece diagonally in half and layered that over some white glimmer card stock.

My card is simple enough that it can be used for any occasion.

Products used

 

Stamps: Brightest beauty
Dies: Golden beauty, candy cane & bouquet bunch

Tools: Timber 3D embossing folder
Cardstock: Whisper white & white glimmer paper  

Inks: Tranquil tide & blushing bride

Sentiment: Banner Banter 

Embellishments: Enamel dots & blushing bride baker's twine

 

Bubble Over Birthday Card

Today I have a card that I made ages ago which uses the retired 'Bubble Over' stamp set and coordinating dies from Stampin Up. I do like how the bright colours pop against the white.

Products used

 

Stamps: Bubble over
Dies: Bottles & bubbles framelits

Punches: Itty bitty accents heart
Cardstock: Whisper white, melon mambo, daffodil delight & vellum 

Inks: Memento black, melon mambo & daffodil delight 

Sentiment: Bubble over

Embellishments: White baker's twine & clear enamel dots

 

Adorable Owls Shadow Box Card

I can't seem to get enough of these adorable owls...my mind is just spinning with so many ideas that I want to make with these little cuties!

For this card, I knew I wanted to create a shadow box type card, that folds flat and is suitable for posting. I wanted to make the colours go from light to dark, so the card had some depth and a mystical feel about it. It took me a little while to work out all the measurements, and I will do a tutorial at some stage with the instructions when I have some more time on my hands.

For the owl, I used my water brush and a couple of drops of refill ink in crumb cake and tip top taupe for the head and body. I used my stampin blends for the eyes, beak and feet. I also used a thin strip of a window sheet to hold the owl in place, which makes the owl look like it's flying.

The tree dies unfortunately are not Stampin Up dies, as I was after a certain size for this card. The sentiment is one I created and printed myself.

Products used

 

Stamps: Adorable owls

Dies: Circle, banner & winter trees (by MFT)

Cardstock: Crumb cake, soft suede, early espresso, whisper white & window sheet
Inks: Memento black

Stampin blends: Granny apple green & mango melody

DSP: Twinkle twinkle

Sentiment: made myself (non SU)

Adorable Owls Birthday Card

Sharing a clean and simple adorable owls card which doesn't take too long to make. I created the clouds using a cloud stencil from MFT using soft sky ink, then stamped the tree branch from the 'take care' stamp set (retired). 

For the owl and balloon I used my stampin blends and then fussy cut them both. I assembled the owl and balloon to sit on top of the branch and added a handmade sentiment that I created myself.

Products used

 

Stamps: Adorable owls, bird banter & take care
Dies: Banner

Cardstock: Whisper white

Inks: Memento black, soft sky, early espresso & granny apple green

Stampin blends: Crumb cake, SU300, tahitian tide, pumpkin pie & granny apple green

Sentiment: made myself (non SU)

Hello Cupcake Birthday Card

Sharing a card I made quite some years ago which I cased from Mary Haugen at the time. It uses one of the free sale-a-brations items back from 2019, which I still own today. I did make some subtle changes to my card so that it was a little different.

Products used

 

Stamps: Hello cupcake
Dies: Call me cupcake Thinlits

Punches: Banner triple
Cardstock: Whisper white, crumb cake, basic black, daffodil delight & regal rose
DSP: Botanical butterfly
Inks: Crumb cake, pink pirouette, regal rose, verso mark & white embossing powder 

Sentiment: Hello cupcake 

Embellishments: Linen thread & silver rhinestones

 

Tree Rings Greeting Card

When I first saw this card from Katie Drew, I loved it so much, that I ended up buying the products to be able to make the card myself.

This was a very time consuming card, as it took ages to colour all the little branches, berries and toadstools with my stampin blends. However, once the colouring was done, it didn't take too long to assemble all the bits and pieces. 

I didn't stray too much from Katie's card, as I felt it was perfect the way it was, but I did make a few slight changes to make it my own. I didn't use as many little branches, and added a side piece of DSP and a strip of cherry cobbler card stock to add a little more interest. I also used a different sentiment and fussy cut around the words.

Products used

 

Dies: Tree Rings

Embossing Folder: Tree Rings

Cardstock: Very vanilla, soft suede & cherry cobbler
DSP: Neutrals
Inks: Cherry cobbler

Stampin blends: Cherry cobbler, pink pirouette, crumb cake, SU300 & granny apple green 

Sentiment: Flowing flowers

Embellishments: Brushed bronze metallic dots

 

Adorable Owls Birthday Card

This card does feature lots of die cuts from different die sets (five to be exact), which I normally don't do too often, but you can substitute any of the floral dies with ones that you already own.

The background was made using the stitched greenery die, and all the foliage die cuts are from the other four die sets listed at the bottom of this post. I assembled the stems of all the foliage behind the circle piece of card stock and then stuck the owl on the top of the circle. The silver glimmer card stock gives the card some shine which meant I didn't have to use any other bling.

Products used

 

Stamps: Adorable owls
Dies: Splendid stems, wonderful floral, Cherry blossoms, stitched greenery & foliage frame framelits

Punches: Banner & circle
Cardstock: Whisper white, early espresso & silver glimmer paper
DSP: You're a peach
Inks: Memento black, verso mark & white embossing powder

Markers: Crumb cake, SU200, SU100, tahitian tide & pumpkin pie

Sentiment: Bird banter

 

Adorable Owls Birthday Card

I think the tree rings embossing folder and coordinating dies pair perfectly with the adorable owls stamps, as the owls are just the right size and fit nicely into the tree ring holes. I will be promoting both of these products at my next club night...so girls, prepare for cuteness overload!

