May 29, 2023 Birthday Banners-CLR062D & Build A Cupcake-CLR059

 

Hello Friends! Tia here from RockyMtnCraftia.com back with more Birthday Banner fun! I really liked the look of my no-line coloring on the last Birthday Banner card I made, so I came back with it again. This time I paired the banners with the yummy Build A Cupcake set!

What I LOVE most about both of these sets is FIRST-they both have DIES! Save yourself some time and frustration and both of these matching dies!!! SECOND-there are additional sets to match those dies! The Banners set comes in Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's and Easter. The Build A Cupcake also has Christmas, Valentines and Fall themed cupcake sets that match the SAME die! This is how you stretch you collection!

Okay, let's get into today's card. I began with an A2 sized card base. I selected birthday paper from my stash. I created a bold frame using Onyx cardstock and a scalloped die. 

I selected the birthday banners-balloons and cupcakes and decided to stamp my sentiment (from the banner set) on a banner. Once again, I stamped everything with Hero Arts Contour Ink which is designed for no-line coloring. 

After building my cupcake, these are the COPIC colors I selected to color everything in.

COPIC SELECTION:

Cupcake Frosting: WO; E50; YR30 and E57; E29

                Wrapper: BG15; BG07;Y13; YR14

Yellow:Y13; Y15; Y17

Orange:YR14; YR68

Red: R35; R46; R37

Fine Lines with: Staedtler Triplus Fineliner: Bright Yellow; Orange, Red, Teal, Light Gray

Lastly, I adhered the base of the banners to the card front, while popping the ends with foam tape. I also adhered the cupcake with foam tape on top of the edges. 

Another fun and fast card that will really show your excitement to celebrate! So until you do...

Go-Get-Crafty!

-Tia

Kick Up Your Heels, Mischief Allowed

Hey Y'all!!! It's day 2 of the new Southwest Release at Prickley Pear Stamps and I'm showcasing the Kokopelli - Happy Birthday stamp set. I love celebrating birthdays. Especially someone else's. Hehe. How would you say Happy Birthday? Be sure to check out the fun stamp sets and dies in the new release! All the details for making this card yourself are below.

I started by stamping the the dancer, the notes she's playing and the sentiments on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I didn't use any Copic Markers on this card.

The set comes with 11 images and 11 sentiments. You can mix and match them in so many great combinations. Here is the link for the clear Kokopelli - Happy Birthday stamp set & matching dies:

Kokopelli - Happy Birthday Stamp Set

Kokopelli - Happy Birthday Die Set

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PAPER & EVERYTHING ELSE

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Paper

• Card Stock - Basic Black, Mango Melody

• Ink - Distress Oxide (Black Soot)

• Stencils - Random Music Notes and Music Symbols

• Foam Tape, Black Enamel Dots

The card base is from basic black. The base is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" on the long side.  Make sure you use your bone folder and burnish the fold well so it doesn't tear the fold.

On top of the black card base is a piece of Mango Melody cut to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". Another layer of black and Mango Melody is on top of that. The black is cut to 5 5/16" x 4". The Mango is cut to 5 3/16" x 3 15/16". Obviously you can make them whatever size make you happy. They are all glued down with wet glue.

Before I glued them all down I stamped the top Mango card stock with lots of musical instruments using a Random Music Notes stencil. They are colored with Distress Oxide, Black Soot.

The next section of layers has more black and mango pieces. The black is 2 3/4" x 2 1/8". The mango is 2 9/16" x 1 15/16". I stamped the dancer directly on top of the piece of mango. They two pieces are wet glued together and popped up on top of the musical notes with foam tape. Added some black dots just because I could.

I stamped the melody she is playing on mango card stock, fussy cut it and popped it up with foam tape. Wonder what melody she's playing? Can you hear it?

The two sentiments go together perfectly I thought. 'Kick Up Your Heels' and 'Mischief Allowed'. I stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and cut them out with dies. They are popped up with foam tape.

Mischief Always!  ~Teresa

Let's Celebrate

 Hey Y'all!!! Teresa here.  I just love celebrating birthdays! All the balloons, presents and especially the deserts. This stamp & die set from Prickley Pear Stamps reminded me of all the things I love. What a great way to say 'Let's Celebrate' with the cutest little shaker card. 

I started by printing the the banners on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper and coloring them with Copic markers. The list of markers is below...

Here is the link for the clear banners stamp set & matching dies:

Birthday Banners Clear Stamp Set

Banner Die Set

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COPIC MARKERS:

• Balloons (Y15, Y08, Y04)

• Presents (YG07, YG06, YG01)

• Cupcakes (BG07, BG05, BG01)

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PAPER & EVERYTHING ELSE

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Paper

• Card Stock - Basic Black, Basic White, Melon Mambo

The card base is from basic black. I had already decided to use melon mambo and it's a great accent color for black. The card base is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" on the long side.  Make sure you use your bone folder and burnish the fold well so it doesn't tear the fold.

The layer on top of the black is basic white. The white is 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". Obviously you can make it whatever size make you happy. It's glued to the card base with wet glue.

Of course it ended up as a shaker card too. You know I'm all about shaker cards. The banners just make the perfect opportunity. I cut the banners out of a piece of Melon Mambo to form the front of the shaker box. The banners cuts have a clear window sheet glued to the back and foam tape around each banner and around the outside of the entire top to keep any of those little sequins stinkers from escaping because you know they love to do that.

Here's a little tip that I learned from another crafter. Make sure you run a small string of glue around all the foam tape on both sides before you stick it to the window sheet or whatever surface you are using. Sometimes the foam tape looses his adhesitivity (is that really a word) and the glue will keep it permanently in place.

I aligned my colored banners on another piece of Melon Mambo right under each matching die cut and placed the top down on the bottom. Glued the shaker parts to the white card stock with wet glue.

Let's Celebrate is a fun sentiment. What else would you do on someone's birthday but celebrate, right?

Happy Birthday!

Bring All Your Ideas To Life... ♥