Surprise Party Guest at Seize the Birthday #334!

 Hello and welcome!

I'm thrilled to be a Surprise Party Guest

over at Seize the Birthday!

For this challenge, we'd like to see you use

a sentiment strip(s) on your birthday projects!

Of course, if you are not a toppings kind of person,

you can just stick with Anything Goes!

Just make sure it's birthday themed.

Here's my take on the challenge:

It's true. Calories never count on your birthday!

I've combined products from a handful of companies

and created this fun card. The sentiments were stamped

in versamark ink onto black cardstock, white heat embossed,

and die cut with mini strip dies.

Now I want a cupcake!

Thank you, Jenny, for choosing my card for the Pun-y/Funny

challenge and for the opportunity to Guest Design

with the crew at Seize the Birthday!

I hope that you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Mini Messages: Birthday & dies

Ink: Versamark

DP: Doodlebug Designs - Party Time

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Perfect Pairs: Party & Wishes Ephemera Cuts; MFT - stitched scalloped rectangle die; Sunny Studio - stitched oval dies; Stampendous - white embossing powder; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs: Classic Christmas + plus!

 Hello there! I'm back with a couple more cards using

the Perfect Pairs: Classic Christmas along with the

coordinating Ephemera Cuts from STAMPlorations!

This time, I've added more to my cards to kick them up a notch. 😁

A scrap of holiday paper on one edge, repeat stamping of the

definition stamp, and one of the images from the Ephemera Cuts

still makes for a quick card.

For the inside, I stamped the sentiment stamp to finish.

For my second card, I took a piece of kraft paper, glued a strip of

patterned paper on the diagonal, die cut it using one of the

Crazy Double Running Stitch rectangle dies, then die cut it

again using the Circles All Over Texture plate. I added the

Nutcracker in the Ephemera Cuts package with foam squares.

Part of the sentiment was masked off and heat embossed

 in white embossing powder.

If you make quick cards, or like to throw on all the things, the

Perfect Pairs series is entirely capable of doing both! Check

out all four sets at the STAMPlorations store.

If you are in the mood to shop, you can use my discount code

for an extra 20% off.

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Card 1:

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa

DP: Carta Bella - Farmhouse Christmas

CS: Taylored Expressions, Thunderbolt

Accessories: Coordinating Ephemera Cuts; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - Tape runner & foam squares

Card 2:

Ink: Versamark

DP: Echo Park - A Lumberjack Christmas

CS: Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Coordinating Ephemera Cuts, Circles All Over texture plate, Crazy double running stitch nesting dies; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs: Classic Christmas

 Hello friends and welcome!

I'm back to showcase another stamp set in the

Perfect Pairs series at STAMPlorations! These are designed

to be able to create quick cards using just a few items.

All sets also have coordinating Ephemera Cuts available

to use with the stamps!

Here is my first card using Classic Christmas.

I started by stamping the definition stamp over my card

base in gold ink, then the sentiment stamp in black.

All I added was the gorgeous lantern image from

the Ephemera Cuts package to finish!

For my second card, I knew I wanted to use embossing powder

around the edges of the panel, but didn't have the

right color to match the mercury ornaments.

So of course, I mixed silver and gold powders to

make my own.

Side story: I had been storing my embossing powders in

Chinese food containers for years. (upcycling!)

When I opened the one containing the silver powder, it

disintegrated all over my desk and myself. Who knew that

the plastic containers would become so brittle that they explode! 😆

I've since bought some glass jars with metal lids to store 

my embossing powder in.

I heat embossed the sentiment, then decided I needed to

sprinkle more powder randomly over the card and heat

from underneath before adding the ornaments. I love how this turned out!

Look at all that shiny goodness!

This is just one of four new sets available at the

STAMPlorations store, and the Ephemera Cuts are

all so beautiful to use with them! If you are ordering

from the store, feel free to use my discount code:

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Ink: Color Box/Susan K. Weckeser - Shimmer (gold); Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

CS: Thunderbolt; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Stampendous - detail gold EP; Whispers - silver EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs: Party and Wishes - More is more version!

