Birthday Bliss

Bloggers Challenge – Birthday Bliss

January 29, 2010 By Connie | 13 Comments

Wow…today is Friday already and it is time for the Bloggers' Challenge! Our assignment this week is a Birthday Theme!

I've liked Stampin' Up!'s set, Birthday Bliss, for a while, but never purchased it. When it came out on the FREE Sale-A-Bration list, I snapped it up quickly! I LOVE this greeting…May your layers be many & your frosting be thick"! How TRUE is that! Yes, I've always been the one who wants the corner piece with the MOST frosting! lol!

I've had this sketch for a while…maybe it was one that Mary Brown and I worked on together…I forget. I stamped the birthday cake image on Basic Black, then watercolored with my So Saffron, Regal Rose and Bermuda Bay Stampin' Write Markers and AquaPainter. I took my colors from the Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper that was also FREE Sale-A-Bration with purchase. I cut 1 1/4" x 5 1/4" strips of three patterns for the background.

The base card is Bermuda Bay and I layered on Whisper White. The stamped image was punched with 1 3/8 circle punch, then layered on a 1 3/4 So Saffron circle. The larger scallop is from the Pennant XL Bigz Die in Regal Rose and I added some dots around the scallops with my White Gel Pen. Finally, I added the White Stripe Organdy Ribbon and tied.

Pretty simple card, but darling for a birthday…hmmm…who has a birthday next that I could sent this to???

I hope you have a great weekend! Mine is working up to be a BUSY one!

Create a beautiful arrangement with the forsythia floral, branch and leaf images in Stampin’ Up!’s new DELIGHTFUL WISHES BUNDLE! The sunny yellow and blue patterned papers and vellum are certain to brighten anyone’s day this spring and summer! Layer the large “wishing” sentiment over the solid outline image and then finish with one of the smaller add-on greetings. We’ve paired the DELIGHTFUL WISHES BUNDLE with the FLORAL DELIGHT 12×12 DESIGNER PAPER and FLORAL & GINGHAM VELLUM. Our DELIGHTFUL WISHES COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects…FOUR cards and TWO small 3D projects that are fun to make! See more details HERE!

Your paper projects are sure to convey your message of love and gratitude any time of year when using Stampin’ Up!’s new Sale-A-Bration HEART SHAPED BUNDLE. (Get the Level 2 set of 8 stamps and 6 dies FREE with a $120 order during Sale-A-Bration time!) The small flower and floral heart die shapes are great to use on their own or add then to the beautiful, stamped heart for instant elegance. We’ve paired the HEART SHAPED BUNDLE with the TOADSTOOL GARDENS 6×6 DESIGNER PAPER with bright cheerful colors! Our HEART SHAPED COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects…FOUR cards and TWO Book Treat Box ideas that are fun to fill and give away! See more details HERE!

The sweet garden images and thoughtful sentiments make creating with Stampin’ Up!’s new MIXED FLORALS BUNDLE as easy or extravagant as you want! Bring on spring by using watercolors or alcohol markers for coloring fun or go for a tone-on-tone neutral look! Layer your floral designs with textures, foils or vellum with creative freedom. We’ve paired the MIXED FLORALS BUNDLE with the MIXED MEDIA 12×12 DESIGNER PAPER. Our MIXED FLORALS CARD COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards with everyday MIXED LABEL greetings! See more details HERE!

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