Hot Air Balloon Birthday

 

CAS905 - Balloons

For my card, I started with a clean white card base and added a kraft embossed panel from the stack of papers I am working on using up this year. The texture of the kraft layer gives the background a warm, rustic feel that works beautifully with the rest of the design.

Next, I die cut the balloon pieces and brought them to life with a mix of sponging and Copics to add depth and soft shading. The finished balloon is popped up on dimensionals for lift, and I tucked a small cloud underneath to create a simple, airy scene.

To finish the card, I added a straightforward birthday greeting at the bottom, also popped up on dimensionals, giving the design a clean and balanced final touch.

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Hot Air Balloon Birthday

Crusin Father's Day

 

FS1012 - This week's incredibly talented Featured Stamper is RJP111 aka Robin. I found this INSPIRATION.

I was inspired by the muscle car on Robin’s card and knew this Spellbinders die would be a great fit, so I cut the pieces from blue, black, and silver cardstock and layered them to build the car. The combination of colors gave it a bold, polished look that worked perfectly for the theme.

After assembling the car, I pulled a vintage style paper from the stash I am working through this year and mounted it on silver to echo the metallic accents. I added a blue ombre layer for extra depth, then placed everything on silver and finally a black card base to ground the design.

With the foundation complete, I added dimension by popping up both the car and the sentiment, which gave the finished card a clean, striking presence.

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Crusin Father's Day

Rainbow Birthday

 

IC1073 - The Willow Tree - INSPIRATION

I was inspired by the cheerful rainbow colors on the romper, and it reminded me of this rainbow floss I’ve been trying to use up it felt like the perfect match for a fun, stitched card. I die cut the panel with a Spellbinders die and then stitched it with the rainbow floss, letting all those bright colors shine. To add a little sparkle, I placed teal gems in some of the centers.

The finished panel is layered over a teal mat and then onto a clean white card base. To complete the design, I popped the birthday sentiment up on dimensionals for just a bit of lift and presence.

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Rainbow Birthday

Congrats on the New Puppy

F4A853 - Little Girls

For my card, I reached for this adorable little girl image from Unity, complete with a sweet puppy, making it perfect for another of my pet donation cards. I paired her with a cheerful polka dot paper from my stash, which I am working hard to use up this year. The image is colored with Copics and popped up on dimensionals for a bit of lift.

To finish the design, I added a few brown hearts for balance and a Congratulations sentiment, also raised on dimensionals, to tie everything together.

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Congrats on the New Puppy

Thank U

 

WT1111 - Use Only 1...

For this card, I followed the challenge guidelines to use only one die cut, one stamp, one layer, and one embellishment, which made the design feel like a fun creative puzzle. Using my floral designer paper as my focal image, as I am working on using up this paper pad this year. The designer paper is trimmed and adhered it directly to the card base. To stay within the single‑layer rule, I added a narrow white sentiment strip along the bottom, using a scrap that happened to fit perfectly.

The stamped sentiment is from Inkadinkado and worked beautifully on another small scrap from my drawer, keeping the whole project cohesive and resourceful. For the finishing touch, I added pearl embellishments that echo the flower centers in the designer paper, bringing just the right amount of softness and shine to complete the card.

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Thank U

Thank You Bird House

SC1120 - this week's sketch on splitcoaststampers.com

For my card, I reached for this really cute Studio G image and sentiment, stamped them on white cardstock, and colored everything with Copics to bring out the cheerful details. After trimming the panel, I layered it on green cardstock to echo the green in the image and give it a crisp, coordinated frame.

Next, I pulled out the paper pads I am working on using up this year and built the layout, adding red and green framing to the layers to reinforce the colors in the stamped image. I popped the birdhouse up on dimensionals for a bit of lift and finished the design with a scattering of green hearts for a playful, balanced touch.

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Thank You Bird House

Cold Noses

 

CAS904 - Anything that walks

For my card, I reached for this adorable Technique Junkies image and stamped it onto white cardstock. I colored the sweet scene with Copics, letting the bright tones bring the characters to life. After trimming the panel, I layered it onto a black card base, which gives the artwork a crisp frame and makes the colors pop even more.

To finish the design, I added a few red hearts for a simple but charming touch that ties the whole card together.

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Cold Noses