Fabulously Fun

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another really fun 'birthday' card.

The card base is of unknown origin.  The printed paper is also of unknown origin layered on a blue Recollections.  The sentiment is Stampendous Graceful Birthday stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more blue Recollections.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

This was such fun paper I just had to use it for a card.  I think it's more a vacation or travel paper but the images are so fun I thought it would make a rather jolly birthday card.  There were lots of choices for coordinating colours and I love the light blue layers.  Another angled sentiment but this was purposefully placed to have the flamingo looking over the sentiment panel which just adds to the whimsy.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Birthday Balloons

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a really fun 'birthday' card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is Paper Adventures Rainbow Balloons layered on Stampin’ Up Lemon Lime Twist.  The sentiment is Stampin’ Up Birthday Blossoms stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Lemon Lime Twist.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

Birthday's and balloons automatically go together so when I came across this glittery paper I knew I'd use it to make a couple of cards.  The colours are wonderful and it was pretty easy to trim the paper to work for a card.  I love the angled sentiment!  I chose pink gems for embellishments but really could have used any colour.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

In Black and Grey

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a pretty and neutral 'birthday' card.

The card base is Recollections Black.  The printed paper is Momenta layered on a white of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Stampin’ Up It’s Your Birthday stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

I know many will think a black/white/grey 'birthday' card is not necessarily appropriate but I do love the sophistication of this colour combination.  Obviously the angled sentiment was placed so as not to hide any more of the images than necessary.  It is wonderfully balanced.  The flowers have the perfect centers for placing gems which adds just a hint of sparkle.  It's a fantastic result!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Dotted Wishes

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a fun, floral 'birthday' card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a green Bazzill and Stampin’ Up Wisteria Wonder.  The green layer was textured with Cuttlebug’s Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The sentiment is Hero Arts – Small Greetings stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more green Bazzill and Wisteria Wonder.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

This is another scrap where I only had enough for a layered strip.  The flowers are in a rather funky style and have great colours for coordinating.  I chose Wisteria Wonder because it's not a solid I use all that often because I'm not a huge fan.  I prefer a deep, rich purple!  The white dots inspired using the Swiss Dots embossing folder.  It coordinates wonderfully with the printed paper.  The sentiment has a simple font which I think works great with the style of the images.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Fabulous Floral Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a great floral 'birthday' card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is Pink Fresh Studio “Indigo Hills 2” Glen layered on Stampin’ Up Lemon Lime Twist.  The sentiment is Rubbernecker Best Wishes stamped in Close To My Heart Outdoor Denim on Recollections White and layered on a navy Bazzill.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

It's rare that I can resist a piece of navy printed paper.  This piece is particularly appealing because the images are wonderful and the different hits of colour are wonderful.  I love the Lemon Lime Twist elements.  It's not a green anyone should like but it really works with navy.  I love the sentiment element with the crisp colours and interesting layers.  This is a card that I could repeat often!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Beautiful Blue Floral Wishes

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another great floral 'birthday' card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Stampin’ Up Pale Plum and a blue Bazzill.  The sentiment is Stampin’ Up Birthday Blossoms stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Pale Plum and blue Bazzill.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

This is another favourite card!  I love this printed floral paper.  The watercolour style of the images and the colours are so very appealing.  This piece, layered and vertical, was perfect for placing the sentiment on the angle and I love how it turned out.  The rhinestones fit perfectly on some of the flowers and add just the right amount of sparkle.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Fun Floral Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a rather fun 'birthday' card.

The card base is Craft Smith.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Stampin’ Up Lucky Limeade.  The sentiment is Stampin’ Up Birthday Blossoms stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Lucky Limeade.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

I think this is a great card!  I believe I used this paper in the previous Seniors' residence commission.  It's really fun paper with a ton of options for colour coordination.  The rhinestone embellishments really sparkle and there were tons of images just perfect for adding some bling.  Once the elements were selected, this card came together quickly and easily.  It's a great result.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Happy Hats

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a really fun 'birthday' card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Quickutz Quick Stripz Garden.  The sentiment is Papercrafts General Sentiments stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on an ivory of unknown origin.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

Today's more informal card is in direct contrast to yesterday's formally flourished birthday card.  I couldn't conceive of crafting birthday cards without using this party hat paper.  The colours are a little more muted than I'd like but it sure makes the sentiment pop.  I chose a funky font sentiment because it worked so well with the designs on the printed paper.  Once I added the rhinestone gems to the pom-poms, I really liked the results.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Pretty Circles

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another lovely pair of 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are The Paper Studio and Recollections Vanilla Linen Texture.  The printed paper is My Mind’s Eye “Deena’s Penny Lane” Graceful Circles layered on Close To My Heart Baby Pink and Stampin’ Up Certainly Celery.  The sentiments are Flonz Happy Birthday stamped in Stampin’ Up Early Espresso on Very Vanilla and layered on more Baby Pink and Certainly Celery.  The cards are highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

This is some more very pretty paper.  I love all the paler pinks, blues and greens, which made coordinating solids really easy.  This set of Flonz sentiments is fantastic as there are a lot of options from which to choose and they're a great size for cards.  I love the bits of glitter from the rhinestone stickers!  More great results!

