Belated Birthday

Apothecary Art stamp set with Framelits dies. Attic Boutique paper on a Pool Party base that was embossed with the Lattice Squares folder. Pool Party seam binding ribbon and half pearls to embellish. All supplies are current Stampin' Up.

Sock Monkey

I think you could send this birthday card to anyone, young or old, unless they really hate sock monkeys. All supplies are Stampin' Up: Sock Monkey stamped in Canvas background and then cut out. I filled in the arms and legs with white gel pen and added the hat and balloon. Sentiment is from Create A Cupcake. Cardstocks are Kraft and Real Red with some retired SU dsp.

Felt Flower Birthday

For two challenges today, the first is today's Featured Stamper Dawn (dostamping) and I chose an Easter card of hers to case.
All supplies are Stampin' Up. Perfect Punches sentiment with retired felt flowers.
The second challenge was for today's Hope You Can Cling To challenge to incorporate pink ribbon. (SU's pink satin).

Quick Birthday

Truly a 10 minute card, I have a little stack of these embossed SU tulip frame card bases all ready to go. I love this folder!
Sentiment is in Old Olive from On Your Birthday set, frame is a Nestabilities, paper is retired SU. Bella Rose maybe?

Old Fashioned Roses

All supplies are Stampin' Up only. I used the new with the old for this one, new Springtime Vintage designer paper with the old Hand Painted Petites stamp set. There is a new set coming out in the catalog very similar to this old one that I kept and loved. New Baja seam binding ribbon, paper flowers, and brads to embellish. Cardstock is Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla, inks are Baja stamped off once for lighter blue, Old Olive, Wild Wasabi and Crumb Cake. Nestabilities Labels Eight by Spellbinders for frame.

New Year's Resolutions...

Our challenge at Splitcoast was to create a card to show our New Year's resolutions. My problem isn't making the card, it is actually sending it! I am late or forgetful with almost every birthday throughout the year so I am going to try and correct that this year. Promise.
All supplies are Stampin' Up: Birthday (hostess set), new Springtime Vintage paper, pearls. Cardstock is Blushing Bride and Wild Wasabi.

Emerging Color Technique

Three easy steps to a great technique that looks layered.
1. Stamps images using a solid image stamp (not an outline type).
2. Emboss a solid shape in Versamark and clear powder (I used an oval).
3. Brayer over entire panel in a lighter, coordinating color. Wipe off ink from embossed surface.
Complete your card!
I used Whisper White as my base, Vintage Vogue images in Ruby Red, Tangerine, and Dusty Durango. Well Scripted sentiment in black. Non SU oval image (from the dollar bin at my local Stamp store). Brayered Groovy Guava over entire image. Main card base is Dusty Durango.

Vintage Vogue Birthday

All supplies are SU. Vintage Vogue, Bella Toile, and Well Scripted stamp sets. Scallop oval Sizzix, Flourish Texturz plate. Colors: Blush, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla.

Greenhouse Garden Side Step Card

I really like this unique card fold and was glad I tried it out. It wasn't hard at all, it just looked that way. I used the Greenhouse Garden set with the following SU inks: Pretty in Pink and stamped off Regal Rose, Amethyst and Lavender Lace, Apricot and Pumpkin with Celery stems. Sentiments are from new Occasions mini set Picnic Parade and Happy Birthday from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Voila Birthday

What a kick to see this card I made on the Stampin' Up demo website today! It uses Razzleberry Lemonade paper with Melon Mambo cardstock, the Voila chef (love this guy!) and the sentiment from Oval All. It is a stand up card, there is a tutorial with the measurements in the techniques forum at SCS.

Wreath of Flowers

I love making wreaths with small flower stamps. See what you have in your collection that will work for this technique! This wreath uses Martha Stewart's stamps, Stampin' Up's cardstocks and Chatterbox ribbon. Well Scripted sentiment is from the new Occasions mini.

On A Pedestal

I cased this idea from the birthday card Hallmark sent to me, changing a lot of details to make it different. I loved the idea of the "streamers" across the design and tried to make mine with some narrow organdy ribbon. I used Stampin' Up's On A Pedestal embossing the cake plate in silver and the cake in Rose Red craft and clear e.p. The teeny tiny silver flowers are negatives from a floral border punch (I have a hard time throwing anything away). The silver embossed sentiment is from the retired set It's Your Birthday. Cardstocks used were Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, and Brushed Silver.

Fifth Avenue Manhattan Floral

Today's card is for multiple challenges, the first is the Teapot Tuesday inspiration of a lovely rose teapot. I used today's colors of Pretty in pink, Old Olive and Bermuda Bay with Whisper White.On Shimmer White cardstock I embossed the rose and then used spritzed water and re-inkers to add the color.
For the clean and simple challenge guidelines I kept the card plain and added sponging.

On A Pedestal

I used Black Cherry jello with my clear embossing powder on the chocolate part of the cake for the scratch and sniff part and I sprinkled in some pink sugar crystals into the Liquid Applique before heating up. I smudged the candle so I ended up having to add some speckles and dots to the main image to cover up my booboo so I didn't have to start over. I used the sketch from this week with Tea Party and Bella Blossoms? paper atop Pretty In Pink card base.

Stampin' Up Sneak Peek

This set will be available in the upcoming catalog and is called On A Pedestal. I double embossed the hand stamped background using a positive and negative impression of the polka dots embossing plates. The cherry from the set was stamped in red and I used the little puffy cloud from the Occasions mini train set in pink to create the background on Whisper White cardstock.
1 1/4" Pink Pirouette and 1/4" Real Red grosgrain ribbon, Crystal Effects glaze on cherry, Cocoa icing highlighted with some Dazzling Diamonds. I added some clusters of Pretty In Pink dots all around the edges of the main image to create a frame.
This is a yummy set that I think you are going to love. I'll have some more samples to show you within the next few days.

Sweet Nothings Scrapping Kit

Sweet Nothings Simply Scrappin' Kit from Stampin' Up with a Chocolate Chip card base. I think this is one of my favorites ever of SU's kits. I like all of the papers and the stick ons, they're just my style and pretty easy to coordinate. Embossed Forever Friends wheel in Chocolate Craft and clear powder, sentiment from All Holidays. I colored the flowers in with Ruby Red and Olive markers. The flower is from the Pretties Kit with some of the stick ons from the kit and the Button Bouquet buttons for flower center with a bit of linen thread. The happy birthday is from the All Holidays set.

Sweet Stems Neverending Card

The technique featured on SCS today is a neverending card with a wonderful video tutorial. I used Sweet Stems and Tea Party paper on all sides. I tied this closed with some pink taffeta ribbon. I don't know how to show multiple pics on one frame so am just showing one aspect of this. It took me forever but I finally figured it all out, I doubt I will ever make another :)

Birthday Best

Inspired by this bedding for today's inspiration challenge:
Spunky Sprout
I used the new Artful INKables set Birthday Best for the cupcake and sentiment. I applied Liquid Applique and real cupcake sprinkles and heated to make puffy. Background is SU's cupcakes wheel colored in with Copic markers.
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This fabulous cake image is from the new Artful INKables set Birthday Best. I colored it with Copic markers, added some pearls and striped ribbon. Sentiment is also from set.