Happiest Birthday Wishes

Natural Beauties certainly is getting used quite a bit!  I wanted to make another 3 panel card because they're simple to make and look like they aren't so simple.  This is also a color combination that worked very nicely together and a bit different than what I would normally use.

I used Enchanted Evening for the card base.  I stamped the flower images on white cardstock using Mediterranean Blue, Aloe Vera and Pink Grapefruit inks, cut them into the three panels and placed them on the blue card base.

The sentiment was stamped on a diecut made with Melon Berry cardstock.  I added a pearl to each of the flower centers with white pearl pen.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Natural Beauties, Framed Out #6
• Paper:  PTI Enchanted Evening, Melon Berry, White Stampers Select
• Tools:  PTI Framed Out #6 Die
• Other:  Pearl Pen
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy 1st Birthday

My friend asked me to make her granddaughter a first birthday card and I decided to pull out this Penny Black stamp since I haven't used it for a while.

I used white for the card base and added a layer of alphabet pattern paper and a layer of pink polka dot pattern paper.   The image was stamped on white, colored with Copics and placed on a pink scalloped circle.

I cut the light green loopy strips behind the image with my new "loop de loop" die.  The balloon and number "1" were cut with dies and adhered on foam tape for dimension.  For the balloon string, I attached a piece of pink sorbet twine to the balloon and "tied" it to the bench.

The "happy birthday" was stamped on a diecut.  Last steps were adding the Prisma flowers with Pearl Pen in the middle and sprinkling glitter on the stamped flowers.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Penny Black "Break For Cake"; PTI Birthday Basics
• Paper:  DCWV; Core'dinations
• Tools:  PTI Fabulous Frames Die, Heart-2-Heart #2 Die; Block Alpha Numbers Die, Loop-de-Loop Die; Standard & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities
• Other:  Prisma Flowers; Pearl Pen; Copics; Coaster; Twine; Martha Stewart Glitter
• Card Size:  5.5" x 5.5"

• Use What I Have:  Penny Black stamp

Sending Prayers

I needed to make a sympathy card for a man and Kraft is always good for a masculine card.  I used Kraft for the card base and edged around it in white ink.  I stamped the stems in ink and the flowers in brown on Vintage Cream cardstock.  I layered it on Spring Moss and Dark Chocolate cardstocks.

I wrapped dark brown ribbon around the card and tied it in a knot and placed the image on foam tape for dimension.  The sentiment was stamped in brown ink.  Although hard to see in the picture, I added Sand Flower Soft to the tops of the flowers for texture.  The card needed something so I added the little butterfly.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Beautiful Butterflies, With Sympathy
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, Spring Moss, Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Butterfly Border Punch
• Other:  Flower Soft; Ribbon
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Wish Big (CAS #22)

This is another card using the Washi tape from Target.  It's so much fun and so quick and easy to make a card using this tape!

I used Terracotta Tile for the card base.  I placed the four different styles of Washi tape diagonally across white cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment in orange and layered it on a scalloped circle diecut made with Harvest Gold cardstock.  That's it - the card is done! 

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI 2012 Birthday Tags
• Paper:  PTI Terracotta Tile, Harvest Gold, White Stampers Select
• Tools:  Standard & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities
• Other:  Washi Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy 60th Birthday!

I saw a card similar to this on Betsy Veldman's blog and wanted to make one too!  I was asked to make a 60th birthday card and thought this was a nice card for it.

The smaller flowers are stamped on white cardstock using Rosebud and Turquoise Gem inks.  The bigger flower was made in five layers:  1) stamped with Rosebud and Turquoise Gem inks, 2) two layers of diecut vellum leaves and 3) two layers of diecut flowers in Raspberry Fizz and Hawaiian Shores cardstock.  I also randomly stamped some wispy type leaves in Wheat ink.

The sentiment was made on the computer but I cut it out using a Fabulous Frames die.  I adhered it to coaster for support and then popped it up with foam tape for dimension.  I tied white tulle around the spine and added a few gems to the big flower center to finish the card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Lovely Layers
• Paper:  PTI Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, White Stampers Select
• Tools:  PTI Fabulous Frames Die, Lovely Layers Die; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Tulle; Gems; Coaster; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  5.5" x 5.5"

Congrats On Your New Job

This is for someone who just got a new job working for the Navy in administration, so I thought red, white and blue personalized the card a bit more.

I used Enchanted Evening for the card base and added a layer of stars pattern paper, rounding the right hand corners.  I stamped the sentiment in blue ink on a white oval diecut and layered it on a scalloped oval diecut, paper piercing the scallops.