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

A Fancy Trio

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a lovely trio of 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are The Paper Studio and Recollections Black.  The printed papers are of unknown origin layered on Recollections Black and Stampin’ Up Ruby Red.  The sentiments are Inkadinkado Calligraphy Celebration stamped in Versafine Onyx Black and Rubber Stampede Elegant Happy Birthday also stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestones.

I love this trio of fancy cards.  The printed paper is really lent to stamping the sentiment without having to use a separate panel.  The sentiment panel on the middle card actually covers up a bad impression.  There are no second chances when you stamp right on the printed paper.  I think bling placement on all three cards worked really well as it's not over the top, too close or too far apart.  I'll take these wonderful results!

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

More French Birthday Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another pair of great French 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are The Paper Studio.  The printed papers are of unknown origin layered on Recollections Black and Stampin’ Up Merry Merlot and Blush Blossom.  The sentiments are Bonnidée French Greetings #2 stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Black, Merry Merlot and Blush Blossom.  The ribbon is of unknown origin.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

I can't resist using a vertical greeting.  In this pair, I decided to craft a masculine and feminine card and I this the results are fabulous.  The green/black/white colour combination is wonderful and the floral is just so pretty.  This sentiment is the perfect size for cards.  I love how different each card is even though they have the same layout.  These are just a wonderful pair of cards!

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

French and Feminine

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a pair of fun French feminine 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are a gold of unknown origin and The Paper Studio.  The printed papers are of unknown origin and BasicGrey “Kissing Booth” Butterfly Kisses layered on Recollections Kraft and Stampin’ Up Merry Merlot.  The sentiments are Bonnidée French Greetings #2 stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more Kraft and Merry Merlot.  The embellishments are a Dimensional Sticker, Forever In Time, a metal flower of unknown origin and a Crafts brad highlighted with Sequin Stickles.

I don't know that there are a lot of francophones in this particular seniors' residence but I always try to include a few French cards in the commission.  This pair of cards is particularly feminine and uses the same layout.  I had these two flower embellishments that were perfect for this sentiment so decided to do similar cards.  The results are wonderful.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Cottage Wall Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another series of Stampin' Up cards.

The card bases are Stampin’ Up Old Olive, Orchid Opulence and Rich Razzleberry.  The printed paper is Stampin’ Up Cottage Wall layered on more Old Olive, Orchid Opulence and Rich Razzleberry.  The sentiments are Stampin’ Up It’s Your Birthday, Warmest Regards and Curly Cute stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Old Olive, Orchid Opulence and Rich Razzleberry.  The die cut sentiments are Sizzix Happy Birthday Thinlits and Crafter's Companion Die’sire Happy Birthday.  The embellishments are Darice Rhinestone, Crafts Rhinestone Stickers and Silver Stickles.

Cottage Wall is one of my most favourite Stampin' Up papers ever!  I use it judiciously so it will last as long as possible.  Before it retired, I bought an extra package just to always have some available.  The coordinating colours are really beautiful and all the cards I've made turned out really well.  I changed things up with different sentiments, including a few die cuts that I've used before.  The results are as great as I'd hoped.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Loving Birthday Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another set of Stampin' Up 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are Stampin’ Up Pretty In Pink and Recollections Vanilla Linen Texture cardstock.  The printed paper is Stampin’ Up Sending Love layered on Stampin’ Up Pretty In Pink, Early Espresso and Real Red, and Recollections Vanilla Linen Texture cardstock.  The sentiments are Verve Happy Birthday and Just Rite Large Fancy Sentiments stamped in Early Espresso on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more Pretty In Pink, Early Espresso and Real Red.  The embellishments are red pearls of unknown origin, Crafts Rhinestone Stickers, Close To My Heart Mocha Opaques, and Offray Ribbon.

This is another old Stampin' Up designer series paper.  I think it's intended to be Valentine paper but I decided it would make some very pretty 'birthday' cards.  Again, solid colour coordination was pretty easy. The most challenging aspect was probably choosing the sentiments.  The layouts are pretty straightforward and are ones I've used many times before.  I'm quite happy with these results!

