Bordering Blooms Birthday Wishes

(inside: may your birthday be filled with love, laughter and everything that makes you happy)

I love the fine lines and whimsical style of the flowers and leaves on this stamp from the  “Bordering Blooms” set from Stampin’ Up (retired?).  This stamp is 5 1/2 inches long and fits across an A2 size card.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic markers (BG75, BG72, R24, R22, and R21).  I used the BG75 marker to create the mat as well.

The greeting and inside sentiment are from the “Happy Birthday to You” set from Gina K Designs.  I used my score board to deboss the stripes on the background panel.

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Painted Petals Birthday Card

This simple card features stamps from the “Painted Petals” stamp set from Stampin’ Up (retired?).

The greeting is from the “Banners” set from Joy! Crafts.  I used Gina K Designs Fresh Asparagus ink and Peach Bellini ink and card stock.  I stamped my images on water color paper for a bit of texture.

Here’s one in pink.

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Copper Leaves

I love how copper and black look on kraft card stock.

To create my leaves, I used gel medium and copper embossing powder.  I applied the gel medium to my panel with a palette knife through a stencil, and while the gel medium was still wet, I sprinkled on the copper embossing powder.  After the gel medium had dried, I heat set the powder with a heat tool.  Love, love, love the results!!

The vine stencil (5×6) was from Stencil Revolution.  Copper embossing powder is from Hero Arts.  The stamp is from the “Frame and Flowers 2” set by Gina K Designs as is the lighter Kraft card stock.  The black and kraft card base is by Recollections.  I stamped the greeting with versafine onyx black ink.

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Italian Ristorante Napkin Cards

(inside:  Wishing you an amazing birthday and your best year yet!)

My sister is very excited about her upcoming trip to Italy so I thought I’d make a card for her birthday using an “Italian Ristorante” scene napkin.  (I think the man and woman in the blue and red vaguely look like my sister and her husband – lol!)

I really struggled with this one and tried a few different layout ideas before “settling” on the design above.  The napkin was just so colorful and busy, and finding the point between “unfinished” and “a hot mess” was tough!!  It’s a good thing each napkin had 4 usable panels as I only ordered 3 individual napkins from Etsy!

The finished card measured 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.  I made a square envelope with my envelope punch board so a trip to the post office was required to mail it .

Here are a few more of the samples that didn’t end up in the trash…

I had to stack/layer several of the greeting die cuts on each of these in order for them to stand out.  In hindsight, I think a lighter background behind the “mosaic tiles” might have been better on the second sample.  And while I kind of liked both of these layout ideas, “my sister and brother-in-law” weren’t visible!

This next sample (5 x 7) was made using a sketch that was meant for an A2 sized card.

I think mine ended up looking a little too tall and stretched out.  In hindsight, I think I would have liked it better as an A2 sized card.  (Not crazy about my diagonal size/placement either!)

At some point however, you just need to move on to the next project – lol!!

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