Category Archives: Birthday

Better Together

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I put off buying Better Together because I thought it was a bit expensive and I wasn’t sure how much I’d use it, but I decided to add it to a recent order and I’m so glad that I did. I really love a lot of the typefaces and can see that this is going to be a very frequently used set. In case you were on the fence like me, here’s a closer look at it.

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Today I decided to make a birthday card and to go simple. No surprise there. I’m still stuck on the new in colors – today it’s berry burst and lemon lime twist.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Better Together

I stamped the beautiful sentiment in the archival basic black and added the party hat at a jaunty angle. The spots were colored in using the Stampin’ Write markers in the new in colors as mentioned. Then I trimmed down my top layer a tad (it’s half an inch smaller than my card base) and added a skinny mat of berry burst. And that’s it. Clean, classic, elegant. What do you think?

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get five FREE handmade cards; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is ZDSGJ9U3 (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards). In addition, if you spend $50 this month, I’ll send you the metallic sequin assortment. Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

 

Tree Rings birthday card

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A recent order had the background stamp, Tree Rings in it and I decided to make something that didn’t use anything from the Daisy suite for a change!

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Tree Rings - Happy Birthday Thinlits dies

I stamped the Tree Rings in early espresso onto very vanilla after stamping off once which gave a nice sepia look. I added a early espresso border and intended to use a pear pizzazz card base and the same color for my die cut. Except my father was making pasta and that meant that my big shot station was dismantled for 20 minutes – I craft in the kitchen! So I picked up the two cutouts I already had of the Happy Birthday thinlits dies (with the awesome multipurpose adhesive sheets already applied) – fresh fig and lemon lime twist and I was really happy with how fresh fig went with the combo. Lemon lime twist, not so much! So a quick change and a card designed somewhat by accident. And I must say that I absolutely ADORE the multipurpose adhesive sheets, they are so easy to use. The multipurpose glue with the sponge dauber on the silicone craft sheet works pretty well, but this was simple and I can’t see me using the sponge dauber method again. Unless I’m out of the adhesive sheets that is.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get five FREE handmade cards; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is ZDSGJ9U3 (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards). In addition, if you spend $50 this month, I’ll send you the metallic sequin assortment. Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Delightful Daisy DSP

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I absolutely love this particular pattern in the Delightful Daisy DSP pack. It’s so happy! And now that the daisy punch is back in stock – although already marked as low inventory – I wanted to share this card. It’s easy, highlights a few of my new favorites from the catalog, and fun.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Delightful Daisy DSP - Daisy Punch - Bunch of Blossoms

This is a 3 by 5 1/2 inch piece of the designer series paper with a night of navy mat which I then put onto the thick whisper white card base. The sentiment is from one of my favourite sets for sentiments, bunch of blossoms and I cut it out with the 1 3/8 inch circle punch. This is then popped up on top of two daisies which I punched out with the daisy punch.

Easy, quick and effective. What more could you ask for?!

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get five FREE handmade cards; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is ZDSGJ9U3 (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards). In addition, if you spend $50 this month, I’ll send you the metallic sequin assortment. Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

 

Naturally Eclectic DSP

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The Naturally Eclectic DSP is a wondrous mixture of colors that I’d never think to put together, but which I adore. Here we have emerald envy, lemon lime twist and soft sky with whisper white. What a fabulous combination.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Naturally Eclectic DSP - Vertical Greetings

I was really pleased with a card that I CASEd from the catalog (page 33) so I decided to use the layout again. Here’s my earlier card. I changed it up a bit but still used DSP as the background and added that to an emerald envy card base.

The top layer was a piece of whisper white which looked “right”. I held a piece of the new half inch lemon lime twist ribbon along with my happy birthday over a scrap of whisper white to figure out the width!  The length was the same as the piece of Naturally Eclectic DSP – 4 inches. The sentiment is from Vertical Greetings, stamped in emerald envy. I added a mat 1/8 inch wider to pull it all together.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get five FREE handmade cards; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is NJ99GP9Q (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards). In addition, to celebrate the new catalog, if you spend $50 this month, I’ll send you the fresh fig 1/8” sheer ribbon. Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

See you tomorrow,

Liz

 

Pretty Label Punch

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I wanted to share the pretty label punch today – it’s a brand new punch in this catalog, but of course I wanted to be different and show that it’s versatile and not just for the set it officially coordinates with. And I wanted to share this amazing piece of paper of the Delightful Daisy DSP. It’s great for cards but the entire piece would be fantastic for traditional scrapbooking. I’ve also broken the colour rules…

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Pretty Label Punch - Delightful Daisy DSP - Bunch of Blossoms

The Delightful Daisy DSP officially coordinates with calypso coral, daffodil delight, night of navy, old olive, pool party, tranquil tide and whisper white. But when I put this DSP with daffodil delight or old olive, it wasn’t quite right. So what we have here is the DSP bordered by whisper white on a card base of always artichoke. And in my opinion, it’s a perfect match.

I then added the sentiment from Bunch of Blossoms stamped in always artichoke and cut out with the Pretty Label Punch. It fits perfectly. I also punched out another in always artichoke and cut the ends off to add under the label to give a hint of the always artichoke.

I think that the Delightful Daisy DSP is my favourite pack ever. And there was some stiff competition.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get five FREE handmade cards; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is NJ99GP9Q (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards). In addition, to celebrate the new catalog, if you spend $50 this month, I’ll send you the fresh fig 1/8” sheer ribbon. Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz