Big Shiny Birthday Balloons - Your Paper Insider

I've used some of my favorite papers from the current Your Paper Insider quarterly subscription box along with purple glitter paper from prior boxes and some new dies from Stamp Market for this one!

How about that metallic???  Yum!  I created the background with a gorgeous purple paper and a Free With Purchase stencil from Miss Ink.  I added Therm O Web Transfer Gel Duo through the stencil and let it dry.  Then I ran it through my Fuse with deco foil.  I popped the balloons up onto the background and then cut a bunch of stars from the silver glitter paper and created a star covered balloon and scattered a few around on the background.

That's me for today!  Thanks for stopping.  Hope you'll come again soon!

 

Rubbernecker Stamps Birthday Release - February 2023

There is an awesome new release over at Rubbernecker stamps!  We're still celebrating Rubbernecker's birthday and I've got some fun birthday cards for you today with the new Birthday Bear Slimline Paper Pad and dies!  Yup!  No coloring required and these bears are adorable and the papers are just beautiful!

And the paper is a slimline pad!  Perfect for your slimline cards!  All of the images on this one are from the paper pad.

And I built my sentiment with the Happy die and the small birthday word from another set.

 

And I used the bears with the It's Party Time paper pad!  They match perfectly!

I just love the sweet colors in these papers and images and how easy they make it to create a fun and beautiful birthday card.

For this sentiment I used the new Happy Birthday Large/Small stamp set and some Color Fuse Inks to match the papers.

 

And you know I love a good owl set and the new Birthday Owls set is adorable!  It also includes a cute bear and for this one I have used almost every stamp from the set!...lol!

I just couldn't help myself with all of these cuties!  I created a fun rainbow cloud background and then colored up the images in all of the same colors.

I'd attend that birthday party!

 

And then just the owls along with the new Birthday Balloons stencils!

I added some Magical Shattered Glass to the balloons with some transfer gel and then added Glitz Glitter Gel over the glitter.  Easy peasy since it's a layered set!

Then the owls and balloon from the new set and decided them sitting on a fence would be perfect! 

Thanks so much for visiting me!  This is just a small portion of all of the New Release goodness available over at Rubbernecker Stamps!  I'll be sharing some more of the new stuff this month so stay tuned!  I've got something "sweet" coming up!

Feliz Cumpleanos - Rubbernecker Stamps!

Welcome back!  Today I'm back with some more stripey goodness!  This time I used it for this birthday card using the Dog With Big Eyes stamp along with Birthday Balloons!

I created the background just like my last, but this time using the Color Fuse #8 blues...

I love using a frame to highlight the main card images!  But I also love letting the images push the limits of the frame... I mean all of this fun can't be contained!

And again I used the Frases En Espanol #1 stamp set for this Happy Birthday wish!

I added a little sparkle with some clear sequins and I was done!

Here's how I created this one:

1. I started with the background panel!  Just like my last one,  I cut a piece of white cardstock approximately 6x6.  Usually I'll die cut my panel first, however it was easiest to stamp the stripey background using a larger piece because I was able to place the cardstock in the corner and still use the magnets to hold it into place leaving room for the stamp and so I could stamp more than once to get a nice solid stripe.
2. To give a sort of Ombre effect, all four of the blues in Color Fuse Set #8 were used.  I started with the lightest and inked up the first three skinny stripes or so and stamped... I didn't worry about overlapping so that the varying colors would have a bit of a transition and blend.  I cleaned off the stamp and repeated the process with next few wider stripes using the next darkest ink in the set and then twice more with the two darkest colors.  I did go over in the same fashion a second time again to blend the colors better.
3. Once my striped background was complete, I used the largest of the Rectangle Small Stitch Dies and taped it into place with some washi tape placed on the outside of the die to be sure my stripes would be straight and ran it through the Gemini to cut the panel.  (I like to place the tape on the outside when I can in case the washi decides to stick so I don't tear my panel at all).
4. I stamped, die cut and colored my pup!  I used E34, E35 and E37 to color him in and E77 and E79 for his nose.
5. I stamped, die cut and colored two of the Birthday Balloons images.  I used R24, R27, and R29 for the red balloons; Y08, Y11, and Y15 for the yellow; and B21 B24, and B26 for the blue.  I trimmed the "Happy Birthday" sentiment from the center balloon of each knowing I was going to use a different sentiment.
6. I attached my stripey background to a white card base that I cut 5 1/2 x 4 1/4".
7. I grabbed one of the rectangle frames that I had on hand... when I cut these frames I put any leftovers into a clear baggy for later use so it's easy to grab one when I need it!  I added some thin foam popup tape to the back of the frame for dimension and popped it onto the background at an angle.
8. I added my images inside the frame letting parts of them fall over the edge using varying thickness of foam tape.  I was careful to cover up the area of the balloon strings where I cut off the sentiment with my placement.
9. I stamped and fussy cut the sentiment I wanted and then added foam tape to the ends so I could pop it over the edge of the frame.
10. I added a few sequins for sparkle and fun!

That's me for today!  I hope you enjoyed your visit and be sure to come back tomorrow!  We've got lots of fun going on here because it's the start of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and Rubbernecker Stamps is a Sponsor!  It's a week long celebration of all things Coffee, Tea and Cocoa and there will be chances to win lots of prizes if you link up and play along!  Be there or be square (like this graphic... although it is pretty cute... but be there anyway just to be safe!)

Below are links to all of the Rubbernecker products I've used today!  If you choose to purchase using these links I will receive a small compensation and thank you!