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

The other day I showcased

STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs: Party and Wishes

stamp set along with the coordinating Ephemera Cuts

on this post. These are specifically designed for you

to create quick projects. But you can always add

more to them to create even more fun things!

My first card also uses stamps from the

Art Marks stamp set.

Did I case one of Shery's cards? Yep! (Thank you!)

I just put my own spin on it. I masked the sentiment

stamp and just stamped the 'Celebrate' in the bottom

corner, then second and third generation stamped it

again.

I started my second card by stenciling a rainbow of colors

through the Confetti #1 Slimline Stencil then die cutting it

from the Curly Labels/Tags Nesting die.

I white heat embossed sentiments from the

Sweet Cravings stamp set and used foam squares to

pop them and that delicious looking slice of cake onto 

my card.

On the inside, I stamped the Celebrate Big stamp:

I had this idea in my head for my final card, and

I love how it came out. I started by stenciling clouds

on my card base. The bird, from the

Birds of Paradise stamp set (sold out) was

heat embossed on mixed media paper then colored

using a water brush and Derwent Inktense Blocks. 

I stamped one of the sentiments from the same 

stamp set the adhered the balloons Ephemera Cuts

along with the bird with foam squares. I hand drew

the lines to connect the balloons to the bird. LOL!

On the inside, I stamped another sentiment

from the set to finish my card:

I love that these Perfect Pairs sets are so versatile and

the Ephemera Cuts are just gorgeous! Check them out

at the STAMPlorations store. This is just one of four sets

available. And don't forget that you can use my

discount code for an extra 20% off!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies

Card 1:

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Gumball, Blueberry, Passion Fruit

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Ephemera Cuts; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - Tape runner & foam squares on all cards

Card 2:

Ink: Versamark; Taylored Expressions - Banana Cream Pie, Papaya, Fruit Punch, Granny Smith, Gumball, Jelly Donut; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Ephemera Cuts, Curly Labels/Tags dies, Confetti #1 Slimline stencil; Stampendous - white Embossing powder; heat gun; MISTI

Card 3:

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Salt Water Taffy

CS: Taylored Expressions; Strathmore Mixed Media paper

Accessories: Ephemera Cuts; Derwent Inktense Blocks; water brush; Inkadinkado - black embossing powder; heat gun; TCW - cloud stencil; MISTI; Faber Castell - black PITT artist pen

STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs: Party and Wishes

 Hello and welcome!

Have you seen the August release at STAMPlorations?

It's called Perfect Pairs. It's a combination of a sentiment

stamp and small background stamp. There's also 

coordinating ephemera cuts that go, well, perfectly with

the set, that you can also purchase!

I'm using the Party and Wishes set along with the Ephemera cuts.

For my first card, I stamped the background stamp in a zig zag

pattern using similar ink colors that matched that party hat.

(Because being me, I find CAS cards hard to make.

All that white space! But I tried! LOL!) I tore a strip of

white cardstock, stamped the sentiment at the bottom,

and adhered that and the party hat onto my card base.

So, this probably took about 10-12 minutes to make.

That's really good for me, as my cards usually take at

least 2-3 hours to make. 😁

For my second card, I masked off an area on my card base, and

stamped the background stamp on a diagonal then removed the

mask. I masked off part of the sentiment stamp and stamped

just the word Celebrate in the bottom right. I added gold Stickles

over all the sprinkles on the cupcake and once dry, adhered

with foam squares. Not including the drying time for the Stickles,

this came together in about 5-6 minutes. A record for me!! 

You can check out the Perfect Pairs line at the STAMPlorations store!

Don't forget that you can use my discount code for an

extra 20% off!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies - Card 1:

Ink: Memento - Paris Dusk, Rhubarb Stalk; Ranger Adirondack - Butterscotch

CS: Neenah

Accessories: Coordinating Ephemera Cuts; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - foam squares & tape runner

Card 2:

Ink: Ranger Adirondack - Butterscotch; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah

Accessories: Coordinating Ephemera Cuts; Ranger - Gold Stickles; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - foam squares & tape runner