ICS March Blog Hop Birthday Bash

It's time to hop along with the ICS March Blog Hop with our theme this month, "Birthday Bash". Birthday cards are one of the most popular cards we create and send to family and friends, so it makes sense to share fun ways to create wonderful cards to celebrate this special occasion. Our Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to create your own beautiful creations to share with the people you love. 

The inspiration for my birthday card today is my son's cat, Toka. He is an adorable fluff ball and I knew as soon as I saw this stamp set that I had to get it because it reminded me of him. Toka is a little on the round and cuddly side, not unlike this adorable feline and I had a lot of fun recreating the color of his fur for this card design. My son's favorite color is red so that was the color inspiration for this design. I love how it turned out and now the challenge will be to put this birthday card somewhere safe until the end of the year and then find it again to give to my son for his birthday. Wish me luck!

Products Used:

Best Day stamp set (item #160798)

Scalloped Contours Dies (item #155560)

2022-2024 In Color 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #159253)

Daffodil Delight Cardstock (item #119683)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154883)

Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #155519)

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154897)

Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #159224)

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154830)

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins (item #160387)

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Measurements:

Daffodil Delight Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Scalloped Rectangle die cut with the Scalloped Contour Dies

2022-2024 In Color 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (Sweet Sorbet)

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

Rectangle - 2 1/16" x 3 3/8"

Stamped and fussy cut cupcake base and bow tie using the Best Day stamp set

For my card design, I wanted a bright and cheerful color combination to help bring my sweet kitty to life. Toka is a beautiful buff ginger tabby cat, so I chose to use Pale Papaya and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers to create the color of his fur. For the card design, I chose Daffodil Delight cardstock for the card base and the frame for the focal design and added Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper for a bright splash of color. For the cupcake base and bow tie, I stamped the images separately on a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Sweet Sorbet and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers before fussy cutting them out with Paper Snips. I attached both the cupcake base and bow tie to the focal image with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to pop them up, lining them up with the stamped image. I used the Light Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Marker to add some shadow below the cupcake base to help ground the image. For a touch of bling, I added several Balmy Blue Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins to finish off this cute birthday card design. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore the wonderful products that Stampin' Up! has to offer to help inspire you to create your own beautiful projects. 

Now it's time to visit Sharon's blog and see what wonderful ideas she has to share with us. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog and see her beautiful projects. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Stamping With Friends Blog Hop New Catalogs Sneak Peeks

Welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop as we share Sneak Peeks from the upcoming new January-April Mini Catalog and 2023 Sale-a-bration Catalog. It's always so exciting to share new projects created with these amazing new products to help inspire you. Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help spark your creativity. The January-April 2023 Mini Catalog and 2023 Sale-a-bration Catalog will be available for customers to order from beginning January 5th, 2023.

There is no better way to start prepping for the New Year than new products from new catalogs. There are so many wonderful products to choose from, so it took me a little while to come up with my card design. I knew I wanted to create a birthday card because it's one of the most popular cards that people send out throughout the year, and I thought it would be a great way to inspire you to get creative in 2023. One of my favorite stamp sets from the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog, is a hidden gem called Best Day. It is towards the end of the catalog on page 67 and I love the combination of images and sentiments. I decided to combine this stamp set with the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper, which is a mega paper pack with 48 sheets of 12"x12" designer series paper, that you can earn Free with a qualifying $100 order. The colors and patterns in this pack are so pretty and work well for all ages and all occasions. For my card, I chose to use Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink, Pale Papaya and Basic White with a touch of Silver to step up the design. I love how fun and festive this card design, so perfect for making someone feel special on their birthday

Products Used:

Best Day stamp set (item #160798) Sneak Peek January-April 2023 Mini Catalog

Deckled Rectangles Dies (item #159173)

Give It A Whirl dies (item #154336)

Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper (item #160836) Sneak Peek 2023 Sale-a-bration Catalog

Fresh Freesia Cardstock (item #155613)

Pale Papaya Cardstock (item #155668)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Silver Foil Specialty Pack (item #156457)

Fresh Freesia Classic Ink Pad (item #155611)

Pale Papaya Classic Ink Pad (item #155670)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #155518)

Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #155519)

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154893)

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154887)

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

Pale Papaya 3/8" Open Weave Ribbon (item #155672)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Sponge Daubers (item #133773)

Measurements:

Fresh Freesia Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Large Deckled Rectangle die cut with the Deckled Rectangles Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Focal Layer die cut with the Deckled Rectangles Dies 

Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper 

Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4"

Pale Papaya Cardstock 

Sentiment Label die cut with the Give It A Whirl Dies

Silver Foil Specialty Pack

Assorted stars die cut with the Give It A Whirl Dies 

This card design is made up of different layers to provide depth and dimension. I stamped the focal image with Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto the Basic White layer and colored the image with Stampin' Blends Markers, choosing colors that coordinated with the designer series paper layer. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Silver embossing powder onto the Pale Papaya sentiment label and added it to the bottom of the focal layer with Stampin' Dimensionals. To assemble the card, I attached the focal layer to the Fresh Freesia Deckled Rectangle. Next, I attached the Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon around the center of the designer series paper layer to the card base. Using Stampin' Dimensionals, I attached the focal layer to the card base, centering it on the designer series paper. To add a touch of sparkle, I added the Silver Foil stars to the card front and then colored the Happy and layers of the cake with Clear Wink of Stella. I love how fresh and cheerful this card design looks and I think it's a wonderful way to showcase these amazing new products and how they work with existing products in the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help get you excited about these wonderful new products from the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog and 2023 Sale-a-bration Catalog, when they launch on January 5th, 2023. There are so many wonderful possibilities to help you with your creative journey for the New Year.

Please take the time to visit my fellow Design Team members, by clicking on the links in the Roll Call List below, to visit their blogs. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects and maybe what your favorite new product might be. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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