Patriotic Birthday

     Hello!  While my husband believes I own every stamp set in the Idea Book & Catalog I did find one that I don't own - a current star stamp!  I wanted to make a patriotic birthday card and realized that the only star stamps I own are retired!  Don't tell Aaron but I guess that means that I'll have to place another Stampin' Up order soon! ;)

     This card was pretty simple to create and if it wasn't for the embossing I would consider it "quick and simple".  I embossed the star from Stars & Swirls set with white embossing powder, went over the embossed image with a cotton ball and ink (emboss resist technique) and then punched the image out with a square punch.  

Stamps: Stars & Swirls (retired), Short & Sweet

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Going Gray

Paper: Whisper White

Tools & Accessories: Heat tool, embossing powder, 1 3/4" square punch, dimensionals  

They Say It's Your Birthday...

     One of my New Year's resolutions is to get handmade birthday cards in the mail, on time, to everyone.  Now that the "baby boom" is over I can finally sit down and start making some of those birthday cards (hence the past few birthday posts).

     This card was inspired by Dawn Giffith's Christ Is Born card.  If you're not familiar with the emboss resist technique head over to SplitCoastStampers and check out their picture tutorial (here).  On a side note, I actually purchased this particular stamp set with the emboss-resist technique in mind.  The flower image is fairly solid and large, making it the perfect stamp to use!

Stamps: Upsy Daisy

Ink: VersaMark, StazOn, Marina Mist 

Paper: Marina Mist, Whisper White, Basic Black

Tools & Accessories: Heat tool, brayer, clear embossing powder, dimensionals 

    

Inspired By Stars

      Hello!  Today's card was inspired by danascott96's card over at SplitCoast.  Since just about everyone I know is having a baby I'm in need of yet another baby card.  I searched "CAS baby" on SplitCoast and this was one of the cards that popped up! (CAS is an acronym for clean and simple)
     I absolutely loved her layout and design so so I kept it the same.  Dana used a non-SU! stamp set for her card but I loved the idea of white stars on a colored background and I decided to try the emboss-resist technique.  If you've never heard of this technique or would like to see a demonstration of it, head over to Dawn Griffith's website to view her video tutorial (click here) or check out the emboss-resist picture tutorial (click here) over at SplitCoastStampers.
     Because I used the emboss-resist technique I wouldn't classify my card as clean and simple, like Dana's.  Although this technique is simple once you get the hang of it, it did take a bit of time to complete this card.


Stamps: Nursery Necessities (retired), Short & Sweet
Paper: Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Ink: Marina Mist, Barely Banana (retired), Bashful Blue, Pretty In Pink
Tools & Accessories: Corner rounder, clear embossing powder, heat tool, brayer, button, linen thread, Stampin' dimensionals