Flashback Birthday

The paper in the Playful Palette DSP stack gives me flashbacks to my middle and high school days. And yes, I know that dates me :) I loved the brushstroke look in bright primary colors when I was living in that era, but I am not as thrilled with them this time... but my daughter-in-law loves them! I do like the colors they used, but not so much the way they used them. So it was definitely time to challenge myself to use this paper! The Creative Crew DSP/Color Focus challenge this time was to take one of your go-to colors and pair it with a neutral you rarely use.

So I chose Peekaboo Peach and paired it with Very Vanilla and Basic Black. I do not use either of them very often. And I used a print from this stack that I do not like very much to challenge myself even further! Here is how I did it:

1. Create a Peekaboo Peach 4¼"x5½" cardbase. 
2. Cut a ½"x5½" strip from the DSP. Adhere about 1/8" from the fold of the cardbase.
3.  Flip the DSP and cut a 2½"x5" piece of the same DSP. Cut a piece of Vellum to 3-5/8"x5" and emboss with Softly Falling embossing folder. Lightly adhere the DSP to the vellum about 1/8" from left edge, then stitch in place with sewing machine.
4. Cut a piece of Peekaboo Peach cardstock to ½"x5¼". Cover with Clear Wink of Stella. Adhere slightly over lapping the black DSP strip.
5. Use dimensionals, or trimmed down coasters if you have a bazillion of them like I do, behind the DSP, and adhere to the cardfront, slightly overlapping the shimmery Peekaboo Peach strip.
6. Use a scrap of Very Vanilla that is at least 2"x4", stamp the double banner in Archival Black ink, then stamp the sentiments in the banner in the same ink. Die cut with matching die in Bunch of Banners die set. Apply dimensionals to the back of the banner and peel the backing off. Then create a nest of Copper thread by wrapping around your fingers several times, then lay on the exposed dimensionals, arranging as desired. Adhere this unit to the card front.
7. Inside the card, stamp the candle base 3 times in Peekaboo Peach, then the flames in Crushed Curry stamped off. Then stamp Happy Birthday in Archival Black over the candles. All Done!

This would make a cute card front too, if you like clean and simple! I do like this card. And guess what... this DSP is growing on me too :)

Do you have flashbacks from this DSP? What are they?!

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Product List

Birthday Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141506]

$17.00

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141417]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101856]

$8.00

Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack

[141657]

$10.00

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

[141398]

$6.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[131173]

$6.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

$3.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[139672]

$8.50

Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies

[141488]

$27.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Peachy Sweet

I have another swap to share with you, and they may have made it to the recipients by now :) I mailed them on Monday and they went from coast to coast :) I had fun using some of my favorite new things from this Annual catalog!

I am actually taking a staycation this week as I had use-or-lose vacation time that I had to use this week, so maybe I can get a bunch of stamping done! I mean, I have a ton of stuff from the new catalog that has not even seen ink yet! I would love to get enough stuff stamped to feed the ever hungry blog-monster for the next few weeks :) I do love having a blog, it gives me a place to share my projects, and hopefully gives my viewers some tips, tricks, and inspiration that you all can use to improve your crafting lives.

And in my quest to do more videos, here is one for this card!

Monochromatic cards are not something I do very often. I like a variety of color, but this one seems to have a good balance of color to white and metallics. And the layers and texture help :)

I don't think I need to go into all the details of how I created this card since there is a video, but please let me know below in the comments if the written directions are something you miss. 

Here you can see the dimension on the top of the cupcake a little better.

And I don't think I will ever get tired of the vellum sentiment strips! By doing the heat embossed sentiment on a strip of vellum, I avoid warping the card base. If I was stamping and heat embossing on a watercolor card base, I wouldn't worry about it, but regular cardstock does tend to warp from the heat. I get picky about that kind of thing :)

If you have seen something you need for your crafting life, just click the image in the supply list below and it will take you to my store! If you order less than $150, please use this month's Host Code, which can be found at the top of the sidebar on the right.

And be sure to check the box allowing me to contact you when you check out. I can't send you a thank you card if I don't know your address! And I promise to only send you happy mail, no junk mail :)



Product List

Sweet Cupcake Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141498]

$21.00

Sweet Cupcake Photopolymer Bundle

[142232]

$43.00

Cupcake Cutouts Framelits Dies

[141474]

$27.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Sparkle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141468]

$7.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141417]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

[135315]

$5.00

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101856]

$8.00

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

[141398]

$6.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

$6.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$6.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

[141636]

$5.00

Heat Tool

[129053]

$30.00

Handheld Stapler

[139083]

$10.00

Silver Mini Staples

[135847]

$4.00

Peekabo Peach 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

[141427]

$8.00

Big Shot Die Brush

[140603]

$11.00

Precision Base Plate

[139684]

$25.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Honey and Gold

I was working on some posts for my blog and found this post as a draft from months ago! Wow! I think it is time for this project to come out and play :) Thankfully this stamp set carried over into the new Annual Catalog!

I actually made this card for a swap I take part in about quarterly, and I made a couple versions of it.

Ok, bear with me here. I am going to try to remember all the details of how I made this card :)

• Cut a panel of watercolor paper to 3½"x4¾", and a piece of Delightful Dijon to 3½"x5". Stamp the flower cluster in Versamark and heat emboss with Gold embossing powder. 
• Use an Aqua-painter to color the flowers, dry (air or heat tool). 
• Go over the leaves and stamens with the Gold Wink of Stella.  
• Add some watery Delightful Dijon to the background with the Aqua-painter, dry. 
• Spatter with a more intense Delightful Dijon with the Aqua-painter. 
• Stitch the watercolor panel tot eh Delightful Dijon mat, then adhere to the Thick Whisper White card base.

This version has much less going on in the background, but there are some dots stamped in the background instead of being spattered on.

Which one do you like better?

If you have seen something you need for your crafting life, just click the image in the supply list below and it will take you to my store! If you order less than $150, please use this month's Host Code, which can be found at the top of the sidebar on the right.

And be sure to check the box allowing me to contact you when you check out. I can't send you a thank you card if I don't know your address! And I promise to only send you happy mail, no junk mail :)


Product List

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140658]

$19.00

Birthday Blooms Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[140655]

$27.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Delightful Dijon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138338]

$8.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad

[138327]

$6.50

Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141898]

$8.00

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$6.00

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

$5.00

Heat Tool

[129053]

$30.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00