I added the red, white and blue twine on the spine and a few metal stars on the oval.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Congrats All Ways
• Paper:  PTI Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, White Stampers Select; DCWV
• Tools:  Standard & Scalloped Oval Nestabilities; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Postal Twine; Metal Stars
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

on your birthday

Sometimes I get in the mood to make a male birthday card and when the mood strikes, I have to act on it!  That's what happened with this card, the idea just came to me.  I used medium brown Bazzill cardstock for the card base and added a layer of dark brown cardstock and a layer of blue cardstock, cut with Card Edgers.

Using my Take Three Die, I diecut the striped and plaid squares and placed them on top of the blue cardstock.  I wrapped Cappuccino twine on the edge and tied it with a button.  The sentiment was cut from the Framed Out #1 die and adhered with foam tape for dimension.  Brown and blue - typical man colors!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Take Three Summer
• Paper:  PTI Dark Chocolate, Rustic Cream; Bazzill, Stampin' Up
• Tools:  PTI Card Edgers #4, Take Three Die, Framed Out #1 Die
• Other:  Twine, PTI Wood Button
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy birthday

I was playing around with my Natural Beauties stamps to make this card.  I randomly stamped the flowers on white cardstock, but this time I used the layering technique - the flowers are stamped twice, once in pink and then stamped on top of the pink with red to give it more of a detailed look.

I added the leaves and the tiny flowers in two different shades of green.  The flower centers are stamped in Mango (a new ink color) and I thought it matched Summer Sunrise perfectly, and used that as the card base.  I rounded the corners on the right side.

I stamped the happy birthday sentiment and added a pearl using Pearl Pen to the center of each flower.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Natural Beauties, Lovely Layers, Think Big Favorites #12
• Paper:  PTI Summer Sunrise, White Stampers Select
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Pearl Pen
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Baby

I'm using a Marianne Designs diecut for this card sent to me from Jill.  I used Aqua Mist cardstock for the card base and layered the Marianne diecut on top.  Before adhering it, I tied a bow in the upper right hand corner through the slots in the diecut. 

I diecut a scalloped circle and paper pierced the scallops.  The baby buggy was stamped on white cardstock and colored with Copics and placed on foam tape for dimension.  I added white Pearl Pen to the dots on the Marianne diecut to embellish it a bit.  I thought this was a nice color that could be used for a boy or a girl.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Taylored Expressions Bringing Home Baby
• Paper:  PTI Aqua Mist, White Stampers Select
• Tools:  Marianne Designables DS0913; Standard & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities; Paper Piercer
• Other:  Ribbon; Copics; Pearl Pen
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Birthday Wishes (CAS #21)

Another easy card using Washi Tape - I really like using this tape because it's soooo easy to use!  And if you make a mistake, you can just pull it up and reposition it - no tearing your paper!

I used Pure Poppy for the card base, added four different types of Washi tape, placed horizontally on white cardstock and adhered it to the card base.

I stamped the red striped stamp onto a circle diecut and added the "birthday wishes" sentiment.  Done!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI 2012 Birthday Tags
• Paper:  PTI Pure Poppy, White Stampers Select
• Tools:  Standard Circle Nestabilities
• Other:  Washi Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

BIG Birthday Wishes

I found this pattern paper when I was looking for something else and put it aside to use for this card.  I thought the paper was bright, cheerful and full of masculine colors!  I  used Enchanted Evening cardstock for the card base, added a layer of medium brown cardstock and the pattern paper.  I rounded the corners on the right hand side of the two layered papers.

I used the new Framed Out #8 die to cut the outer oval in Blueberry Sky and the middle in Vintage Cream.  I stamped the sentiment and adhered the frame on foam tape for dimension.  I added the two metal dots on either side of the sentiment and a little jute on the spine.  Happy Birthday Ed!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Bash Sentiments
• Paper:  PTI Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky, Vintage Cream; Bazzill; DCWV
• Tools:  PTI Framed Out #8; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Metal Dots; Jute
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

{happy birthday}

This card uses another Cover Plate by PTI - "hexagons".  I ran the hexagon die through my Cuttlebug machine, popped out the inserts and stamped them with 4 different colors:  Tangelo, Pink Grapefruit, Turquoise Gem and Aqua Splash. 

I adhered the hexagon frame to an Aqua Mist card base and reinserted the stamped hexagons.  To create the pattern, I followed a template Nichole posted on her blog on where to place the hexagons...much easier than trying to figure it out!  I stamped the sentiment on a diecut banner, added Cantaloupe twine for decoration and placed it on foam tape for dimension.

 

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Bash Sentiments
• Paper:  PTI Aqua Mist; White Stampers Select
• Tools:  PTI Cover Plate Hexagons, Double Ended Banner
• Other:  Twine
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"