It seems April has been a Birthday month with my friends. And today is no different. This one is for a guy. Mostly the colors lean towards male. The card is pretty cutesy actually. But since he loves dogs I think he will be okay with it.
Stamps
No matter what I might begin thinking is the lead of the card, these puppies take the star for sure. The Cutest Crew Stamp set, it is actually a Bundle, takes the cake for a dog or cat lover. I colored these pups in a variety of colors using Stampin’ Blends. We do not want to offend anyone’s favorite. They are all equally adorable.
The sentiment on both the front and inside are also from the stamp set. On the front I went with the second smallest of the Circle Dies from Stylish Shapes Dies to create a Dog Tag look to highlight the Happy Birthday. At least in my head that was the plan!
To add a bit more whimsy, I stamped the paw prints up the side of the DSP. That can be a little nerve wracking to stamp on the DSP, especially after you have already adhered it to the card. But I succeeded with no errors this time. After doing the paw prints, I decided they needed to be on the inside as well. Here is a view of the inside of the card.
Papers
This quite different DSP is part of the 2026-2028 In Color Painted Patterns Designer Series Paper. There are these stripes, along with polka dots, in all of the upcoming In Colors in this pack of paper. It is a wonderful pack. I was partial to these different size stripes. You can also see the small polka dots. But there is an additional sheet of large dots that are more like paint swirls. Trust me, you will want this paper!!
To match the colors of the DSP, I went with Peaceful Pine for the card base. This is one of the new In Colors. And you only have a few days before being able to order some of your own! Since there are White stripes in the main paper, I did not try to fancy up the Basic White pieces. They fit right in.
Extras
The Extras for today are the Stylish Shapes Dies I mentioned along with the sentiment. These are the best set of all purpose Dies. And for the Bling I kept it simple. Only one bling was added to the Dog Tag. This is from the 2026-2028 In Color Dots. These are shiny Bling! And are a couple of different sizes in all of the new colors. Another must have are these Dots.
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The 2026-2028 In Color Painted Patterns DSP, In Color Dots, Peaceful Pine Ink and cardstock will all be avaialbe beginning in the May Catalog.
From the title you have guessed what today’s card is for, LOL!!! This stamp is one I hope sticks around, or I will just have to keep it. I find myself, more often than not, being late getting cards into the mail. And that is after I made them on time. I think I need a better system. Anyway, today’s card is a simple layout that makes a perfect birthday card. I hope you will like.
Papers
The colors in the DSP are the reason for the variety of colors. It was difficult to choose which color for card base, layer, etc. But I believe we all can agree that the star is of course the DSP. This is another sheet from the fabulous Delicate Dreams Designer Series Paper. This is an On Line Exclusive from the March release and is still available.
There was a toss up between the Crumb Cake or the Hydrangea Hue for the card base and layer. I am happy with the final choice. And the Hydrangea Ribbon works perfectly in the order of the cardstock colors. I did add a Mossy Meadow layer behind the DSP for another touch of color.
Extras
There are a couple of wonderful Extras. First is the embossed background. This is from the Paradise Garden Hybrid Embossing folder. The detail is very detailed! 🙂 And the leaves match well with the DSP.
Next is the sentiment and it’s layer. The sentiment is from the Coneflower Celebrations stamp set. And now that I have just checked, it is on the Last Chance List! Yikes, I need that sentiment. For a simple layer of the sentiment I turned to a different shape in a punch. And this is on the Last Chance List as well. It is the Sign Design Punch. I love that it is a different shape than usual.
Finally is the Ribbon. This is new in the May – August Catalog and is the Hydrangea Hue Ribbon. To complete the card I added the obligatory bling. This one is not quite blingy, but is still pretty. It is a Secret Sea color from the Natural Matte Dots. The Dots are from the March On Line Exclusives along with the DSP.
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Sympathy cards are always a difficult card to create for me. Part of that is that they must still be a pretty card that might make the recipient smile just a bit. A pretty floral with a “hug” attached fits that idea pretty well.
Papers
This floral pattern is one I have used previously. The Delicate Dreams Designer Series Paper is really exceptional. All of the colors are bright and with the copper accents become really stunning. And to highlight the gorgeous blue, I paired it with two of my favorite blues. The card base and embossed layer are Secret Sea and the blue is the new Hydrangea Hue. It could be called a blue…ish. To me it has a purple tint to it. All I can say is that it is my new favorite.
Stamps
The stamp is a small part of the front of the card. But it definitely sets the tone. Hugs can be very loving and healing. This small sentiment is a great size for many card fronts. Here it fits perfectly layered on the side of the floral pattern. There is a sweet inside sentiment as well. Both of these sentiments are from an upcoing new stamp set titled Phrases & Frames. It is a fabulous sentiment set in the May – August Catalog. Additionally I added a strip of the DSP to coordinate wit the front.
