I love to make Fun cards. Today I have used the Charming Duck Pond Bundle to make a fun birthday card. The colors and the stamps make me smile.
Stamp Bundle
The adorable duck is the star of this card. So I will start with the stamps and dies. Saying that, there really are not a lot of anything used for this creation. It is pretty simple. I did stamp the duck on a scrap of Basic White card stock as well as the wild grass. They both are colored using Stampin’ Blends. The grass has openings in the blades so I filled in with the Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends to make the complete blades. The Crushed Curry cat tails are a single stamp that are easy to match up with the grass. And because it was going on the “water” I colored the white background with a Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blend.
The duck is the main guy. I copied his coloring from one in the matching DSP. There are several Stampin’ Blends used and they are all listed in the Supply List at the bottom of the post. Both the duck and grass were cut using matching Dies. And the simple birthday sentiment is from the stamp set as well.
Papers
The lily pads paper is from the matching Lily Pond Designer Series paper. I looked for a simple background for the duck and decided this was a good one. The card base is Pretty In Pink with Balmy Blue as the layer. Both of these were pulled directly from the DSP piece. That makes choosing colors so easy to do. The Lily Pond Lane is part of the DSP sale continuing thru the end of the month. A 15% discount is a good one!
Extras
To add more of the water to the card, I used the large Embossing Folder So Swirly. I really love these swirls. They are great for a lot of specifics like water and wind, even terrain. For a bit more texture the sentiment banner is punched using the Happy Labels punch. I chose the smaller of the two scallops. And to give it a bit more, I used the yellow Bakers Twine from the Bakers Twine Three Color Pack. I simply tied a bow around the end of the banner.
To complete the card there must be bling! This time I went above my normal three pieces of bling. There are five pieces floating around. I used the Pastel Sequins before realizing they are no longer available. You may have some in your stash, or any bling of your choice will work. I added four pink ones to several of the lily pads to match the pink flowers that some already have. And then I added a blue sequin to the opposite end of the sentiment from the bow.
Measurements
The measurements for this card are very simple. I love simple and it makes for easy duplication.
- The Pretty In Pink card base is 4 1/4 X 11 scored and folded at 5 1/2
- The Balmy Blue embossed layer is 4 X 5 1/4
- The Pretty In Pink focal layer is 3 1/4 X 3 1/4
- The DSP layer is 3 X 3
- The sentiment strip is 3 1/4 X 1/2
Thank you for stopping in today!!
Designer Series Paper Sale begins on August 6 – 31st.
Papers included in the sale are:
- Bright & Beautiful
- Countryside Inn
- Country Lace
- Country Woods
- Full of Life
- Lily Pond Lane
- Mediterranean Blooms
- Perennial Lavender
- Take To The Sky
- Thoughtful Journey
- To Market
- Unbounded Beauty
- Wildly Flowering
- Winter Meadow
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
SUPPLIES:
What a wonderful card idea for the masculine birthday cards I need to make this month! You colored the duck beautifully. Thank you for sharing!
the swirl dye is perfect with this set & dsp.