Birthday Bird

 

WT1101 - Unusually Colored Animals

For my card, I pulled out this fun Crazy Bird image from Tim Holtz and colored it in teal. I dressed him up with a bowler hat, a patterned tie, and a pair of glasses to give him a quirky personality.

I layered the bird on a playful paper pack my son picked out for me at Christmas, added a white panel for contrast, and then placed everything on a piece of designer paper from my stash that I am working to use up this year. The finished panel is mounted on a white card base.

Both the bird and the birthday sentiment are popped up on dimensionals for extra lift. This one is headed to my son for his birthday, and the little twists in the design feel just right for him.

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Birthday Bird

Special Meow

SC1110 - this week's sketch on splitcoaststampers.com

For my card, I started with a piece of fish‑themed designer paper and built the layout around its bright colors, adding orange and teal layers to highlight the tones in the pattern.

I die cut the teal panel with scalloped circles, added a white die‑cut layer on top, and then die cut the little mouse and fish bones for the top and bottom circles. For the center circle, I stamped the word Special and added the die‑cut word Meow to tie everything together with a fun cat theme.

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Special Meow

Hello Friend

 

CAS894 - Keep in Touch

For my card, I pulled out this really cute Penny Black image, stamped it on white cardstock, and colored it with Copics. I added soft red sponging around the edges to frame the image, then popped the panel up on a white card base for a clean, bright finish.

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Hello Friend

Mother's Day Peacock

 

FS1001 - this week's incredibly talented Featured Stamper is DellsDani. I found this INSPIRATION.

For my background, I chose a piece from the stack I am working through, and its alcohol ink look brought great movement and color to the design. I added a couple of coordinating scrap papers and gave each layer a crisp white mat for clean definition that helps everything stand out.

Since the Featured Stamper card included a peacock, I reached for this sweet peacock die cut, assembled the layers, and let it take center stage. The sentiment is lifted on dimensionals, and several blue hearts finish the card with a soft pop of color.

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Mother's Day Peacock

Thinking of You

 

IC1062 - Muji - INSPIRATION

For my card, I was inspired by the stainless steel silverware in the challenge. I have been working through a stack of paper pads this year, and this silverware print was already in my pile of papers to use up. It was the perfect match for this theme. I trimmed the panels, mounted the top layers on black for crisp definition, and centered a Thinking of You sentiment across the three sections.

To finish the design, I layered everything over a black and white gingham background and added dimensionals behind the sentiment for a bit of lift.

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Thinking of You

Postal Birthday

 

F4A842 - Containers

For this challenge, I created a card that features three containers: two small envelopes and a cheerful mailbox. The die cut set from Spellbinders is ideal for a card that will be mailed. I cut the pieces from several papers, layered them, and added dimensionals to a few elements for depth.

I tucked the two envelopes inside the mailbox to complete the little scene. The card is finished with a birthday sentiment that is raised on dimensionals for a simple and pleasing touch.

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Postal Birthday

Just a Note...

WT1100 - Wise Words (use definitions or sentiments that are wise on your card or words related to graduation)

For my card, I pulled out an old dictionary a friend passed along when he was downsizing. The aged pages make a wonderful background and felt perfect for a note card. I layered a torn section on cream cardstock, then added a black mat for contrast.

Next, I stamped the Paint Brush Lineup image in black on cream cardstock and layered it on black to match the background panel. I stamped the Just a Note sentiment on cream, added it to the dictionary layer, and popped the paintbrush image up on dimensionals to finish the design with a bit of lift.

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Just a Note...