Time for some more 'family' birthday celebrations.
We meet up in October to celebrate September & October birthdays.
October is niece Lauren's birthday & wedding anniversary - I usually do a combined card.
Next up is a card for Great-Nephew, Lucas (11)
Background was stenciled with Blue Distress Ink, '11' was stamped & clear heat embossed, 'birthday' was stamped - all directly onto cardfront. 'happy' was die cut from 'gold' mirror cardstock.
Next up is a card for Archie (9) - I had some fun with this card!
I have had this set of Uniquely Creative Stamps & Dies (Summer) for a little while now (since August 2024), but have never used them before. So I set about stamping out some elements and colouring in with Copics, then die cutting several times and mounting in layers to create dimension. 'happy' was die cut from Gold mirror card, layered and added to cardfront with foam.
I played around with the different placements for a little while. I decided to add a layer of DP from my stash, and a 'white' frame layer to help make the elements stand out a bit better, and once I was happy, stuck everything down.
I really enjoyed the way this card came together and can see some more coming using this stamp set in the future.
Linking above card with the following challenges:
Cut it Up Challenge #341 - add embellishments
Addicted to Stamps & More #504 - Any Occasion
Seize the Birthday #316 - Anything Goes
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Stamps & dies: |
Uniquely Creative – Summer, Hero Arts Stamp & Cut - Happy |
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Dies: |
Waffle Flower A6 Layers |
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Ink: |
Versamark Embossing Ink, Ranger Distress inks, Copic Markers |
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Card stock: |
Blue Edge Crafts 300 gsm cardbase, Blue Edge Crafts 210 gsm cardfront, Mirror cardstock, rainbow foil cardstock |
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DP: |
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Tools: |
Cuttlebug, Print Blocks Emboss It Heat Tool, Couture Creations Precision Stamp Press, Couture Creations Mini Guillotine Trimmer, Couture Creations Mini Score Board, |
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Embellishments: |
Stickles/Kindy Glitz |
Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.
Super cute card, doesn't it feel good to use our long forgotten supplies?
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Lots of great cards, nicely embellished and sure to bring joy to the recipients!
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Your birthday critter card is just darling. I really got a kick out of that very tall giraffe. Thanks for sharing your talents with us at Seize the Birthday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun birthday card! Love all of those die cuts and your coloring, Cathy! Thanks for sharing it with the "Any Occasion Challenge" on the Addicted to Stamps & More Blog. Cathy ATS&M DT
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