Birthday card for Art Impressions

Hello everyone,

I made a birthday card using the stamp and die from Art Impression's Maturing set. I added French birthday sentiments. I paper pieced the clothes and added Stickles for more sparkle. I love this set!

And the inside of my card:

A little close-up of my embossing:

I'm entering my card in these challenges:

- Art Impressions: Anything goes  

- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Add a die cut

- Seize the birthday: Anything goes

 Thanks for stopping by, have a great day! 

Happy birthday card

Hello,

Here is my latest card, a square card for my friend's baby boy who turned 1 yesterday. I used Impression Obsession's gator patchwork and greetings bottom edger dies for this card. The hat, cake and stars are stickers. For the alligator, I used 6 different kind of patterned papers, it's a great way to use your leftovers.

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:
- Impression Obsession: Squared!
- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Let's go wild (used a wild animal)
- Seize the birthday: Anything goes

Have a great day!

Sparkle birthday card

Hello,

Yesterday, I made a birthday card using my Giant Cake stamp from Art Impressions. I colored the stamp with Spectrum Noir markers and used a lot of Stickles to add more sparkle on the candles, the hats and of course, the cake! The sentiments says "Such a small cake for so many candles". I thought it was funny with that image! I also added some star stickers I had for more sparkle.

I'm submitting my card at these challenges:
- Art Impressions challenge 182: Show off your stamps
- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Make it girlie
- Seize the birthday: Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!

New birthday card

Happy Monday everyone.

Today, I made another birthday card, using both of my Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays. I stamped some flowers and added Stickles inside them for more sparkle. Stamped and embossed my sentiment in gold to match the center of my flowers.

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:
- SSS Monday challenge: April showers bring May flowers
- SSS Wednesday challenge: Happy birthday
- Seize the birthday: Floral (used a flower brad as my topping)

Thanks for stopping by!

Party time!

Hello,

It's time to party, I just made another birthday card with the great stamp Party Girls from Art Impressions. These girls are having fun! I colored the stamping with Spectrum Noir markers and added Stickles on the balloons and the confetti. I attached my cardstock on a turquoise cardstock with 4 metal brads. On the right border, I used a candle punch on which I also added some yellow Stickles. I mounted my turquoise cardstock with 2D foam for more dimension. On my background, I used 3 different patterned papers mounted on yellow cardstock.

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:
- Art Impressions challenge 181: Add a brad or eyelet
- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Happy Birthday
- Seize the birthday: Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday card

Hello,

Today, I made a birthday card for my aunt. I used the Giant cake stamp with a sentiment in French. The stamping was colored with Spectrum Noir markers and I added yellow and Stardust Stickles on the cake and the candles flame. I also added some scrap papers I had and attached them together with a flower brad.

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:
- Art Impressions - challenge 181: Add a brad or eyelet
- SSS Wednesday challenge: Happy birthday
- Seize the birthday: Floral (used a flower brad as my topping)

Thanks for stopping by!

Watercolor birthday

Hello,

Today, I'm finally trying watercolor technique with my Distress inks, after all these years. It wasn't easy, had to start many times over, but I finally made it!

I first colored the cat with my Tombow markers and blended the colors together with water. I also added some white fur on his belly with a white pen (but the picture doesn't show it much unfortunately). For my background and the balloons, I made 2 water color backgrounds using many Distress inks. I stamped 5 times the Party girls stamp, but only the portion with the balloon. I cut it out and draw some patterns with a black pen on 3 of them.  For my balloons, I used the ink pads but then, for my background I used the reinkers and thought this was much easier. My colors are much more vibrant! Once it was dry, I glued my balloons and the cat, and draw the twines. I stamped my sentiment (Happy Birthday) with purple ink and embossed it in clear.

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:
- Art Impressions challenge 180 - Watercolor and white pen
- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Cute and Cudly
- Seize the birthday: The great divide

Material used:
- Stamps: Feline Flop (Art Impressions), Party Girls (Art Impressions), Joyeux anniversaire (Magenta)
- Inks: black soot, fired brick, wild honey, dusty concord, tumbled glass, mustard seed, barn door (Distress inks), Imperial purple (Versafine)
- White pen (Signo uni-ball)
- Watercolor paper

Thanks for stopping by!

1st birthday card

Hello!

Today, I made a birthday card for my friend's son. He will be turning 1! I first made my background with Izink and Irresistible inks. I mixed my turquoise ink with water and sprayed it. I added a washi tape border and a black line. The 1 is a green sticker on circles cut with Spellbinders dies. The stamps were colored with Spectrum Noir markers and mounted on 2D foam. I added some Stickles on their gifts, hats and balloons for more sparkle. My sentiment was embossed in white on a black die cut.

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:
- Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Make your own background
- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: A bit o' green
- Seize the birthday: The great divide
- Addicted to stamps challenge 121: glitter/bling

Material used:
- Stamps: Prehistoric party (Stampendous), souhaits (Lime Citron)
- Dies: Circles , Fancy tags 1 (Spellbinders)
- Inks: Bamboo leaves (Irresistible), turquoise (IZink)
- Stickles: Stardust (Ranger)
- Spectrum Noir markers:CG1+CG4+LG5, LY2+LY1+LY3, GB3+GB5, IB2+IB3
- Washi tape
- Stickers (number 1): Jack & Jill (Doodlebug design)

Thank you for your visit!

Party time!

Hi!