Extras
The Extras on today’s card are very important and part of the beauty. First is the Paradise Garden Hybrid Embossing Folder. These detailed leaves are a perfect pairing for the floral DSP. The detail has great depth. Then there are the fabulous as always Everyday Arches Dies. These were still on my desk from the floral card I shared last week. It sets a scene like you were looking into the garden through an archway. Plus the smallest of the arches was turned sideways for the sentiment. And last but not least are the bling. These are the Natural Matte Dots. I broke my own rule and only used two bling. My rule is to have an odd number. Except the placement was to appear as fasteners for the sentiment layer.
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The stamp set and Hydrangea Hue products used are not available until May.
Do any of you remember the “scratch and sniff” items that would have been around many moons ago? If you are my age you might. This DSP makes me think of that. But in this case, it is more of a “rub softly” feeling. The Velvet Meadow Designer Series Paper has a “flocked” texture on some of the flowers. I was so surprised when I felt it as it actually did not register what the name might imply. My Stamp Club all ooed and ahhed when they felt it as well. This paper is seriously pretty!
The little white flowers are the flocking!
Papers
I have already mentioned the Velvet Meadow Designer Series Paper. And you can see how gorgeous it is. All of the sheets in the pack are like this. I apologize that there is not a photo of the paper or it’s addition to the supply list. It and the Peaceful Pine Ink are not available until May. So not too long away to wait.
To keep a soft tone I used Cloud Cover as the card base. It is part of the DSP colors, and is a real favorite for me. Most shades of blue, or blue/gray as I think of Cloud Cover, work so well with my ideas.
Stamps
The DSP was so pretty that I could have left it with just the sentiment. But decided to go ahead with the greenery image as well. It is from the Friendly Foliage Bundle and is stamped with the upcoming InColor Peaceful Pine. I thought it might dry a tad lighter than it did. It is a really pretty green however. And it gave my club ladies a chance to play with the new ink pads. That was a definite winner!
The sentiment is from the Friendly Foliage Bundle as well. I think this is a great sentiment and useful for many card uses. To add some definition to the ends, I punched each with the Happy Labels Punch. I hate to see this punch go. But it is still available on the Last Chance List. Or it was on Sunday.
Extras
There are a couple of Extras for this one. First is the Linen Thread on the sentiment. I felt it needed a bit more. It was stamped on a scrap that was quite a bit longer than necessary. And that gave me the idea for a longer layer there. By leaving the sentiment offset I wrapped the Linen Thread and bow to the opposite end.
For the Bling I went subtle. It still qualifies as Bling! These are from the Moody Palette Glossy Dots. I love that Cloud Cover has it’s own bling. This makes me happy. And it was perfect for this DSP with the Cloud Cover in it as well.
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Today I have a gorgeous Fun Fold and am giving you two versions of it. This was a card for my Stamp Club and I couldn’t decide which they might prefer. One requires a bit of coloring where the other is minimal coloring. Just to let you know, most chose the minimal coloring!
Fun Fold
This card qualifies as a fun fold to me, and it is fun. The arches give it an Old World look that I love. Old arched doors are a favorite of mine when I am traveling. However these arches are much simpler to create.
The Everyday Arches Dies offer large arches like on my card, and smaller ones that are great for a sentiment. One of the best things about the Die set is that there are ten different size arch dies. I love the options with these. I will say that when cutting the card base it does require proper positioning and to run it through the machine twice since you are cutting through two layers. The card base is 8 X 5 1/2 and scored at 4 before Die cutting.
Second Option
The materials used on both cards are the same with the one exception. To create the pop up Spotlight technique I added another Die set. This is a favorite, hope it never goes away, Stylish Shapes Dies. I only used the one Die as I did not think the stamped front layer was quite big enough to support a double layer for the Spotlight.
Stamps
This floral stamp is the Flowers Fair Stamp. It is a large, individual, stamp. The mix of flowers is what grabbed my attention. I stamped using Gray Granite Ink and then colored with Stampin’ Blends. For the sentiment on the front I used the Banner Sayings Bundle. These are all smaller size sentiments with a matching Banner Punch to cut them out. The inside is a mix of the Banner Sayings along with the Addressed To You stamp set for the floral arches.
Extras
This card really did not need a lot of extra as it is sort of busy with the different shape, all the flowers, and the sweet sentiment. However, there must be Bling!, and a bit more in this case. I added the wrap of Bubble Bath Linen Ribbon, and a bow from it, to ground the sentiment. Then for Bling, I used Iridescent Pearls. More on the solid flowers than the popped up one, but the same pearls on both.
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Jackie
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