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Lily Impressions Birthday Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another set of Stampin' Up 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are Stampin’ Up Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay and Petal Pink.  The printed paper is Stampin’ Up Lily Impressions layered on Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Petal Pink, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Gorgeous Grape, Pretty Peacock, Highland Heather and Strawberry Slush.  The sentiments are Close To My Heart Joyful Birthday stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Petal Pink, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Gorgeous Grape, Pretty Peacock, Highland Heather and Strawberry Slush.  The embellishments are Stampin’ Up White Organza ribbon, Michael’s Melodies and Lace Pearls, Multicrafts (purple ribbon), white pearls of unknown origin, Stampin’ Up Iridescent pearls and Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

From the moment I saw this designer series paper, I've loved it!  The colours are just wonderful and I find the style extremely appealing.  I took advantage of the paper to use as many different solid colours as possible and I wasn't at all disappointed in the results.  Though I only used two of the four sentiments in the Close To My Heart set but all four are fantastic and well worth having in a stash.  I had a lot of fun choosing embellishments and layouts because the possibilities were just endless.  I'm so pleased with the results.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Sweet Critter Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another pair of fun 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are Stampin’ Up Pacific Point.  The printed papers are Stampin’ Up Good Morning Sunshine layered on a pale blue and a white of unknown origin and more Pacific Point.  The sentiments are Stampin’ Up Sweet Strawberry stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more pale blue and Pacific Point.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone stickers and BasicGrey Metal Studs.

Given the large size of this 'birthday' card commission I decided to use up some of my Stampin' Up paper stash.  This printed paper is really cute but has very limited options in terms of solid colour coordination so I was grateful to have had some Pacific Point available.  I love that these cards are fairly neutral and sweet.  Even with the limited colour options, I'm very pleased with the results and these are a great pair of birthday cards.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Hats Off

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a pair of really fun 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are Stampin’ Up Bermuda Bay.  The printed paper is Stampin’ Up Birthday Basics layered on Stampin’ Up Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit and Raspberry Ripple.  The sentiments are Stampin’ Up Curly Cute stamped in Altenew Pure Graphite on Recollections White and layered on more Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit and Raspberry Ripple.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

This such fun birthday paper that it had to be used for this commission.  I didn't have much of it but enough for these two great cards.  I'm a big fan of using multiple company products but sometimes, a true Stampin' Up card is just the ticket.  I wanted to do masculine and feminine versions but these both turned out more neutral which is just fine.  The angled sentiment is not at all centered which irritates me but I'll live with it.  Both are still great cards.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Floral Birthday

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a very pretty floral 'birthday' card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Close To My Heart Baby Pink and a white of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Stampin’ Up Happy Thoughts stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

This is such a pretty card!  The printed paper is wonderful with the images a perfect scale for a card.  The layout, as with all the cards in this commission, is quite simple.  I've had these embellishments for a while.  I found them at the Dollar Store and was thrilled that there are tons in each package so just great value.  It's a great result.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Plentiful Pandas

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another 'thank you' card I crafted for my daughter'

The card base is Recollections White Linen Texture cardstock.  The printed paper is Bella Blvd "Popsicle Panda's" Panda Life layered on Recollections Black and Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Double Take stamped in Versafine Onyx Black and Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade on Recollections White, layered on more Lucky Limeade and Recollections Black and, highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

My sister and her partner graciously helped my daughter with her recent move so I crafted this special panda 'thank you' card for them.  My sister loves pandas (something she passed on to my daughter) so I was thrilled to finally use this panda paper I found a while back.  These bears are pretty darn cute!  There are so many colours with which to coordinate solids and I love how the green and black just make the printed paper pop!  It took me a couple of tries to get the sentiment to work and though the alignment still isn't perfect, it works well enough.  It's a great result!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Sweet Subtle Thanks

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another more feminine 'thank you' card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a light green of unknown origin (possibly Stampin' Up River Rock).  The sentiment is Altenew Halftone Thanks stamped in Stampin' Up Elegant Eggplant on Recollections White and cut with the coordinating die.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

Like the oval paper from a few days ago, I found the colours in this printed paper very appealing.  It was nice to craft a softer, more feminine card.  I was thrilled to add this large Altenew sentiment to my stash a while back but I find it more of a challenge to use and I don't always have the time or patience to 'play' with it.  I'm so happy it turned out fairly well in this instance.  I'm really not sure about the random bling and have come to the conclusion that I just may never get it right.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle