Although the stamp set is called Happy Birthday to You, it can also be used for other occasions such as a wedding or an anniversary. I wanted to try to use the flowers and cake stand dies from the Birthday Dies and to do some stamping on DSP. Let's see if I was successful. Today's Project I used the Hand-Lettered Prose dies and the Woven Threads Designer Series paper to cut out the letters for 'love'. I don't use those dies very often and when I do use them, I wonder why I don't use ... Read More about A Lovely Happy Birthday to You
Latest from the Blog
Watercolored Happy Birthday To You
I love coloring with Stampin' UP!'s blends so much that I tend to ignore the many other coloring tools they offer. I'm going to remedy that with this post by showing you how to watercolor with the watercolor pencils and a blender pen. It's really quite easy. Take your pencil and color the area. Shade it by laying down more color. Then, when you've finished, take a blender pen and 'smooth' it out. The Happy Birthday to You stamp set is perfect for this technique. Let's take a peek at how that ... Read More about Watercolored Happy Birthday To You
Forever Blossoms Meets Flowering Foils
I just love the new Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper! It has multiple patterns using Silver and Rose Gold foiling. And best of all, on March 3, you can get it free with a $50 purchase! Ka-ching! I also used the Forever Blossoms Bundle on this card because who doesn't like saving 10% to get both the stamps and dies?? Today's Project It doesn't photograph very well because it is so shiny! I used the Rose Gold foil paper from the Everything is Rosy product medley which is a ... Read More about Forever Blossoms Meets Flowering Foils
Little Ladybug for the Paper Players
As soon as I saw the sketch for The Paper Players this week, I knew just what I wanted to do. The Little Ladybug and the striped pattern from the Golden Honey Specialty DSP seemed perfect for this sketch. Take a look. And here is the sketch that inspired it. Here is a close-up of my card so that you can see the details. When I first saw the Golden Honey DSP, I knew that I wanted to play around with coloring some of the patterns. So I took my Dark Real Red Blend and the striped ... Read More about Little Ladybug for the Paper Players
Little Elephant for a Neighbor’s New Baby
My neighbors recently had a baby girl. I found the cutest little outfit for her. As I was looking at gift bags, I saw one with pink elephants on it. Knowing I had the Little Elephant stamp set, I thought it would make a perfect card! And I think it looks pretty good. Isn't it cute? And so easy to make! Let's get to the directions. Don't Forget the Envelope I stamped the small elephant image on the envelope front using Calypso Coral ink. Product List Little ... Read More about Little Elephant for a Neighbor’s New Baby
