Party Animal Birthday

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card featuring washi tape. Washi tape is such a great tool for paper crafters. It can add that final element or be a focal point on a project. Obviously I went with focal point for my project. I love creating interesting backgrounds by using washi tape. Once I created the background, I added a simple sentiment and a fun stamped birthday cake to complete my card.

• Stamps: Endless Birthday Wishes
• Inks: Emerald Envy; Crushed Curry; Crumb Cake; Tangerine Tango
• Cardstock: Emerald Envy; Crushed Curry; Whisper White
• Accessories: Party Animal Washi Tape
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits

Ice Cream Birthday

Another great Endless Birthday Wishes card before it retires. I love the pattern play on this card. After piecing together some great patterns, I created a fun stamped focal point. As a finishing touch, I added a few enamel shapes.

• Stamps: Endless Birthday Wishes
• Inks: Pacific Point; Chocolate Chip; Tip Top Taupe; Pool Party; Peekaboo Peach
• Cardstock: Tasty Treats DSP; Peekaboo Peach; Pool Party; Whisper White
• Accessories:  Tasty Treats Washi Tape; In Color Enamel Shapes
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits

Top Ten Retiring Products

There are still so many great items are the retiring list. But these could sell out at any time. Make sure to snap them up before they're gone!  Here are my Top 10:

1. Build a Birthday Stamp Set $16.00  (138646)

2. Elegant Butterfly Punch $16.00 (127526)

3. Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper $3.00 (140550)

4. Birdcage Builder Stamp Set $13.60  (142891)

5. Stars Framelits $21.60 (133723)

6. Pop of Pink DSP $7.80 (141648) and Washi Tape $8.00 (141649)

7. Endless Birthday Wishes Stamp Set $16.00 (140273)

8. 2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes $4.50 (141410)

9. Hello Lovely Project Life Card Collection $16.00 (141668)

10. Lucky Stars Embossing Folder $7.50 (135817)

Square Birthday

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using retiring DSP. I wasn't the biggest fan of the Party Animal DSP at first, but it really did grow on me. After classes, paper shares, and previous cards, I was left this week with a few strips and squares. How to utilize these scraps to make a great card? Rely on geometry of course! I simply left the squares as is and started layering them on a piece of white cardstock. I trimmed off the excess and was left with an awesome base for a simple stamped birthday cake and sentiment. To add the finishing element, I placed some star enamel shapes in place of the starbursts on the cake. Perfect birthday card for a little boy turning 4 this weekend!

• Stamps: Endless Birthday Wishes
• Inks: Pacific Point; Crushed Curry; Tempting Turquoise; Emerald Envy
• Cardstock: Party Animal DSP; Pacific Point; Whisper White
• Accessories: 2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes
• Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits

SSINKCC45: Two-Toned Birthday

This week I'm participating in the SSINK Color Challenge!  

I'm so incredibly sad that the Endless Birthday Wishes Stamp Set is retiring at the end of May. It's just so versatile! For this card, I decided to play with textures and patterns. Very rarely do I layer pieces on top of embossed pieces, but this was perfect! Delightful Dijon wasn't my favorite of the 2015-2017 In Colors, but it does look very nice with Pacific Point. Love this great birthday card.

• Stamps: Endless Birthday Wishes
• Inks: Pacific Point; Delightful Dijon
• Cardstock: 2015-2017 In Color DSP; Pacific Point; Delightful Dijon; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Lucky Stars Embossing Folder; Layering Circles Framelits

Celebrating the Earth

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card in celebration of Earth Day tomorrow. Of course I had to go with something involving flowers and animals. I settled on this gorgeous flower from Remarkable You and the little bee from Dragonfly Dreams. It's hard to see in the picture, but I colored the inside of the flower with gold Wink of Stella. Gives the card the bit of bling it needed.

• Stamps: Remarkable You; Dragonfly Dreams; Endless Birthday Wishes
• Inks: Soft Suede; Old Olive; Blushing Bride; Delightful Dijon; Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Daffodil Delight; Chocolate Chip; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Gold Wink of Stella; Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits; Lots of Labels Framelits

Birthday Tag

Today’s card is a simple birthday tag featuring some great paper from the Occasions Catalog. I love making birthday cards and I finally broke down and bought the Endless Birthday Wishes stamp set. It makes such a cute card!

• Stamps: Endless Birthday Wishes
• Inks: Basic Black; Bermuda Bay; Watermelon Wonder; Peekaboo Peach; Daffodil Delight
• Cardstock: Cupcakes and Carousels DSP; Bermuda Bay; Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Peekaboo Peach Ruched Ribbon; Gold Sequin Trim; Metallic Enamel Shapes
• Tools: Scallop Tag Topper Punch

Stamp Sets to Use:

• Birthday Blooms
• Celebrate Today
• Build a Birthday
• Love and Affection
• Foxy Friends
• No Bones About It
• Watercolor Wings
• Papillon Potpurri
• Jar of Love
• Petite Petals
• Seaside Shore
• Suite Sayings
• Friendly Wishes
• Flower Shop
• Timeless Textures
• Playful Backgrounds
• Work of Art
• Blooms and Wishes
• Botanical Blooms
• Kinda Eclectic
• Labeler Alphabet
• Cookie Cutter Christmas
• Paisleys and Posies
• Endless Birthday Wishes
• Dragonfly Dreams
• Cool Treats
• Bookcase Builder
• Birdcage Builder
• Tasty Trucks
• Hey Chick
• Designer Tee
• Reverse Words
• Four You
• Four Feathers

Sunday Haul #3

My stamp club order arrive! Woohoo! Let's see, I got:

• Endless Birthday Wishes Stamp Set
• Pop of Pink DSP
• Pear Pizzazz Ink Pad
• Flirty Flamingo Cardstock
• Reverse Words Stamp Set (new SAB)
• Bermuda Bay Cardstock
• Dimensionals
• Glimmer Paper Assortment (new SAB)
• Rich Razzleberry Cardstock
• 2016-2018 In Color Markers