I made another shaker card, using the same technique as yesterday, recycling a coca-cola box and a plastic packaging instead of using an acetate. For this card, I cut out 2 ladies and the 3 balloons out of the Party Girls stamp. For more dimension, I put one lady inside the shaker and another one outside. I colored them with Spectrum Noir markers. I covered the balloons with Stickles. I put the sequins inside and closed everything. Voilà!

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:
- Art Impressions challenge #178 Shake, rattle & roll
- Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Recycle/Upcycle 
- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Shake it up
- Seize the birthday: Anything Goes

Material used:
- Stamps: Party Girls (Art Impressions), sentiment (Bonnidée)
- Dies: Labels 18 (Spellbinders), Resplendent rectangles (Spellbinders)
- Stickles: Patina, Lavender, Fruit punch (Ranger)
- Patterned papers: Recollections, DCVW
- Spectrum Noir markers
- Sequins

Thank you for stopping by!

Another version of my whoot card

Hi all,

Today, I made another version of my last birthday card with paper piercing. I just love this stamp! The hat on the hoot was paper pierced and I used the same dotted patterned paper for my card's background. The hoot was colored with Spectrum Noir markers. 

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:
- Art Impressions' Paper Piercing challenge #176
- SSS Wednesnday challenge: Create with Critters
- Seize the birthday - Clean and Simple

Material used:
- Stamps: Birthday Whoot (Art Impressions), Bonne fête (Bonnidée)
- Spectrum Noir markers
- Dies (Spellbinders)
- Patterned papers (Recollections)

Have a great day!

Paper piercing card

Hi all,

Today, I made a birthday card with paper piercing. The hat on the hoot was paper pierced and I used the same green patterned paper for my card's background. I added other patterned papers scrap I had left from another card I made this week. The hoot was colored with Spectrum Noir markers. Then, I added some ribbons, buttons, sequins and flowers to decorate my card. Oh, and Stickles on my hat of course.

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:
- Art Impressions' Paper Piercing challenge #176
- SSS Wednesnday challenge: Create with Critters
- Seize the birthday - Anything goes

Material used:
- Stamps: Birthday Whoot (Art Impressions), Souhaits (Lime Citron)
- Spectrum Noir markers
- Flowers (Forever in time)
- Ribbon (American Crafts)
- Sequins
- Buttons
- Patterned papers (Recollections)
- Stickles: Stardust (Ranger)

Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday card

Hi all,

Thanks for visiting me today. I made a while ago a birthday card but it seems I never had the time to post it on my blog. I really like it, love the opalescent embossing powder effect on the sentiment. It doesn't show well on the picture unfortunately.

I'm entering this card in two challenges:

- Penny Black Saturday Challenge November

- Seize the birthday's Anything Goes

Material used:
- Stamps: Breezy (Penny Black), Butterflies (Hero Arts) and Joyeux anniversaire (Magenta)
- Dies: Butterflies (Sizzix)
- Stickles: Crystal (Ranger)
- Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine)

Thank you for your visit!

Balloons v2

Hi all,

This morning I made a birthday card with balloons on glossy paper and had too many for my project. So here is another birthday card using more balloons and stars I had left from my previous project. I love those alcohol inks and can't wait to use them more. Since we can participate 5 times, I'm submitting this card in SSS' So Glossy challenge again. I'm also adding this card to Seize the Birthday's Anything Goes challenge.

The cat seems very dark on the picture but it's gray.. I colored it with some Prismacolor pencils.  The original cat has only one balloon but I added 2 more :)

Material used:

Stamp: Fuzzy Balloon (Penny Black) and ARTHD359 (Artemio) 

Die: Balloons (Lil'Inker Designs)

Alcohol Inks: Mountain rose, Denim, Sunshine yellow and Sunset orange (Adirondack/Ranger)Alcohol blending solution (Adirondack)Inks: Blue Violet (SSS ink) and Onyx Black (Versafine)
Papers: Card (Studio G), Gloss paper (Ranger)
Embossing powder: Super fine detail clear (Ranger)

Liquid Pearls: Cantaloupe (Ranger)

Pencils: French Gray + Warm Gray (Prismacolor)

Thank you for your visit!

Happy birthday

Hi all,

Today, I decided to create a birthday card. It's been a long time I wanted to use my glossy paper and alcohol inks and SSS Monday Challenge's So Glossy inspired me to do so! I'm also entering this card in the Craft Stamper's November challenge Craft Stamper was featuring the company Magenta so with my sentiment from them, I couldn't resist to enter this challenge too :) I'm also participating at the Addicted to Stamps's Clean and Simple challenge and Seize the Birthday's Anything Goes challenge.

Here is my card:

First, I sponged some alcohol inks on my glossy paper and then, cut the balloons with a die I had. My die actually made 8 balloons so I will probably be posting another card using them soon ;) I just love the effect of the inks! Added them with 2D tape on a white cardstock I previously inked the border with some orange Distress ink and added a orange cardstock. I also had to add a tape I had because the colors were matching so well ha ha! Finally, added the sentiment, embossed it and voilà!

Material used:

Stamp: Bonne fête (Magenta)
Die: Balloons (Lil'Inker Designs)
Alcohol Inks: Mountain rose, Denim, Sunshine yellow and Sunset orange (Adirondack/Ranger)
Alcohol blending solution (Adirondack)
Inks: Spiced marmelade (Distress ink) and Orange peel (SSS ink)
Papers: Orange Linen and White cardstock paper (Recollections), Gloss paper (Ranger)
Embossing powder: Super fine detail clear (Ranger)
blue/orange Tape

Thank you so much for your visit and comments, I love reading them!