Fifth Avenue Card #3

This is the third card in the my Fifth Avenue Floral series featuring the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon and 1/2 pearl accents from the Pretties Kit. Check out the two prior posts to see cards #1 & #2.

For the focal image of this birthday card, first stamp the rose from Fifth Avenue Floral using Night of Navy and position it in the left corner of the Very Vanilla cardstock square. Stamp the daisy image in Sahara Sand ink slightly overlapping the Night of Navy rose to add texture and interest to the focal image.

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Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Fifth Avenue Floral, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Kraft, Night of Navy & Very Vanilla cardstock and Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper

Ink: Night of Navy & Sahara Sand Classic Ink

Other: Scallop Edge Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, Ivory half-pearl from Pretties Kit, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for visiting and Happy Stampin'!

Fabulous Birthday Card

This is a simple and pretty birthday card that is fun to stamp and requires few supplies. I believe the color scheme of Basic Grey and Kiwi Kiss is neutral enough that it could pass for a masculine greeting card as well. The pretty Basic Grey Designer Series Paper is from the Urban Garden collection which also includes soothing colors like Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy-again, very pretty.

This card is a Kiwi Kiss card base with layers of Basic Grey cardstock and Urban Garden Designer Series Paper tied off with an accent of Kiwi Kiss Silk ribbon. For texture & accent, I pierced holes along the bottom edge of the Basic Grey cardstock using the paper piercer from the Stampers' Tool Kit and the Mat Pack. The flower image from the recently retired Fabulous Flowers stamp set is stamped in Kiwi Kiss and the sentiment is from On Your Birthday and stamped in Basic Grey.

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Fabulous Flowers, On Your Birthday
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Grey, Urban Garden Designer Series Paper
Inks: Kiwi Kiss & Basic Grey Classic Ink
Other: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Kiwi Kiss Silk Ribbon

Thank you for stopping by & Happy Stampin'! EdieB

Holiday Blitz

This is a nice Fall-colored birthday card for any upcoming celebrations you may have on your calendar. This is also a nice design to use over and over switching out stamp sets and colors, as well as embellishments, to create a new look.

The texture of the background mat provides a richness to this simple layout. I like to use color on color when using background stamps so the design doesn't overwhelm the focal image. For this card, I stamped the Twill background stamp in Old Olive ink on Old Olive cardstock. The Brocade Blue cardstock and wide grosgrain ribbon is a nice accent color to the Old Olive. The blues really "pop".

For the focal image, I stamped the flowers onto white cardstock and punched them out with the 3/4 inch Square Punch and mounted them on 1 inch squares of alternating colors. I mounted these onto a 2-1/2 x 2-3/4 inch square of Whisper White and them stamped the greeting so I would get it straight. I accented the greeting by using the Mat Pack and Piercing Tool to pierce of a dotted-line underneath. This was all mounted on a Chocolate Chip square measuring 2-3/4 x 3 inches.

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Holiday Blitz, Twill background stamp
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Brocade Blue
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Brocade Blue
Other: Brocade Blue 5/8 inch Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Brads, 1/16 inch Handheld Punch, 3/4 inch Square Punch, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool

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Have a great weekend & Happy Stampin'! EdieB