The owls did take a little time to colour and cut for this card, so if anyone wants to make this card, then you'll need some patients!

I am so glad that I kept a couple of older bird stamps sets (bird banter and hello love) as the sentiments from these are perfect to use with the owls and gives you a few more options for your cards. I used the 'A little birdie told me' stamp for the front of the card, and 'It was your birthday' stamp for the inside of the card.

Products used

 

Stamps: Adorable owls
Dies: Tree Rings & word bubbles

Embossing Folder: Tree Rings

Cardstock: Early espresso, basic black & whisper white
Inks: Early espresso, memento black, verso mark & white embossing powder

Stampin blends: Crumb cake, SU300 & granny apple green

Sentiment: Hello love

Brightest Beauty Card

I was thrilled to see an Australian stamp set in last year's mini catalogue, as most of the stamp sets are very Americanised and are not always suitable. When I saw the Australian wattle, I knew I had to purchase this one. I also loved that it came with dies as well, as I didn't fancy fussy cutting this one out by hand.

I did the traditional wattle colours for my card, but will try some different colours down the track for the flowers. My card is simple enough that it can be used for any occasion.

Products used

 

Stamps: Brightest beauty
Dies: Golden beauty
Cardstock: Whisper white & gold metallic specialty paper
DSP: Tasty treats
Inks: Garden green & daffodil delight 

Sentiment: True beauty 

Embellishments: Brushed metallic gold dots & linen thread

 

Adorable Owls Birthday Card

I saw a beautiful card that Madeleine Mrotzek made using the rays of light stamp set and wanted to give it a go myself.

For the background, I used my blender brushes to add the rainbow ink colours to the stamp, making sure I started off with the lightest colour first (yellow). This gave a nice subtle feel to the stamp image.

For the owl and balloon I used my stampin blends to colour and then fussy cut them both.

Products used

 

Stamps: Adorable owls, bird banter & rays of light
Dies: So many stars

Punch: Banner
Cardstock: Whisper white & basic black
Inks: Memento black, daffodil delight, peekaboo peach, blushing bride, flirty flamingo, highland heather, balmy blue, pool party, pear pizzazz, verso mark & white embossing powder

Markers: Basic black, smoky slate, tahitian tide & pumpkin pie

Sentiment: Bird banter

Adorable Owls Card

Today's card is is a night version of the owl card I previously posted.

For the background, I used the night sky paper from the twinkle twinkle DSP. I cut a large circle and used another piece of white card stock underneath and stamped a moon (from Lavinia Stamps) in that space.

I used stampin blends to colour my owl, making sure I used light and dark shades. The branch and leaves were die cut using the apple blossoms dies. I assembled the card and added a handmade sentiment that I created myself.

I love how this card turned out and the moon adds the brightness the card needed.

Products used

 

Stamps: Adorable owls & moon (non SU)
Dies: Apple blossoms, circle & banner

Cardstock: Night of navy, whisper white, early espresso & mossy meadow
Inks: Memento black & seaside spray

Stampin blends: Crumb cake, SU100, SU300, seaside spray & mango melody

DSP: Twinkle twinkle

Sentiment: made myself (non SU)

Adorable Owls Card

So my favourite stamp set in the new sale-a-bration catalogue would have to be the 'Adorable Owls', and whats even better, is that you can get it free with a $90 purchase of stampin up products during January and February 2023.

I have spent the last week of my Christmas leave making so many cards featuring these cute little owls, and will be sharing them over the coming weeks.

Today's card is bright and happy and is perfect for our climate in Australia...Summer! 

For the background, I stamped up my rays of light stamp in daffodil delight, then used my blender brushes to add a little peekaboo peach and mango melody inks just around the sun area for a little more depth. I then cut a large circle around the sun area and used another piece of card stock underneath with a blended sun using daffodil delight, peekaboo peach and mango melody. This gave it the pop it needed to brighten the card up.

I used my crumb cake re-inker and water colour brush for the owl, making sure I used light and darker shades. I used my blender markers for the eyes, beak, feet and bow tie, as this was much easier to do than trying to water colour those tiny little areas.

The branch and leaves were die cut using the apple blossoms dies. I assembled the card and added the sentiment and little flowers to finish the card off. Hope this makes you smile :)

Products used

 

Stamps: Adorable owls & rays of light
Dies: Apple blossoms & circle

Punch: Itty bitty shapes & banner
Cardstock: Whisper white, water colour card, crumb cake, old olive & pear pizzazz
Inks: Memento black, crumb cake, daffodil delight, peekaboo peach & mango melody

Markers: Granny apple green, old olive & daffodil delight 

Sentiment: Bird banter

Embellishments: yellow rhinestones (not SU)

 

Happiness Abounds Card

This card could be used for a few different occasions and was very quick and easy to make. Since I was able to use the dies to die cut the flowers and leaves from the gorgeous DSP, it sped up the process greatly.

Products used

 

Stamps: Birch
Dies: Blossoming happiness & wood crate
Cardstock: Crumb cake, basic black & whisper white
DSP: Hues of happiness
Sentiment: Sealed with love
Embellishments: Linen thread & black pearls

 

Come Sail Away Birthday Card

I have seen many of these life ring cards on the web, so decided to make my own version. I used the stamps, dies and embellishments from the 'Come Sale Away' suite.

Products used

 

Stamps: Sailing home
Dies: Smooth sailing & stitched circles
Cardstock: Whisper white, sahara sand, night of navy & pool party
Inks: Night of navy
Markers: Sahara sand & pool party
DSP: Tasty Treats

Sentiment: Bird banter
Embellishments: Sail away trinkets, bakers twine & clear epoxy shapes